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COL.  JOHN  K.   MILLER. 
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HISTORY 


OF     THE 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT 

TENNESSEE    VOLUNTEER    CAVALRY 

U.    S.     A.      


Including  a  Narrative  of  the  Bridge 
Burning;  the  Carter  County 
Rebellion,  and  the  Loyalty,  Hero 
ism  and  Suffering  of  the  Union 
Men  and  Women  of  Carter  and 
Johnson  Counties,  Tennessee, 
during  the  Civil  War 

Also  a  Sketch  of  ithe  Adventures  of 
Captain  Daniel  Ellis,  the  Union 
Pilot,  and  the  Names  of  Hundreds 
of  Brave  Men  and  Women  of 
These  Counties  Who  Performed 
Brave  Deeds  and  Noble  Acts  of 
Heroism  for  Country  and  Humanity 


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Dedication. 


A  A  7H  dedicate  this  volume,  first,  to  the  Memory  of 
*  V  our  Dead  Comrades  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Cavalry,  and  the  "Gallant  Third  Brigade,"  U.  S.  A.; 
secondly,  to  the  Heroes  and  Heroines,  living  and  dead, 
Soldiers  and  Citizens,  of  East  Tennessee,  and  especially 
of  Johnson  and  Carter  Counties  (where  the  strife  raged 
the  fiercest),  who  were  true  to  their  Flag,  their  Country, 
and  their  Homes — "  the  temples  of  their  gods." 

THE  AUTHORS. 


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ERRATA 

Page  91,  line  3,  should  have  a  comma  after  "Benjamin." 

Page  101,  line  13,  the  word  "county"  should  be  "country." 

Page  170,  lines  5-14  inclusive,  should  be  omitted. 

Page  288,  line  22,  the  word  "Elizabeth"  should  be  "Elizabethton."1 

Page  297,  line  23,  the  word  "Tenn."  should  be  "Ky." 

Page  357,  line  29,  the  word  "Rugger"  should  be  "Dugger." 


CONTKNTS 

CHAPTER  I. 

PAGE 

The  purpose  of  this  History. — To  rescue  from  oblivion  the 
names    of    the    Heroes    and    Heroines    of    Johnson    and    Carter 
Counties  during  the  Civil  War,  and  perpetuate  the  memory  of 
the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  the  gallant  Third  Brigade.  15 

CHAPTER  II. 

East  Tennessee.— Scenery,  Soil  and  Climate.— Heroism  of  Her 
Sons  in  Former  Wars.— Their  Prowess  on  Every  Battlefield. 
There  Happy  Homes  and  Contented  Lives 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  Civil  War,  Its  Causes,  briefly  Told.— Slavery  and  State- 
Rights.— Election  of  1860.— Mr.  Lincoln.— The  "Star  of  the 
West."— Preparations  for  War.— Fort  Sumter  Fired  On.— States 
Secede 28 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Excitement  over  Fall  of  Fort  Sumter.— How  the  News  was 
Received.— Military  League  Formed.— Proceedings  of  Knoxville 
and  Greeneville  Conventions. — Names  of  Delegates. — Johnson  and 
Nelson.— The  State  Secedes.— Vote  in  Carter  and  Johnson 
Counties. — Intimidation  and  Persecution 34 

CHAPTER  V. 

Reasons  for  Loyalty  of  East  Tennessee.— Number  of  Troops 
in  Federal  Army.— How  It  May  Have  Affected  Final  Results  of 
the  War 47 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Bitter  Feelings  Aroused  Between  Unionists  and  Secessionists. 
Union  Men  Defiant.— Leaders  Threatened.— They  go  North. 
Names  of  Local  Leaders.— Rebel  Troons  Brought  In— Names 
of  Union  Men  Reported  to  Confederate  Authorities.— Bitterness 
More  Intense.— Militia  Called  Out— Proclamation  Ignored  by 
Union  Men.— They  Organize  for  Self- Protection  and  to  Aid  the 
Government 5d 


CHAPTER  VII. 

PAGE 

Bridge  Burning— Official  Correspondence  in  Regard  to  It. 
The  Plans,  How  Carried  Out— W.  B.  Carter,  Gen  S  P.  Carter 
and  Gen.  Thomas— Col.  Dan.  Stover— Names  of  Men  Who 
Burned  the  Bridge  at  Zollicoffer  and  Particulars  of  the  Brave 
Deed. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

Carter  County  Rebellion—Organized  to  Protect  Bridge 
Burners  and  Union  Leaders.— Organized  at  Col.  N.  G.  lay- 
lor's  Residence -Names  of  Officers.— Fight  at  Taylors 
Ford— The  Unionists  Victorious.— Amusing  Incidents  — 
"Army"  Falls  Back  to  Clark's  Springs,  Where  Col  John 
Sevier's  Men  Took  Their  "Mid-day  Lunch"  on  Their  Way  to 
King's  Mountain,  September  26,  1780.— Army  at  Elizabeth- 
ton  —At  Doe  River  Cove— How  it  Was  Fed.— Dispersed  by 
Leadbetter 


CHAPTER  IX. 

Situation  After  the  Bridge-Burning  and  Rebellion— Union 
Men  Arrested  and  Imprisoned— Hatred  of  Southern  Press 
and  People  Toward  Them— They  Flee  to  the  Mountains  and 
to  Kentucky— Their  Suffering  and  Persecution— Martial  Law 
Declared— Provost  Marshals  Appointed.— How  Union  Men 
Concealed  Themselves yu 


CHAPTER  X. 

Sentiments  of  Affection  and  Brotherhood  Among  Loyal 
People— Expectations  of  Federal  Aid.— Their  Disappoint 
ments— Gen.  G.  W.  Morgan  at  Cumberland  Gap—East  Ten 
nessee  Regiments  in  His  Command— Col.  Hayne  s  Eulogy  on 
East  Tennessee— East  Tennessee  the  Scene  of  Many 
Tragedies. 

CHAPTER  XL 

Carter's  Raid  Into  East  Tennessee— Burning  the  Bridge  at 
Zollicoffer— Fight  at  Carter's  Depot  and  Burning  of  the 
Bridge  at  That  Place— Personal  Mention  of  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter, 
Col.  J.  P.  T.  Carter  and  Capt.  G.  O.  Collins.— Changed  Con 
ditions  Since  the  War  Began.— Rye  and  Spice  Wood  Used  for 

Coffee  and  Tea 

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CHAPTER  XII. 


Gen.  Burnside  in  East  Tennessee — Rejoicing  of  the  Union 
People.— Advance  to  Bristol.— Col.  John  K.  Miller  and  Col. 
R.  R.  Butler  Authorized  to  Raise  Federal  Regiments— Long- 
street's  Advance  Upon  Knoxville — Federal  Troops  Fall 
Back.— Recruits  Fall  Back  With  the  Army — Strawberry 
Plains. — Organization  of  the  Regiment. — Field  and  Staff. — 
Death  of  Lieut-Col.  A.  D.  Smith.— R.  R.  Butler  Becomes 
Lieut.-Col. — Siege  of  Knoxville HO 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

March  to  Camp  Nelson.— Without  Shelter  or  Rations.— 
Much  Suffering  and  Hardships  on  the  Way. — Mid-Winter. — 
Cold  and  Rain  and  Snow. — Towns  Passed  Through. — Incidents 
on  the  Way. — Our  Appearance •  -120 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

At  Camp  Nelson- — Major  Doughty's  Detachment  Joins  the 
Regiment— Cold  New  Year's  Day.— Oliver  McClellan  and 
Others  Frozen  to  Death.— Rigiment  Clothed.— Mounted, 
Fully  Equipped  and  Paid  Off.— Improved  Appearance  of  Offi 
cers  and  Men.— Death  of  Capt.  Luttrell— Ordered  to  Nash 
ville.— Fight  Guerrillas  Through  Kentucky— Arrival  at  Nash 
ville. 124 


CHAPTER  XV. 

At  Camp  Gillem— Camp  and  Guard  Duty.— Religious  Ser 
vice. — Drill  and  Discipline — East  Tennessee  Refugees — Dan 
Ellis  in  Camp.— Gov.  Brownlow  and  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter  Visit 
the  Regiment.— Small-pox  and  Measles.— Many  Deaths  in  the 
Regiment.— Move  to  Camp  Catlett— Brigade  Organized 133 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

At  Gallatin.— Lieut.-Col.  Butler  Resigns.— W.  H.  Ingerton 
Appointed  Lieut.-Col.— Proves  to  be  a  Most  Efficient  Officer. 
Drill  and  Discipline.— Dan  Ellis  Again  Visits  the  Regiment. 
Brings  Recruits  and  Letters  From  Home.— Accounts  of  Dis 
tress  in  East  Tennessee — 4th  of  July  at  Gallatin.— Gov.  John 
son  in  Camp. — Regiment  Again  Paid  Off. — Life  in  Camp. 
Brigade  Detached  for  Special  Service  in  East  Tennessee— 
Designated  "Third  Brigade,  Governor's  Guard."— Gen.  Gil 
lem. — He  is  Assigned  to  Command  of  the  Forces  in  E.  Tenn. 

Gov.  Johnson's  Orders.— Brigade  Ordered  to  E.  Tenn. 139 

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CHAPTER  XVII. 

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March  Across  the  Mountains. — On  Towards  Home. — First 
Skirmish  With  the  Enemy  at  Rogersville. — Sharp  Fighting  at 
Blue  Springs  and  Greeneville. — Wheeler's  Cavalry. — Fight  at 
Rice's  Gap. — Enemy  Defeated. — Col.  Miller,  Lt.-Col.  Inger- 
ton,  Lt-Col.  Brownlow,  Major  Newell  and  Lt.  Patterson  Com 
plimented  for  Gallantry  by  Gen.  Gillem 155 

.      CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Fight  at  Greeneville,  Tenn. — Death  of  the  Famous  Raider, 
Gen.  John  H.  Morgan. — The  Facts  Told  by  Eye-Witnesses 
and  Participants  in  the  Affair. — Proof  That  Gen.  Morgan  Was 
Killed  While  Attempting  to  Make  His  Escape  and  While  Fir 
ing  on  His  Pursuers.— The  Fabulous  Stories  That  He  Was 
Betrayed  by  a  Woman  and  Murdered  After  He  Had  Sur 
rendered  Disproved — Andrew  Campbell  His  Slayer. — The 
History  of  the  Affair  Corrected  in  Many  Particulars 162 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

Further  Comments  on  the  Death  of  Gen.  Morgan — Extract 
From  Lee's  History.— The  Statement  Untrue.— Hon.  A.  B. 
Wilson's  History  of  the  Affair 180 

CHAPTER  XX. 

Fight  at  Lick  Creek. — Results  in  Defeat  of  a  Detachment  of 
the  Thirteenth  Under  Col.  Ingerton. — Our  Officers  and  Men 
Display  the  Greatest  Gallantry  in  This  Engagement. — Retreat 
After  Severe  Loss. — Brigade  Advances. — Robert  Pride  Killed 
At  Jonesboro. — W.  B.  C.  Smith  Captured  at  Johnson  City. 
Fighting  Between  Johnson  City  and  Carter's  Depot. — Charge 
at  the  Latter  Place. — Col.  Miller's  and  Lt-  Angel's  Horses 
Shot.— Enemy  Defeated.— The  gth  Tenn.  Cavalry.— Col.  S.  K. 
N.  Patton  Joins  the  Brigade  at  Leadvale. — Another  Re- 
trogade. — Our  Rear  Threatened. — Brigade  Advances. — Fight 
at  Panther  Springs — Gallant  Charge  at  Morri'stown. — Enemy 
Routed 190 

CHAPTER  XXL 

Bull's  Gap  Stampede. — Full  Particulars. — Result  of  Jealousy 
Between     Commanding     Officers. — Gen.     Ammen     Censured. — 
Heavy  Loss  of  the  3rd  Brigade. — Brave  Defense  of  the  Gap 
Before  the  Stampede .- 204 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

After  the  Stampede. — Brigade  Shows  no  Demoralization — 
Death  of  Col.  Ingerton.— B.  P.  Stacy  Appointed  Lt.-Col.  and 
Assumes    Command    of    Regiment. — Many    Changes     in     Offi 
cers. — Camp-Life  at  Cantonment   Springs — Preparing    for    a 

Winter  Campaign 213 

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CHAPTER  XXIII. 

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First  Stoneman'  Raid  Into  Southwest  Virginia.— Cold 
Weather  and  Hard  Marching— Fights,  at  Rogersville  and 
Kingsport.— Death  of  Capt.  Jas.  B.  Wyatt  at  Abingdon.— 
Pursuit  of  Gen.  Vaughn.— Fight  in  Marion  Before  Day-Light 
Death  of  Capt.  Wm-  M.  Gourley— Fight  at  Mt.  Arie.— At 
Saltville.— Gallant  Charge  and  Capture  of  Fort  Brecken- 
ridge. — Regiment  Complimented  by  Gen.  Stoneman. — Suffer 
ing  From  Cold  and  Hard  Marching.— Return  to  Knoxville.— 
In  Winter  Quarters— Social  Life  at  Knoxville 219 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

Stoneman's  Second  Raid  Into  Virginia,  North  Carolina, 
South  Carolina  and  Georgia— Fight  at  Wytheville,  Va.,  and 
Salisbury,  N.  C — Pursuit  of  President  Davis.— Destruction  of 
Confederate  Stores..— The  Armistice.— Return  to  Tennessee — 
.At  Lenoirs  Station 231 

CHAPTER  XXV. 

At  Lenoirs  and  Sweetwater. — Last  Move  to  Knoxville. — 
Closing  Scenes — Muster-Out— Goodby's— Observation  on 
.Army  Life. — Summary  of  Service 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

Personal  Sketch  of  Each  Officer  of  the  Regiment,  Giving 
tthe  Part  He  Took  in  the  Bridge-Burning,  the  Carter  County 
Rebellion  or  Other  Service,  Together  With  the  Pictures  of  as 
Many  Officers  as  We  Are  Able  to  Get,  With  the  Military  His 
tory  of  Each  One 263 

CHAPTER  XXVII. 

A  Brief  Outline  of  the  Numerous  Tragedies'  That  Occurred 
:in  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties  During  the  Civil  War,  Giving 
Date  and  Circumstances  Attending  Them  as  Far  as  Possible-  .317 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

The  Heroes  and  Heroines  of  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties 
in  the  Civil  War 363 

CHAPTER  XXIX. 

A  Sketch  of  Daniel  Ellis'  Adventures  as  Union  Pilot,  With 
Many  Thrilling  Adventures  and  Hair-Breadth  Escapes  of  This 
Brave  and  Daring  Scout  and  Pilot  Who  Took  More  Than 
4000  Men  Into  the  Federal  Army  From  East  Tennessee,  South 
west  Virginia  and  Western  Noiih  Carolina,  and  Whose  Name 
is  Familiar  to  Thousands  of  Unior  Veterans  All  Over  the 

United  States 423 

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IvJST     OK     ILLUSTRATIONS 


Col.  John  K.   Miller Frontispiece 

The   Three   Adjutants Page  i  < 

Lieut.  Col.  R.  R.  Butler "  32 

Lieut.  Col.  W.  H.  Ingerton "  ?? 

Adj't  S.   P.  Angel "  48 

Lieut.  Col.  B.  P.  Stacy "  4g 

Major  C.   C.  Wilcox «  49 

Lieut.  John  M.  Wilcox "  4Q 

Major  G.  W.  Doughty . .  .  "  64 

Major  Eli   N.   Underwood 
Major  Joseph   H.  Wagner 


Major  Robert  H.  M-  Donnelly 
Major  James  W.  M.  Grayson. 

Major   Patrick    F.    Dyer 

Captain  Jas.  M.  Cameron 

Lieut.    Richard    L.    Wilson 

Gen.    Alvm    C.    Gill-em 

Captain  W.   M.  Gourley 

Captain   L.   W.   Fletcher 

Captain   Daniel    Ellis 

Daniel   Ellis 

Captain   Isaac   A.   Taylor 

Lieut.   Alex.  D.   Frasier. . 


Captain   David   B.  Jenkins... 

Lieut.  Geo.  W.  Emmert 

Corp.    Henry    Lineback 

Captain  Richard  H.  Luttrell 
Captain  Alfred  T.  Donnelly. 
Lieut.  Calvin  M.  Arnold.  .  .  . 

Lieut.    Chas-    Lefler 

Elisha  A.   Shoun 

Corp.    Isaac    A.    Shoun 

Captain  J.  H.  Norris 

Captain   Thomas   J.    Barry.  .  . 

Lieut.  B.  B.   Ferguson 

Captain  Frederick  Slimp.  .  .  . 
Lieut.  Thomas  C.  White.... 

Captain   S.  W.   Scott 

Serg't   G.   D.   Roberts 

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Capt.    Landon   Carter 

Lieut.  C.  M.  Emmert.  . .  . 
Lieut.  Jeremiah  B-  Miller 
Lieut.  James  N.  Freels.. 
Serg't  J.  J.  McCorcle... 


Hon.  J.  J.  McCorcle, 

Captain   S.   E.   Northington.  .  .  . 

Lieut.  H.  C.  Northington 

Serg't  E.  W.   Mulican 

Serg't  Jesse  W.   Gambil 

Lieut.  Henry  M.  Walker 

Lieut-  W.  F.  M.  Hyder  and  son 

Captain  J.  B.  Wyatt 

Captain  J.  W.   Ellis 

Captain  G.  O.  Collins 

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THE  THREE   ADJUTANTS  OF  THE    I3TH    CAV. 
B.   P.  STACY,  S.   W.  SCOTT,  S.  P.   ANGEL. 


We  are  pleased  to  note  that  a  number  of  books  have 
been  written  since  the  Civil  War  dealing  with  the  loyalty  r 
heroism,  and  suffering  of  the  Union  people  of  East  Ten 
nessee  during  that  period.  Notable  among  these  are: 
"The  Loyal  Mountaineers  of  East  Tennessee,"  by 
Thomas  William  Humes,  S.  T.  D.,  and  "East  Tennessee 
and  the  Civil  War,"  by  Hon.  Oliver  P.  Temple.  These 
are  most  able  and  valuable  contributions  to  the  literature 
of  this  period,  and  contain  a  reliable  and  graphic  account 
of  many  of  the  leading  events  and  the  prominent  actors 
in  them,  from  the  date  of  the  "Settlement  on  the  Wa- 
tauga"  to  the  close  of  the  Civil  War. 

Had  these  authors  entered  into  the  details  of  the  many 
incidents  and  adventures  that  transpired  in  the  thirty- 
one  counties  that  were  then  embraced  in  the  Eastern, 
Division  of  Tennessee,  and  the  organization  of  the 
various  regiments  of  Federal  troops  that  joined  the  army 
and  rendered  such  signal  service  in  the  preservation  of 
the  Union,  their  books  would  have  necessarily  grown  too 
voluminous  to  be  satisfactory  to  the  general  reader. 
Hence  it  is  our  purpose  to  confine  our  history  largely  to 
the  occurrences  in  the  two  counties  of  Carter  and  John 
son  with  which  we  are  most  familiar,  and  to  the  organi 
zation  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A., 
many  of  whom  were  leaders  in  the  bridge  burning  and  the 
Carter  county  rebellion  and  afterwards  did  good  service 
as  'soldiers  in  the  field. 

We  hope  others  will  write  the  histories  of  other  locali 
ties  and  other  regiments,  •  so  that  in  the  end  a  full  and  ac 
curate  history  of  every  important  event  that  transpired 
within  the  boundaries  of  our  loved  East  Tennessee  will 
be  placed  on  record.  These  events,  when  fully  written, 
will  form  an  interesting  chapter  in  the  history  of  the 
Civil  War,  and  will  grow  in  interest  as  the  years  pass  by. 

Though  the  counties  of  Johnson  and  Carter  were  far 
removed  from  the  actual  theatre  of  war  where  the  great 
battles  were  fought,  yet  they  were  the  scene  of  many 
tragedies  and  conflicts  that  had  an  important  bearing 
upon  its  final  results.  In  narrating  them  we  have  no  de- 

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PREFACE. 

sire  to  awaken  any  of  the  animosities  that  were  engen 
dered  by  the  war,  which  we  trust  are  long  since  dead  and 
buried,  but  we  make  no  apologies  for  writing  them  from 
the  stand-point  of  Union  soldiers,  believing  now,  as  we 
did  then,  that  the  loyal  men  of  East  Tennessee  were  in 
the  right. 

We  lay  no  claims  to  literary  attainments,  but  under 
take  to  tell,  in  simple  words,  the  story  of  the  struggles 
and  hardships,  sufferings  and  patient  endurance,  of  loyal 
men  and  women  who  loved  their  flag  next  to  their  God, 
and  were  willing  "to  dare  all  things  and  endure  all 
things"  for  the  love  they  bore  their  country. 

It  has  been  our  aim  to  attain  the  highest  degree  of  ac 
curacy  in  relating  the  incidents  contained  in  this  work, 
and  to  this  end  we  have  consulted  the  most  authentic  his 
tories  of  the  period  accessible  to  us.  We  are  indebted 
also  to  Dr.  Abram  Jobe,  Capt.  Daniel  Ellis,  Capt.  S. 
H.  Hendrix,  Hon.  A.  B.  Wilson,  of  Greeneville,  Tenn., 
Dr.  N.  E.  Hyder,  of  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  Capt.  Fred 
erick  Slimp,  of  Butler,  Tenn.,  Lieut.  A.  D.  Frasier,  of 
Watauga  Valley,  Tenn.,  and  many  other  comrades  and 
friends  for  interesting  data  in  regard  to  the  bridge  burn 
ing,  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  the  death  of  Gen.  Mor 
gan,  and  other  incidents. 

But  our  readers  will  perceive  how  difficult  the  task  is 
of  obtaining  absolutely  reliable  information  after  the 
lapse  of  so  many  years.  They  will  also  remember  that 
different  persons,  viewing  a  battle  or  other  event  from 
different  stand-points,  will  receive  very  different  impres 
sions  of  it. 

_  We  place  the  work  in  your  hands  believing  your  criti 
cisms  will  be  generous,  and  feeling  our  labor  amply  re 
paid  if  we  have  afforded  our  readers  a  few  hours  respite 
from  the  cares  and  duties  of  life  in  perusing  a  history 
of  a  time  that  not  only  "tried  men's  souls"  but  tried  to 
the  uttermost  the  patient,  brave,  and  noble  women  of 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties. 

THE  AUTHORS. 
Knoxville,  Tenn., 
December  ist,  1902. 

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INTRODUCTION 


By  Hon.  John  P.  Smith  (Lieut.  4th  Tenn.  Vol.  In 
fantry)  late  Chancellor  First  Chancery  Division  of  Ten 
nessee. 

Governor  Mountain  Branch  of  the  National  Home  for 
Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  located  at  Johnson  City, 
Tenn. 


By  request,  I  submit  a  brief  Introduction  to  a  history 
•written  by  Captain  S.  W.  Scott  and  Adjutant  S.  P. 
Angel,  entitled :  "History  of  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of 
Tennessee  Volunteer  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A.,  including  a  nar 
rative  of  the  Bridge  Burning,  the  Carter  County  Rebel 
lion,  and  the  Loyalty,,  Heroism  and  Suffering  of  the  Un 
ion  Men  and  Women  of  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties, 
Tennessee,  during  the  Civil  War." 

The  scene  where  this  history  is  laid  includes  my  native 
county.  Many  of  the  loyal  men  and  women  whose 
names  appear  in  its  pages  are  my  friends,  playmates,  and 
kindred,  hence  I  can  but  feel  a  deep  interest  in  its  con 
tents. 

The  peculiar  situation  of  East  Tennessee  in  the  Civil 
War  made  the  struggle  there  far  more  intense  and  bitter, 
and  the  suffering  of  the  people  far  greater  than  where  the 
people  were  more  united  in  sentiment. 

The  bold  stand  taken  by  the  Union  leaders  in  East 
Tennessee,  and  the  heroic  devotion  with  which  the  men 
and  women  clung  to  their  principles  unawed  by  threats 
or  imprisonment,  undismayed  by  the  deadly  musket  or 
the  hangman's  rope,  unconquered  and  unconquerable 
through  four  long  years  of  hardships  and  persecution, 
deserve  a  place  in  history.  An  examination  of  the  head 
lines  of  the  chapters  of  this  work  leads  me  to  believe  it 
will  be  read  with  much  interest. 

There  is  a  deep-seated  love  of  the  heroic  implanted  in 
the  human  mind,  and  as  long  as  admiration  for  brave 
deeds,  and  sympathy  for  suffering  humanity,  has  a  place 
ir  the  human  heart,  the  story  of  the  steadfast  loyalty,  and 
the  unfaltering  devotion  to  the  Union,  of  the  people  of 


INTRODUCTION. 

Carter  and  Johnson  counties,  through  a  long  period  of" 
unparalleled  suffering  and  privation  will  be  read  with 
unabated  interest. 

East  Tennessee,  according  to  the  Bureau  of  Statistics 
of  the  U.  S.  Government,  furnished  31,092  volunteers  in 
the  Federal  army.  These  figures  are  probably  below  the 
actual  number  as  many  of  them  served  in  regiments  of 
other  States,  and  were  not  counted  in  this  estimate.  These 
soldiers  maintained  the  proud  record  for  courage  and 
chivalry  that  has  distinguished  the  volunteer  soldiers  of 
Tennessee  since  the  beginning  of  our  country's  history. 

There  were  28  military  organizations,  made  up  almost 
exclusively  of  East  Tennesseeans.  These  troops  per 
formed  splendid  service  on  many  battle  fields.  Some 
were  with  Sherman  in  his  "March  to  the  Sea;"  some 
were  in  the  long  chase  after  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan 
through  Kentucky,  Indiana  and  Ohio;  others  were  bat 
tling  to  redeem  their  homes  in  East  Tennessee,  and  firing 
the  last  shots  at  the  tottering  Confederacy  in  South  Caro 
lina  and  Georgia.  There  is  no  record  of  their  service,  ex 
cept  a  few  mutilated  copies  of  the  report  made  by  the 
Adjutant-General  of  the  State,  published  in  1867,  which 
gives  a  very  inadequate  idea  of  the  services  rendered  by 
these  organizations. 

I  commend  the  energy  and  zeal  of  the  authors  of  this 
history,  as  well  as  the  pride  they  have  taken  in  the  work 
of  perpetuating  the  name  and  services  of  the  gallant  Regi 
ment  of  which  they  were  members,  and  the  heroic  deeds 
of  the  brave  men  and  women  of  the  two  counties  from 
which  the  Regiment  was  largely  made  up. 

This  work  will  be  of  great  value  in  the  future  as  a 
book  of  reference,  and  its  refutation  of  the  imputation 
that  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan  was  murdered  by  the  Tennes 
see  troops  after  he  had  surrendered  will  be,  in  itself,  of 
inestimable  value  in  exonerating  them  from  a  charge, 
which  if  it  had  been  true,  would  have  brought  upon  them 
the  just  reproach  of  every  brave  soldier. 

A  history  of  this  kind,  embracing  the  services  of  all 
the  East  Tennessee  regiments  of  Federal  troops,  and  all 

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INTRODUCTION. 

the  important  events  that  transpired  in  every  county  in 
East  Tennessee,  would  involve  too  much  time  and  labor 
for  a  single  historian  and  would  not  possess  the  local  in 
terest  that  a  number  of  separate  volumes,  containing  the 
services  of  each  organization,  and  the  history  of  events 
in  the  county  or  counties  from  which  each  regiment  was 
organized,  would  possess.  For  this  reason  I  trust  this 
work  will  awaken  an  interest,  and  arouse  a  spirit  of 
emulation  among  the  surviving  comrades,  that  will  result 
in  giving  to  the  public  a  history  of  every  East  Tennessee 
regiment,  and  the  interesting  events  that  occurred  in  each 
county  during  the  Civil  War. 

It  is  a  matter  of  congratulation  to  those  who  lived  dur 
ing  the  dark  days  of  the  Civil  War,  and  to  those  who  have 
grown  up  since  that  time,  that  the  survivors  of  that  period 
who  were  arrayed  in  deadly  hostility  to  each  other  then 
are  now  friends  and  brothers,  mingling  in  friendly  broth 
erhood  in  church,  fraternal,  social,  and  business  relations, 
with  all  the  animosities  of  that  dreadful  period  effaced ; 
that  Federal  and  Confederate  veterans  affiliate  together 
in  their  reunions,  and  that  they,  and  their  sons,  fought 
side  by  side  under  the  old  flag  for  human  liberty,  and  in 
behalf  of  an  oppressed  people;  and  that,  with  its  heritage 
of  great  achievements  and  glorious  cjeeds,  performed 
under  the  stars  and  'stripes,  and  under  the  stars  and  bars 
our  united  country  is  marching  forward  in  the  front  rank 
of  the  nations  of  the  world. 

JNO.   P.  SMITH. 


CHAPTER- 1. 


The  purpose  of  this  History.— To  rescue  from  oblivion  the 
•names  of  the  Heroes  and  /Heroines  of  Johnson  and  Carter 
Counties  during  the  Civil  War,  and  perpetuate  the  memory  of 
the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  the  gallant  Third  Brigade, 

A  general  history  containing  a  detailed  account  of  the 
services  rendered  by  each  individual  regiment  engaged  m 
the  Civil  War  would  be  impracticable  if  not  impossible. 
Regiments  are  merged  into  larger  organizations,  and  in 
a  war.  of  such  magnitude  as  our  Civil  War,  the  historian 
must,  as  a  rule,  confine  himself  to  the  important  move 
ments  in  which  the  army  in  its  larger  subdivision  was 
engaged.  Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  in  the  general  history 
of  any  great  war  regimental  organizations  must  lose  their 
identity,  and  after  a  few  years,  except  those  who  perform 
ed  some  very  notable  deeds  of  valor,  even  the  names  of 
regiments  and  the  officers  and  men  who  composed  them 
will  have  passed  into  oblivion. 

History-tells  us  of  the  heroism  of  our  ancestors  in  sub 
duing  the  savages,  opening  up  the  New  World  to  civi 
lization  and  the  introduction  of  civil  and  religious  liberty. 
We  read  of  the  heroes  of  the  American  Revolution  and 
their  long  struggle  for  independence.  How  they  suffered 
at  Valley  Forge;  how  their  unexampled  courage  and 
fortitude,  through  seven  long  years  of  war,  under  the 
guidance  of  Divine  Providence,  finally  led  to  the  winning 
of  their  liberty,  and  the  building  up  of  a  great  Republic 
in  the  Western  World. 

We  read  of  the  second  war  with    Great    Britain     in 


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20  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

which  the  young  Republic  again  measured  arms  with 
the  mother  country,  then  as  now,  the  leading  nation  of 
the  world.  How  our  gallant  soldiers  and  sailors  were 
again  victorious,  achieving  what  was  termed  "our  second 
independence." 

Again  we  read  of  our  war  with  Mexico  in  which  our 
gallant  army  under  Gen.  Winfield  Scott,  and  Gen.  Zach- 
ery  Taylor,  after  a  series  of  unbroken  victories,  dictated 
terms  of  peace  in  the  ancient  capitol  of  the  Aztecs  and 
acquired  a  vast  extent  of  territory  now  formed  into  great 
and  prosperous  States  of  the  Union. 

Of  the  many  thousands  of  heroic  officers  and  men  who 
achieved  these  victories  and  placed  our  country  in  the 
front  rank  of  the  nations  of  the  world,  but  few  of  their 
names  could  be  found  now  outside  the  musty  records  of 
the  War  Department. 

It  would  be  interesting  reading  to  the  descendants  of 
these  heroes  if  they  could  turn  to  some  ancient  regimental 
history  and  read  the  names  of  their  progenitors ;  the  com 
pany  to  which  they  belonged,  the  marches  they  made,  the 
battles  they  fought,  in  short,  the  honorable  part  they 
took  in  the  great  dramas  that  have  been  enacted  upon  this 
Continent  since  the  beginning  of  our  history. 

It  is  the  design  of  this  work  to  rescue  from  that  ob 
livion  into  which  -so  much  of  the  past  that  should  have- 
been  preserved,  has  fallen,  the  names  and  services  of  the 
officers  and  men  who  composed  the  Thirteenth  Tenn. 
Cavalry,  U.  S^A.,  to  which  we  belonged,  and  to  whom 
we  were  attached  by  the  strongest  ties  of  affection,  made 
sacred  by  sharing  with  them  the  common  dangers,  hard 
ships  and  toil's  incident  to  the  volunteer  soldier's  life. 
We  hope  to  leave  on  record,  to  be  read  by  our  children 
and  grandchildren  the  honorable  part  our  gallant  Regi 
ment  with  other  East  Tennessee  regiments,  equally  brave 
and  loyal,  took  in  fighting  for  the  Union  and  the  old 
flag.  We  hope  also  to  leave  on  record  some  glimpses  of 
sunshine  and  mirth  that  were  mingled  with  the  sadder 
and  sterner  scenes  that  memory  brings  back  to  us. 

We  desire  to  pay  a  just  tribute  to  that  large  class  of 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  21 

loyal  men  in  Johnson  and  Carter  counties,  who  through 
physical  infirmities,  age,  and  other  causes,  were  unable  to 
join  the  Federal  army,  but,  in  the  absence  of  the  soldiers, 
were  the  guardians  and  protectors  of  their  families ;  shar 
ing  in  the  common  dangers,  hopes  and  fears  through 
which  the  Unionists  of  East  Tennessee  passed  during 
this  unhappy  period. 

Many  of  these  men  contributed  their  all  in  caring  for 
the  suffering  families  whose  fathers,  husbands  and  broth 
ers  were  in  the  army,  or  driven  from  home ;  and  in  supply 
ing  the  wants  of  refugees  and  "Scouters"  who  were  in 
hiding  from  conscript  officers.  No  men  did  a  nobler  part 
than  these  and  none  deserve  greater  praise. 

To  the  noble  and  patriotic  women  in  these  counties, 
whose  untold  suffering  would  fill  a  volume  in  itself,  we 
offer  our  highest  praise.  Most  of  them  have  passed  be 
yond  the  reach  of  praise  or  adulation  to  "that  bourne 
from  whence  no  traveler  returns,"  but  we  hope  to  give 
their  names  and  record  their  deeds,  as  far  as  possible,  so 
that  generations  yet  to  come  may  honor  them  and  revere 
their  memory.  No  night  was  too  dark,  no  danger  too 
imminent,  and  no  labor  too  arduous  for  these  self-sacri 
ficing  heroines  to  perform,  when  the  opportunity  was  pre 
sented  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  the  hunted  and  starving 
Unionists. 

The  story  of  their  trials,  persecutions,  hardships  and 
dangers;  their  suffering  and  anxiety,  can  never  be  told. 
Their  hearts  though  brave  and  true,  were  tender  and 
loving,  and  ever  open  to  the  appeals  of  distress;  their 
willing  hands  ever  ready  to  give  aid  and  comfort  to  the 
sick  and  suffering,  the  helpless  and  needy. 

O,  J^rave,  loving  mothers  and  maidens  of  Carter  and 
Johnson  counties,  who  faced  the  tempest  of  hatred  and 
persecution,  during  the  Civil  War;  whose  willing  hands 
were  always  ready  to  minister  to  the  suffering  and  dis 
tressed;  who  carried  food  to  the  hunted  and  famishing 
Union  men ;  who  wore  the  home-spun  fabrics  wrought  by 
your  own  hands;  who,  through  weary  years  of  watch 
ing  and  waiting,  never  faltered  in  love  and  faith  and  duty 


2,2,  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

to  home,  friends,  or  country,  we  would  weave  about  your 
memory  a  chaplet  of  love,  honor  and  lasting  remem 
brance  !  Your  heroic  devotion,  your  unparalleled  suffer 
ing  and  uncomplaining  toil  should  furnish  a  theme  for 
poets,  more  thrilling  than  the  Iliad  of  Homer  or  the  Epics 
of  Virgil  that  have  enshrined  the  names  of  Grecian  and 
Roman  matrons  and  maidens  in  immortal  verse. 

The  deeds  of  the  loyal  men  of  Johnson  and  Carter 
counties,  could  they  be  told  in  all  their  thrilling  details, 
would  rival  in  patriotic  interest  the  stories  of  Robert 
Bruce,  William  Wallace,  or  the  brave  Leonidas,  who  with 
his  three  hundred  Spartans  held  the  pass  at  Thermopylae 
against  the  hosts  of  Persian  aggressors. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  23 


CHAPTER  II. 


East  Tennessee.— Scenery,  Soil  and  Climate.— Heroism  of  Her 
Sons  in  Former  Wars.— Their  Prowess  on  Every  Battlefield. 
There  Happy  Homes  and  Contented  Lives. 

"East  Tennessee,  secluded  land, 
Of  gentle  hills  and  mountains  grand ; 
Where  Nature's  richest  verdures  grow, 
And  coolest  springs  and  rivers  flow; 
Where  golden  wheat  and  waving  corn 
Are  liberal  poured  trom  plenty's  horn. 
Land  of  the  mountains  and  the  glen, 
Of  lovely  maids  and  stalwart  men; 
Where  beauteous  sunsets  greet  the  eye 
In  golden  splendor  on  the  sky.' —Nelson. 

Because  of  its  picturesque  scenery,  lofty  mountains  and 
beautiful  streams  East  Tennessee  has  been  called  "the 
Switzerland  of  America."  The  resemblance  to  that  mar 
velous  and  beautiful  land  does  not  end  with  its  mountain! 
scenery  and  productive  soil,  so  far-famed,  but  is  illus 
trated  in  the  heroism  of  her  sons,  a  prominent  character 
istic  of  the  little  Republic  in  the  Alps. 

Carter  and  Johnson  counties,  where  the  scene  of  the 
greater  part  of  our  history  is  laid,  are  situated  m  ^the 
extreme  eastern  part  of  the  State,  bordering  on  Virgmia 
and  North  Carolina,  and  under  the  shadow  of  the  high 
est  peaks  of  the  great  Appalachian  range  of  mountains 
which  extends  from  Canada  to  the  foot-hills  of  Georgia. 
A  part  of  the  area  of  the  proposed  great  Appalachian 
Park  or  Reservation,  which  through  the  influence 
and  untiring  energy  of  Hon.  Walter  P.  Brownlow,  Con 
gressman  from  the  First  District  of  Tennessee,  it  is  hoped 
will  soon  be  made  a  Government  park  to  be  known  as  the 
"McKinley  Park,"  will  lie  within  these  two  counties. 

Almost  every  spot  in  East  Tennessee  is  heroic  ground, 


24  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

made  sacred  by  some  heroic  deed  of  valor.  The  grandeur 
of  her  lofty  mountains,  the  music  of  the  streams,  the 
brightness  of  her  skies,  have  ever  been  themes  for  poetry 
and  song.  Her  poets  and  orators  have  woven  about  her 
name  a  halo  of  love  and  beauty,  set  in  rarest  gems  of 
rhythm  and  eloquence. 

East  Tennessee  is  the  birthplace  of  the  history  of  the 
State.  It  was  on  the  banks  of  the  Watauga,  in  what  is 
now  Carter  county,  that  the  first  permanent  settlement 
was  made  on  the  soil  of  Tennessee.  The  pioneers  from 
Virginia  built  forts  along  the  Watauga  river  in  1769,  and, 
remote  from  either  the  colonies  of  Virginia  or  North 
Carolina,  not  knowing  even  to  which  of  these  colonies 
the  territory  belonged,  they  erected  forts  and  dwellings, 
trusting  in  God  and  their  own  strong  arms  for  protection 
for  themselves  and  families  from  the  savage  and  treach 
erous  Indians.  They  met  at  Sycamore  Shoals  on  the 
Watauga  river  and  enacted  laws  for  their  own  govern 
ment,  and  elected  officers  from  among  their  number  to 
see  that  the  laws  were  duly  executed.  This  was  the  first 
convention  held  upon  the  soil  o£  what  is  now  the  State  of 
Tennessee. 

With  the  rude  implements  of  husbandry  then  at  their 
command,  and  their  trusty  rifles  near  by,  they  began  to 
subdue  the  virgin  soil,  and  to  develop  that  skill  and  cour 
age  in  warfare  that  made  our  ancestors  so  famous. 

These  brave  pioneers  while  yet  a  part  of  the  coldny  of 
North  Carolina,  though  feeble  in  numbers  and  constantly 
harassed  by  the  Indians,  found  time  to  join  forces  with 
the  Virginians,  and,  starting  from  Sycamore  Shoals, 
made  the  memorable  march  through  North  Carolina  and 
defeated  Ferguson  at  King's  Mountain. 

In  the  Indian  Wars,  and  in  the  Second  War  with  Eng 
land  in  1812-15,  the  volunteer  soldiers  of  East  Tennes 
see,  under  General  Jackson,  maintained  the  high  standard 
of  chivalry  and  courage  that  had  distinguished  their  an 
cestors  at  King's  Mountain.  In  the  war  with  Mexico  the 
East  Tennessee  Volunteers,  under  Generals  Scott  and 
Taylor,  proved  themselves  "worthy  sons  of  noble  sires" 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  25 

and  added  new  names  to  the  long  list  of  Tennessee  heroes 
who  had  given  to  our  commonwealth  the  proud  distinc 
tion  of  "The  Volunteer  State." 

At  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant,  under  Evan  Shelby,  at 
Musgrove's  Mill,  at  King's  Mountain,  the  Alamo,  San 
Jacinto,  New  Orleans  and  on  the  plains  of  Mexico— 
in  short,  on  every  battlefield  since  the  beginning  of  our 
country's  history,  wherever  Liberty  has  been  endangered 
and  Freedom  has  needed  champions,  East  Tennesseeans 
have  been  the  first  "to  fill  the  breach,  and  do  or  die  for 
home  and  liberty." 

In  the  ante-bellum  days  the  hills  and  dales  of  Carter 
and  Johnson  counties  were  a  veritable  Arcadia  where  the 
soil  responded  to  the  hand  of  industry  in  the  fertile  coves 
and  valleys  and  even  far  up  the  mountain  sides,  and 
yielded  grain  and  fruits  in  abundance  to  supply  the  wants 
of  a  frugal  people.  The  mountains  were  yet  the  abode 
of  bear,  deer  and  turkeys,  as  well  as  smaller  game,  af 
fording  sport  and  exercise,  and  palatable  and  nutritious 
food  for  the  mountaineer  and  his  family.  The  streams 
abounded  in  bass  and  trout,  affording  respite  from  the 
toilsome  hunt  and  adding  to  their  table  comforts.  The 
air  was  full  of  health,  and  was  scented  with  the  fragrance 
of  wild  flowers.  The  people  were  virtuous,  honest  and 
industrious, — patriotic  and  contented.  It  has  been  truly 
said  that  contentment  is  better  than  riches.  These  people 
were  contented  with  their  lot. 

A  quotation  adapted  from  Burn's  "Cotter's  Saturday 
Night"  would  have  been  a  fitting  invocation  in  behalf  of 
these  people : 

"East  Tennessee !  my  dear  mv  native  soil ; 

For  whom  my  warmest  wish  to  heaven  is  sent! 
Long  may  thy  hardy  sons  of  rustic  toil 

Be  blest  with  health  and  peace  and  sweet  content ! 
And,  O  !  may  Heaven  their  simple  lives  prevent 

From  luxury's  contagion,  weak  and  vile!" 

The  tyranny  of  fashion,  the  ambition  for  wealth  or 
power  were  unknown  to  them.  There  were  no  caste  or 
classes  marked  by  gaudy  apparel,  showy  equipages  or 


26  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

glittering  gems.  These  things  found  no  place  in  their 
thoughts  by  day  or  dreams  by  night.  They  were  content 
with  honest  toil,  frugal  meals  and  simple  raiment.  They 
loved  their  humble  homes  which  were  open  alike  to  their 
neighbors  or  to  the  journeying  stranger.  Their  hospital 
ity  was  proverbial. 

Their  pleasures  and  recreations  were  of  the  simplest 
kind.  At  the  quarterly  courts,  election  and  muster  days 
they  gathered  sufficient  news  of  the  outside  world  to- 
last  them  all  the  year.  They  read  the  "Hagertown,"  or 
"Greely's"  almanac,  believed  in  the  prognostications  as 
to  the  weather  and  the  best  time  to  sow  seeds,  lay  fence 
worms  or  make  clap-boards — whether  in  the  dark  or 
light  of  the  moon.  They  had  great  reverence  for  the 
Bible  and  the  House  of  God  and  went  many  miles  to- 
preaching  or  to  attend  camp-meetings,  quarterly  meet 
ings,  associations  and  synods.  They  spent  the  winter 
evenings  around  the  blazing  fire  in  relating  stories  and 
traditions  or  mending  their  shoes  and  garments,  often 
to  the  music  of  the  spinning  wheel.  The  violin  was  their 
favorite,  and  almost  only,  musical  instrument.  They  as 
sisted  each  other  at  house  and  barn  raisings,  log-rollings 
and  corn-huskings,  winding  up  the  day  with  a  party  or 
a  ''hoe-down"  dance  in  which  old  and  young  engaged 
with  great  zest  and  pleasure. 

On  these  occasions,  though  apple  brandy  was  freely- 
passed  around,  it  was  not  often  indulged  too  freely.  It 
was  the  pure  apple  juice  which  "cheered  but  did  not  in 
ebriate"  unless  used  to  great  excess,  which  wras  seldom 
done.  In  those  days  there  were  no  poisonous  liquids  to- 
stupefy  the  brain  and  incite  to  crime,  no  bachanalian  re 
velry  or  noisy  debauchery.  The  evenings  were  often  en 
livened  with  song  and  mirth  and  all  were  at  peace  with  all 
the  world;  and  when  the  hour  came  to  retire  to  their 
humble  couches,  with  hearts  void  of  guile,  they  sank  into 
that  peaceful  and  refreshing  sleep  known  only  to  those 
who  are  acquainted  with  honest  toil,  and  whose  minds 
are  free  from  the  harrassing  cares  which  wealth  and  am 
bition  give  to  their  unhappy  votaries.  Such  was  the  con- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  27 

dition  of  the  majority  of  the  people  in  those  two  counties 
before  the  demon  of  civil  war,  with  all  its  harrowing 
cruelties,  invaded  these  peaceful  and  happy  homes.  Con 
tent  to  leave  the  cares  of  State  to  others,  and  resting  se 
cure  under  the  protection  of  a  free  government  which 
they  had  helped  to  protect,  and  the  old  flag  they  loved  so 
much,  they  flung  care  to  the  winds  and  dreamed  not  of 
the  danger  that  was  soon  to  cloud  their  happiness. 

There  were  comparatively  few  slaves  or  slave  owners 
in  these  counties.  The  slaves,  with  very  few  exceptions, 
were  kindly  treated  and  were  contented  with  their  con 
dition. 

While  we  have  said  the  majority  of  the  people  were 
uneducated  and  were  not  ambitious  to  win  fame  or 
wealth,  there  was  a  fair  proportion  of  the  more  wealthy 
citizens  who  had  been  educated  in  Eastern  colleges,  and 
who  were  ambitious  to  distinguish  themselves  in  the  var 
ious  professions,  in  the  ministry  and  in  politics.  Some 
of  these  men  became  the  leaders  when  the  dark  days  came 
and  performed  their  part  nobly,  joining  hands  and  hearts 
with  the  toilers,  whom  they  had  been  taught  almost  to- 
despise,  in  the  grand  work  of  preserving  the  nation. 


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CHAPTER  III. 


The  Civil  War,  Its  Causes,  briefly  Told.— Slavery  and  State- 
Rights. — Election  of  1860. — Mr.  Lincoln. — The  "Star  of  the 
West." — Preparations  for  War. — Fort  Sumter  Fired  On. — States 
Secede. 

That  the  reader  may  have  a  clear  conception  of  the 
events  that  follow  we  deem  it  proper  to  insert  a  brief 
outline  of  the  Civil  War,  and  the  causes  that  led  up  to  it 
from  the  point  of  view  of  the  East  Tennessee  Loyalist. 

For  many  years  previous  to  the  war  the  contention 
over  the  institution  of  slavery  and  the  doctrine  of  State's 
Rights,  as  it  was  termed,  had  been  growing  in  earnest 
ness  and  intensity  between  the  great  political  parties,  or 
rather  between  the  Northern  and  Southern  wings  of  each 
of  the  great  parties,  both  in  Congress  and  among  the 
people.  The  growing  sentiment  of  opposition  to  slavery 
among  the  people  north  of  Mason  and  Dixon's  line 
alarmed  the  people  of  the  cotton-growing  States  who  be 
lieved  slave  labor  indispensable  to  their  success  in  grow 
ing  the  great  staple,  cotton,  which  had  been  proclaimed 
"King"  by  them ;  and  which  with  the  cultivation  of  rice, 
tobacco  and  sugar-cane  constituted  the  base  of  the  wealth 
and  prosperity  of  the  Southern  States. 

The  people  of  the  South  contended  that  the  institution 
of  slavery  was  of  divine  origin;  and  moreover,  was 
clearly  recognized  by  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States.  They  were  also  jealous  of  their  rights  as  States, 
believing  the  Union  of  the  States  was  merely  a  tempor 
ary  compact  entered  into  for  convenience  and  mutual  pro 
tection  which  could  be  annulled  at  the  discretion  of  the 
individual  States  without  reference  to  the  consent  or 
pleasure  of  the  general  Government. 

On  the  contrary,  the  Northern  people,  or  a  large  por- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  29 

tion  of  them,  condemned  the  institution  of  slavery  as 
wrong,  cruel,  and  subversive  of  the  principles  of  justice, 
liberty,  and  freedom  to  all  people,  as  set  forth  in  the 
Declaration  of  Independence  and  embodied  in  the  Consti 
tution.  They  contended  that  the  United  States  was  a 
Nation,  and  that  the  Federal  Government  had  the  right 
to  hold  the  several  States  in  subjection  to  its  authority; 
and  that  no  State  had  the  right  to  sever  its  connection 
with  the  General  Government  without  its  consent.  For 
more  than  fifty  years  these  questions  had  been  agitated 
with  more  or  less  acrimony. 

The  enactment  of  the  "Missouri  Compromise"  in  1850, 
the  last  great  measure  championed  by  Henry  Clay,  which 
was  designed  to  settle  the  sectional  differences  of  the  peo 
ple,  only  postponed  the  evil  day. 

The  Republican  party,  organized  in  1854  from  the 
anti-slavery  elements  of  the  old  Whig  and  Democratic 
parties  of  the  North,  and  which  developed  such  unex 
pected  strength  under  the  leadership  of  Gen.  John  C. 
Fremont  in  the  presidential  election  of  1856,  was  a  grave 
cause  of  alarm  and  apprehension  on  the  part  of  the  pro- 
slavery  and  State's  Rights  people  of  the  South.  The  anti- 
slavery  people  of  the  North  were,  of  course,  correspond 
ingly  elated  and  encouraged  over  the  result. 

In  the  interval  between  the  presidential  election  of 
1856  and  that  of  1860,  the  tendency  of  the  times  pointed 
to  the  overthrow  of  the  great  Democratic  party  which 
had  controlled  the  affairs  of  the  Government  since  the 
days  of  Jefferson  with  but  two  brief  interruptions,  and 
which  in  later  years  had  championed  the  cause  of  Slavery 
and  State  Rights,  so  dear  to  the  hearts  of  the  Southern 
people. 

To  make  this  result  almost  absolutely  assured  the 
Democratic  party,  which  met  at  Charleston,  S.  C.,  in 
April,  1860,  for  the  purpose  of  nominating  candidates 
for  President  and  Vice  President  of  the  United  States, 
failed  to  agree,  either  upon  a  platform  or  candidates,  and 
made  what  was  called  a  "split"  in  the  party.  Later,  in 
June,  it  met  again  at  Baltimore,  but  the  two  factions 


30  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

were  farther  apart  than  ever.  The  Southern  wing  of  the 
party  nominated  John  C.  Breckenridge,  of  Kentucky,  for 
President,  and  Joseph  Lane,  of  Kansas,  for  Vice  Presi 
dent.  The  Northern  wing  of  the  party  nominated  Ste 
phen  A.  Douglass,  of  Illinois,  for  President,  and  Herchel 
V.  Johnson,  of  Georgia,  for  Vice  President. 

The  party  known  as  the  "Constitutional  Union  Party" 
nominated  John  Bell,  of  Tennessee,  and  Edward  Everett, 
of  Massachusetts,  as  its  standard  bearers.  This  party  was 
composed  largely  of  the  old  Whig  party  of  the  South, 
which  was  opposed  to  secession,  but  was  not  in  sympathy 
with  the  Republican  party.  This  party  received  the  elec 
toral  vote  of  but  three  States,  viz :  Tennessee,  Kentucky 
and  Maryland. 

The  Republican  party  met  in  convention  in  Chicago, 
May  1 6,  1860,  and  nominated  Abraham  Lincoln,  of  Il 
linois,  and  Hannibal  Hamlin,  of  Maine,  as  candidates  for 
President  and  Vice  President. 

The  Southern  leaders  seeing  that  the  Democratic  party 
was  hopelessly  divided  and  the  election  of  Mr.  Lincoln 
was  a  foregone  conclusion,  urged  upon  the  Southern 
States  the  necessity  of  withdrawing  from  the  Union 
rather  than  submit  to  the  election  of  what  they  termed 
a  sectional  President,  and  one  whose  administration 
would  be  inimical  to  Slavery  and  State's  Rights,  so 
dear  to  the  people.  The  election  resulted,  as  had  been 
anticipated,  but  Mr.  Lincoln  could  not  take  his  seat  until 
March  4th,  1861. 

Mr.  Buchanan,  the  predecessor  of  Mr.  Lincoln,  was  in 
full  sympathy  with  the  South,  although  he  was  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania.  His  cabinet,  being  mostly  Southern 
men,  were  also  favorable  to  the  Southern  movement  of 
secession. 

The  administration  of  Mr.  Buchanan  was  vascillating 
and  undecided ;  and  the  Southern  leaders  took  advantage 
of  the  four  months  that  elapsed  between  Mr.  Lincoln's 
election  and  inauguration  to  make  every  preparation  for 
the  coming  conflict.  They  had  already  been  drilling  men 
and  making  preparation  for  war,  but  now  that  Mr.  Bu- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  31 

chanan  put  no  obstacles  in  their  way,  but  on  the  contrary 
permitted  his  Secretary  of  War  to  so  dispose  the  arms  and 
munitions  of  war  in  Southern  forts  and  arsenals  that  they 
would  readily  fall  into  the  hands  of  the  enemies  of  the 
Government,  they  went  forward  with  the  work  of  drill 
ing,  organizing  and  preparing  for  war  without  molesta 
tion  from  the  Federal  Government,  so  that  when  the 
new  administration  came  into  power  on  March  4th,  1861, 
the  following  States  had  already  seceeded  from  the 
Union :  South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Mississippi,  Louisiana, 
Florida,  Alabama  and  Texas.  Gen.  Twiggs,  who  was 
second  in  command  of  the  army  to  Gen.  Scott,  was  in 
•command  of  the  Department  of  Texas  and  disposed  and 
arranged  the  troops  so  that  the  materials  of  war,  guns 
and  ammunition,  would  easily  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
enemy,  as  was  the  result. 

The  situation  confronting  the  Administration  when  it 
came  into  power  on  the  4th  of  March  was  most  appalling 
indeed.  The  'small  standing  army  had  been  scattered,  to 
the  great  disadvantage  of  the  Government,  and  was  di 
vided  in  sentiment.  Many  of  the  forts  and  a  large  part 
of  the  munitions  of  war  had  fallen  into  the  hands  of  the 
enemy.  Many  of  the  Northern  leaders  who  had  favored 
the  election  of  Mr.  Lincoln  counselled  peace.  Horace 
Greely,  the  great  Editor  of  the  "New  York  Tribune," 
and  who  had  been  foremost  in  denouncing  slavery,  said : 
"Let  the  erring  sisters  go  in  peace."  Much  sympathy 
was  expressed  for  the  Southern  Cause  even  in  the  North. 
At  the  same  time,  there  was  a  strong  feeling  of  loyalty 
to  the  Union  in  the  Southern  border  States,  especially  in 
Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Missouri  and  West  Virginia. 

Among  the  first  acts  of  President  Lincoln  was  to  call 
for  75,000  volunteers  to  suppress  the  Rebellion.  This 
proclamation  was  condemned  by  the  Southern  press,  and 
by  the  Southern  sympathizers  in  the  North,  though  it 
was  known  that  the  Southern  States  had  already  called 
out  troops  and  were  drilling  and  forming  an  army  to 
destroy  the  Government. 

However,  Mr.  Lincoln  was  held  up  as  an  Usurper,  a 


32  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Tyrant  and  Despot  because  he  had  the  courage,  at  this 
momentous  crisis,  to  make  an  effort  to  preserve  the  in 
tegrity  of  the  country.  But  the  call  for  only  75,000 
troops  showed  how  little  Mr.  Lincoln  and  his  advisers 
knew  of  the  temper  of  the  Southern  people,  or  the  de 
termination  and  earnestness  with  which  they  had  set 
about  the  work  of  dissolving  the  Union  and  forming  a 
government  of  their  own,  thus  setting  a  precedent  that 
would  permit  each  State  to  withdraw  from  the  Union,  or 
from  the  Confederacy  that  was  then  being  formed,  at 
will,  which  could  only  have  resulted,  in  the  end,  in  a 
multiplicity  of  petty  republics  among  whom  continual 
disagreements  would  have  arisen,  as  has  been  demon 
strated  in  South  America. 

The  next  important  act  of  the  new  Administration  was, 
to  attempt  to  relieve  Major  Anderson,  who  with  a  small 
garrison,  was  shut  up  in  Fort  Sumpter,  situated  in  Char- 
feston  Harbor,  South  Carolina.  Mr.  Buchanan,  pursu 
ing  his  peaceful  policy,  had  sent  the  "Star  of  the  West," 
an  unarmed  vessel,  under  the  national  flag,  with  succor 
and  provisions  for  the  garrison  which  had  arrived  there 
on  the  Qth  of  January,  1861.  Upon  its  arrival  it  was 
immediately  fired  upon  by  the  Confederate  authorities. 
This  act  of  hostility  and  insult  to  the  flag  was  not  re 
sented  by  Mr.  Buchanan.  The  Star  of  the  West  was 
compelled  to  withdraw  without  giving  aid  to  the  garri 
son.  Major  Anderson  was  in  Fort  Moultrie  until  Decem 
ber  26,  1860,  when  he  withdrew7  his  little  garrison  to 
Fort  Sumpter,  which  afforded  a  better  opportunity  for  de 
fense  from  the  rebels,  who  had  continually  threatened 
him  since  the  incident  of  the  Star  of  the  West.  This 
movement  of  Major  Anderson  enraged  the  Confederate 
authorities  to  such  an  extent  that  on  the  I2th  of  April 
they  notified  him  that  they  would  open  fire  on  the  fort 
in  one  hour.  At  4  P.  M.  the  first  shot  was  fired  at  Fort 
Sumpter,  "the  shot  heard  round  the  world,"  and  which 
was  the  beginning  of  the  most  stupendous  and  bloody 
civil  war  known  to  modern  times. 

It  is  beyond  the  scope  of  this  work  to  follow  the  vary- 


LIEUT.    COL.    R-   R.    BUTLER. 
(See  page  264.) 


LIEUT.   COL.   W.   H.   INGERTON. 
(See  page  215.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  33 

ing  fortunes  of  the  contending  forces  in  the  great  strug 
gle  that  followed  the  reduction  of  Fort  Sumpter,  which, 
after  a  most  gallant  defense  by  its  heroic  garrison  under 
Major  Anderson,  was  compelled  to  capitulate.  We  will 
now  confine  our  history  to  that  part  of  the  war  that  per 
tained  to  events  in  East  Tennessee  and  to  the  locality  in 
which  our  history  is  laid,  except  so  far  as  they  relate  to, 
or  in  some  manner  concern  our  history. 


34  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  IV. 


Excitement  over  Fall  of  Fort  Sumter. — How  the  News  was 
Received. — Military  League  Formed. — Proceedings  of  Knoxville 
and  Greeneville  Conventions. — Names  of  Delegates. — Johnson  and 
Nelson.— The  State  Secedes.— Vote  in  Carter  and  Johnson 
Counties. — Intimidation  and  Persecution. 

Although  the  mutter  ings  of  Civil  War  had  been  heard 
for  many  months,  few  believed  there  would  be  actual  hos 
tilities  until  the  news  of  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumpter  was 
flashed  over  the  wires.  All  had  hoped  that  some  means 
would  be  devised  by  the  more  reasonable  leaders  on  each 
side  to  avert  a  calamity,  the  direful  results  of  which,  none 
could  then  fully  realize,  but  which  it  required  no  pro 
phetic  vision  to  foresee  must  end  in  general  ruin  and  dis 
aster  to  the  country. 

But  the  news  of  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumpter  quickly 
dispelled  this  illusion.  Many  still  believed  the  war  would 
not  be  of  long  duration,  but  the  South  had  long  been  pre 
paring  for  the  great  struggle  and  was  in  much  better 
condition  than  the  North,  according  to  its  resources,  to 
maintain  the  seemingly  unequal  conflict.  The  excitement 
produced  by  the  news  from  Charleston  was  intense.  Men 
gathered  in  groups  on  the  street  corners,  in  the  post  office 
and  business  houses  and  listened  with  blanched  faces  to 
the  reading  of  the  dispatches  by  those  who  were  so  fortu 
nate  as  to  get  daily  papers.  Mirth  and  merriment  were 
laid  aside,  and  the  faces  of  men  were  grave  and  thought 
ful.  Business  was  neglected  to  a  great  extent,  and  the 
people's  thoughts  were  turned  to  the  one  absorbing  sub 
ject  of  what  was  to  be  the  result  of  the  great  contest  that 
had  now  been  appealed  to  the  arbitrament  of  war — civil 
war — the  most  dreaded  form  of  that  terrible  scourge. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  35 

Events  of  gravest  importance  now  followed  each  other 
in  rapid  succession.  In  December,  1860,  Gov.  Harris 
had  called  a  special  session  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  State  of  Tennessee  to  meet  at  Nashville  on  January 
7,  1 86 1.  In  his  message  to  that  assembly  he  recom 
mended  the  passage  of  an  act  calling  for  an  election  to 
choose  delegates  to  a  convention  to  be  held  in  Nashville 
to  determine,  or  ascertain,  the  attitude  of  the  State  to 
ward  the  Federal  Government.  It  was  understood  that 
this  convention,  if  held,  would  follow  the  example  of 
other  Southern  States  that  had  enacted  ordinances  of 
secession.  Hence  to  vote  for  the  convention  would  mean 
to  vote  the  State  out  of  the  Union.  On  the  iQth  of  Jan 
uary  a  bill  was  passed  calling  for  an  election  to  be  held 
on  the  Qth  of  February  to  determine  whether  or  not  the 
convention  should  be  held,  and  to  select  the  necessary 
delegates.  The  question  of  holding  this  convention. was 
thoroughly  discussed  throughout  the  State  and  the  elec 
tion  resulted  in  a  majority  of  68,000  votes  against  hold 
ing  the  convention;  or,  in  other  words,  against  Seces 
sion. 

On  April  1 7th,  1861,  a  call  was  made  by  the  Secretary 
cf  War  on  Governor  Harris  for  two  regiments  of  militia 
to  serve  in  the  Federal  army,  to  which  the  Governor  of 
Tennessee  wired  the  following  reply:  "Tennessee  will 
not  furnish  a  single  man  for  purposes  of  coercion,  but 
50,000,  if  necessary,  for  the  defense  of  our  rights  and 
those  of  our  Southern  brothers." 

It  was  evident  that  though  Tennessee  had,  in  Febru 
ary,  voted  against  secession  by  the  overwhelming  major 
ity  of  68,000,  Governor  Harris,  and  the  leaders  at  Nash 
ville,  now  in  authority,  had  been,  from  the  beginning,  us 
ing  every  effort  to  take  the  State  out  of  the  Union,  and 
form  a  league  or  alliance  with  the  Confederate  Govern 
ment,  which  had  now  been  formed  at  Montgomery,  Ala. 
After  President  Lincoln  had  called  for  troops  to  defend 
the  authority  and  integrity  of  the  Federal  Government, 
but  as  the  South  alleged,  to  coerce  and  subjugate  the 
South,  there  was  a  great  change  of  sentiment  in  the  Mid 
dle  and  Western  portions  of  the  State.  This  section  of 


36  2!    STORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

the  State  was  more  closely  identified  with  the  interests 
of  the  cotton-growing  States,  being  largely  engaged  in 
the  cultivation  of  that  staple  and  owning  a  large  number 
of  slaves. 

A  "Military  League,"  offensive  and  defensive,  was  en 
tered  into  on  the  ;th  of  May,  1861,  between  Commis 
sioners  appointed  by  Governor  Harris  on  the  part  of  the 
State  of  Tennessee  and  Commissioners  of  the  Confeder 
ate  Government,  and  ratified  by  the  General  Assembly 
of  the  State,  whereby  the  State  became  a  part  of  the  Con 
federate  States  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  but  an  act  was 
passed  on  the  8th  of  May  providing  for  an  election  to  be 
held  on  the  8th  of  June  for  the  people  to  decide  on  the 
question  of  "Separation"  or  "No  Separation,"  and  "Rep 
resentation"  or  "No  Representation"  in  the  Confederate 
Congress. 

In  the  meantime  troops  were  being  organized  and 
preparations  for  war  going  on  with  great  activity.  It 
would  look  at  this  distance  like  this  election  was  a  great 
farce  as  the  State  had  already  been  taken  out  of  the  Un 
ion  and  had  formed  an  alliance,  as  we  have  seen,  with 
the  Confederate  States,  and  no  voice  of  the  people  could 
have  changed  the  result,  hedged  in  as  they  now  were, 
by  military  force.  However,  it  was  necessary  to  go 
through  these  formalities  to  keep  up  some  appearance  of 
form  and  legality. 

But  all  these  events  made  little  impression  on  the  firm 
stand  taken  by  a  large  majority  of  the  people  of  East 
Tennessee  except  to  strengthen,  if  possible,  their  devo 
tion  to  the  Union. 

It  was  apparent  to  them  that  the  cloud  that  had  long 
hung  ominously  over  the  political  sky  had  burst  upon 
them,  and  each  man  would  be  called  upon  to  take  his  part 
in  the  great  drama  that  was  now  about  to  be  enacted. 
The  leaders  of  the  Union  element,  comprising  the  very 
best  talent  of  East  Tennessee,  had  not  been  idle.  Men 
looked  to  them  for  counsel  and  advice,  but  they  were 
wise  enough  to  see  that  they  would  not  be  able  to  stem 
the  tide  of  secession  and  disloyalty  that  was  now  in 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  37 

full  sway  unless  they  should  receive  aid  from  the  Federal 
Government,  which  was  not  probable  at  this  time.  But 
they  met  the  storm  bravely,  and  openly  defied  what  they 
conceived  to  be  the  unlawful  procedure  of  the  State  Gov 
ernment. 

Though  they  regarded  the  fight  as  a  hopeless  one  they 
determined  to  interpose  every  obstacle  possible  to  the  se 
cession  of  the  State  from  the  Union,  and  if  they  failed 
in  this  they  would  endeavor  to  cut  loose  from  the  Middle 
and  Western  divisions  of  the  State  and  form  a  new  State. 

Among  the  most  prominent  Union  leaders  at  this  time 
in  their  respective  localities,  were  Andrew  Johnson. 
Thomas  A.  R.  Nelson,  William  B.  Carter,  Conally  F. 
Trigg,  Nathaniel  G.  Taylor,  Oliver  P.  Temple,  R.  R. 
Butler,  William  G.  Brownlow,  John  Baxter  and  Andrew 
J.  Fletcher. 

The  question  of  Separation,  or  No  Separation  was 
thoroughly  discussed  in  East  Tennessee.  Andrew  John 
son  and  Thomas  A.  R.  Nelson,  who  were  regarded  as 
the  ablest  representatives  of  the  two  old  parties,  the 
former  having  been  a  Democrat  and  the  latter  a  Whig, 
made  a  joint  canvass  of  East  Tennessee  in  behalf  of  "No 
Separation,"  and  "no  Representation"  in  the  Confederate 
Congress. 

Mr.  Johnson  had  always  been  identified  with  the 
Democratic  Party,  had  held  many  offices  of  trust  and 
honor  in  the  State,  and  had  for  many  years  been  the  idol 
of  his  party. 

Judge  Nelson  had  been  a  prominent  Whig  leader  and 
had  been  elected  to  Congress  from  the  First  District  of 
Tennessee.  He  was  a  lawyer  of  high  attainments,  dis 
tinguished  for  native  ability,  learning  and  eloquence. 

It  is  not  strange  that  these  two  distinguished  citizens, 
having  boldly  espoused  the  cause  of  the  Union,  should 
attract  attention,  and  wield  a  great  influence  in  moulding 
the  sentiment  of  the  people  of  East  Tennessee. 

We  remember  distinctly  the  meeting  at  Elizabethton, 
Tenn.,  May  15,  1861.  A  platform  was  erected  in  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  court  house  yard  and  decorated 


38  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

'with  flowers  and  the  stars  and  stripes.  Thousands  of 
people  were  present  from  Carter  and  adjoining  counties. 
When  the  speakers  arrived  they  were  driven  through  the 
town  in  carriages  and  welcomed  with  cheers  and  loud 
huzzas. 

At  the  hotel  they  were  presented  with .  silk  badges 
made  with  the  National  colors  of  red,  white  and  blue. 

The  presentation  speeches  \vere  to  be  made  by  two 
handsome  young  Union  girls,  Miss  Ann  Johnson  (now 
Mrs.  D.  R.  Reese,  of  Watauga,  Tenn.),  and  Miss  Mary 
George.  Miss  Johnson  presented  the  badge  to  Gov. 
Johnson  in  a  very  happy  little  speech.  Miss  George,  being 
quite  young,  declined  to  present  the  badge  to  Judge  Nel 
son,  but  Mrs.  Lizzie  Carter  took  her  place  and  performed 
the  duty  in  a  most  graceful  and  pleasing  manner.  Gov 
ernor  Johnson  and  Judge  Nelson  responded  in  eloquent 
tributes  to  the  loyal  mothers  and  maidens  of  East  Ten 
nessee,  comparing  them  with  the  heroines  of  Grecian  and 
Roman  history. 

Soon  after  the  Johnson  and  Nelson  meeting  at  Eliza- 
bethton  Hon.  Joseph  B.  Heiskell,  of  Rogersville,  Tenn., 
and  Hon.  William  Cocke,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  were 
billed  to  speak  at  that  place  in  behalf  of  secession.  A 
committee  was  appointed  consisting  of  D.  P.  Wilcox  and 
Daniel  Stover  to  wait  on  these  gentlemen  and  ask  them  to 
divide  time  with  two  of  our  citizens  in  the  discussion  of 
the  question.  They  refused  at  first,  but  being  informed 
that  no  speeches  would  be  allowed  unless  both  sides  of 
the  question  were  represented,  they  agreed  to  the  propo 
sition.  Rev.  Wm.  B.  Carter  and  Rev.  N.  G.  Taylor  were 
selected  as  the  champions  of  the  Union  cause,  and  ac 
cepted,  though  they  had  been  given  very  short  notice  and 
had  no  time  for  preparation.  They  met  in  the  Court 
House  and  in  arranging  the  preliminaries  one  of  the 
secessionists  made  some  reflection  upon  Mr.  Carter's 
color  (his  family  is  said  to  have  descended  from  Pow- 
•Iiatan,  the  Indian  chief),  and  said  he  did  not  care  to  de 
bate  with  him.  This  insult  was  promptly  resented  by 
Carter  in  a  scathing  rebuke.  This  incident  caused  much 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  39 

bad  feeling  and  it  was  feared  for  a  time  violence  would 
be  resorted  to,  but  order  was  restored  and  the  discussion 
proceeded.  The  Unionists  of  Carter  County  felt  a  just 
pride  in  the  fact  that  they  could  produce  two  men  of  such 
ability— as  Taylor  and  Carter  who,  even  without  prepa 
ration  were  more  than  able  to  refute  the  arguments  of 
their  opponents  who  had  been  sent  among  them  to  preac 
disloyalty  to  their  country. 

Another  incident  occurred  at  this  meeting  showing  tl 
intensity  of  the  feelings  existing  at  that  time, 
agreed  that  there  should  be  no  applause  or  demonstra 
tions  of  any  kind  on  either  side  to  excite  the  people.  Mrs 
Murray  Stover  came  in  after  the  speaking  began  and 
knew  nothing  of  this  agreement.     She  threw  a  bouquet 
of  flowers  to  one  of  the  speakers.     Instantly  the  whole 
audience  arose  in  confusion,  pistols  were  drawn  and  it 
looked  for  a  moment  as  though  there  would  be  bloodshed. 

THE  UNION  CONVENTION  AT  KNOXVTLLE,  TENN.  } 

Pursuant  to  a  call  previously  issued  by  leading  Union 
men  500  delegates,  representing  nearly  every  county  in 
East  Tennessee  and  composing  the  ablest  representatives 
in  this  part  of  the  State,  met  at  Temperance  Hall,  in 
Knoxville,  Term.,  and  appointed  a  committee  of  repre 
sentative  men  from  each  county  to  draft  resolutions  and 
report  to  the  convention.  On  May  soth  the  committee 
submitted  the  following  report  to  the  convention : 

"We,  therefore,  the  delegates  here  assembled,  repre 
senting  and  reflecting,  as  we  verily  believe,  the  opinions 
and  wishes  of  a  large  majority  of  the  people  of  East  Ten 
nessee  do  resolve  and  declare : 

"First.  That  the  evil  which  now  afflicts  our  beloved 
country  in  our  opinion  is  the  legitimate  result  of  the 
ruinous  and  heretical  doctrine  of  secession ;  that  the 
people  of  East  Tennessee  have  ever  been,  and  we  believe 
are. still  opposed  to  it  by  a  very  large  majority. 

"Second.  That  while  the  country  is  upon  the  threshold 
of  a  most  ruinous  and  desolating  civil  war,  it  may  with 


4°  HISTORY  OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

truth  be  said,  and  we  protest  before  God  that  the  people 
(so  far  as  we  can  see)  have  done  nothing  to  produce  it. 

******** 

"Sixth.  That  the  Legislature  of  the  State,  without  hav 
ing  first  obtained  the  consent  of  the  people,  had  :no 
authority  to  enter  into  a  "military  league"  with  the  "Con 
federate  States"  against  the  General  Government,  and  by 
so  doing  to  put  the  State  of  Tennessee  in  hostile  array 
against  the  government  of  which  it  then  was,  and  still  is, 
a  member.  Such  legislation  in  the  advance  of  the  ex 
pressed  will  of  the  people  to  change  their  governmental 
relations  was  an  act  of  usurpation,  and  should  be  visited 
with  the  severest  condemnation  of  the  people. 

"Seventh.  That  the  forming  of  such  "military  league," 
and  thus  practically  assuming  the  attitude  of  an  enemy 
towards  the  General  Government  (this,  too,  in  the  ab 
sence  of  any  hostile  demonstration  against  the  State)  has 
afforded  the  pretext  for  raising,  arming  and  equiping  a 
large  military  force,  the  expense  of  which  must  be  enor 
mous,  and  will  have  to  be  paid  by  the  people.  And  to  do 
this,  the  taxes,  already  onerous  enough,  will  necessarily 
have  to  be  very  greatly  increased  and  probably  to  an 
extent  beyond  the  ability  of  the  people  to  pay. 

"Eighth.  That  the  General  Assembly  by  passing  a  law 
authorizing  the  volunteers  to  vote  wherever  they  may  be 
on  the  day  of  the  election,  whether  in  or  out  of  the  State, 
and  in  offering  the  "Confederate  States"  the  Capitol  of 
Tennessee,  together  with  other  acts,  have  exercised 
powers  and  stretched  their  authority  to  an  extent  not 
within  their  constitutional  limits,  and  not  justified  by 
the  usages  of  the  country. 

"Ninth.  That  government  being  instituted  for  the  com 
mon  benefit,  the  doctrine  of  non-resistance  against  arbi 
trary  power  and  oppression  is  absurd,  slavish  and  de 
structive  of  the  good  and  happiness  of  mankind. 

"Tenth.  That  the  position  \vhich  the  people  of  our  sister 
State  of  Kentucky  have  assumed  in  this  momentous  crisis 
commands  our  highest  admiration.  Their  interests  are 
our  interests.  Their  policy  is  the  true  policy,  as  we  be- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  4-1 

lieve,  of  Tennessee  and  all  the  border  States.  And  in 
the  spirit  of  freemen,  with  an  anxious  desire  to  avoid  the 
waste  of  the  blood  and  treasure  of  the  State,  we  appeal  to 
the  people  of  Tennessee,  while  it  is  yet  in  their  power,  to 
come  up  in  the  majesty  of  their  strength  and  restore 
Tennessee  to  her  true  position. 

"Eleventh.  We  shall  await  with  the  utmost  anxiety  the 
Decision  of  the  people  of  Tennessee  on  the  8th  day  of 
June,  and  sincerely  trust  that  wiser  councils  will  pervade 
the  great  fountain  of  freedom  (the  people)  than  seem  to 
have  actuated  their  constituted  agent. 

"Twelfth.  For  the  promotion  of  the  peace  and  harmony 
-of  the  people  of  East  Tennessee  it  is  deemed  expedient 
that  this  convention  should  again  assemble,  therefore, 

"Resolved,  That  when  this  convention  adjourns,  it  ad 
journs  to  meet  again  at  such  time  and  place  as  the  presi 
dent,  or  vice-president  in  his  absence,  may  determine  and 
publish." 

We  place  the  above  resolutions  on  record  here  because 
they  embody  the  true  sentiment  of  the  best  and  ablest 
men  of  East  Tennessee  at  this  period.  These  men  were 
from  every  county,  except  one,  in  East  Tennessee,  and 
represented  the  best  thought  and  opinion  of  the  entire 
Union  element  of  that  section  of  the  State. 

THE   GREENEVILLE,    TENN.,    CONVENTION. 

After  the  election  of  June  8th,  1861,  at  which  time  it 
was  claimed  by  the  Confederate  authorities  that  the  State 
voted  for  separation  from  the  Union  and  representa 
tion  in  the  Confederate  Congress,  Judge  T.  A.  R.  Nelson, 
of  Jonesboro,  Tenn.,  issued  a  call  for  the  convention 
\vhich  had  adjourned  at  Knoxville  in  May,  subject  to  the 
call  of  the  president  or  vice-president,  to  meet  at  Greene- 
ville  on  the  I7th  of  June.  The  convention  accordingly 
assembled  on  that  date  with  representatives  from  all  the 
counties.  It  was  composed,  as  before,  of  the  ablest  men 
of  the  several  counties,  and  remained  in  session  several 
•days  and  issued  a  declaration  of  grievances,  which,  to- 


42  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

gether  with  the  proceedings  of  the  Knoxville  Convention, 
were  printed  and  circulated  in  large  numbers  throughout 
East  Tennessee. 

We  introduce  here  a  part  of  the  proceedings  of  this 
convention  as  expressing  the  views  of  this  large  and  intel 
ligent  body  of  men  concerning  the  manner  in  which  Ten 
nessee  was  taken  out  of  the  Union  evidently  against  the 
will  of  the  people,  and  the  very  able  reasons  set  forth  why 
East  Tennessee  should  be  loyal  to  the  Federal  Govern 
ment. 

The  following  is  a  part  of  the  declaration  of  grievances 
and  some  of  the  resolutions  which  follow  them : 

"We,  the  people  of  East  Tennessee,  again  assembled 
in  a  convention  of  our  delegates  make  the  following 
declaration  *  *  *  *  *  So  far  as  we  can  learn  the  elec 
tion  held  in  this  State  on  the  8th  day  of  the  present  month 
was  free,  with  few  exceptions,  in  no  other  part  of  the 
State  than  East  Tennessee.  In  the  larger  part  of  Middle 
and  West  Tennessee  no  speeches  or  discussion  in  favor 
of  the  Union  were  permitted.  Union  papers  were  not 
allowed  to  circulate.  Measures  were  taken  in  some  parts 
of  West  Tennessee  in  defiance  of  the  constitution  and 
laws  which  allow  folded  tickets,  to  have  the  ballots  num 
bered  in  such  a  manner  as  to  mark  and  expose  the  Union 
voter.  *  *  *  *  Disunionists  in  many  places  had  charge 
of  the  polls,  and  Union  men,  when  voting,  were  de 
nounced  as  Lincolnites  and  abolitionists.  The  unanim 
ity  of  the  votes  in  many  large  counties  where  but  a  few 
weeks  before  the  Union  sentiment  was  so  strong,  proves 
beyond  a  doubt  that  Union  men  were  overawed  by  mili 
tary  law  and  the  still  greater  tyranny  of  a  subsidized 
press.  Volunteers  were  allowed  to  vote  in  and  out  of  the 
State  in  flagrant  violation  of  the  constitution.  From  the 
moment  the  election  was  over,  and  before  any  detailed 
statement  of  the  vote  in  the  different  counties  had  been 
published,  and  before  it  was  possible  to  ascertain  the  re 
sult,  it  was  exultingly  proclaimed  that  Separation  had 
been  carried  by  from  50,000  to  75,000  votes.  No  pro 
vision  is  made  by  law  for  the  examination  of  the  votes  by 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  43 

disinterested  persons,  or  for  contesting  the  election.    For 
these  and  other  reasons  we  do  not  regard  the  result  of  the 
election  expressive  of  the  will  of  the  people  of  Tennessee. 
"No  effort  has  been  spared  to  deter  the  Union  men  o 
East    Tennessee    from    the    expression    of    their    free 
thoughts.     The  penalties  of  treason  have  been  threaten 
against  them,  and  murder  and  assassination  have  been 
openly  encouraged  by  leading  secession  journals. 

"As  secession  has  thus  been  intolerant  and  over-bear 
ing  while  in  a  minority  in  East  Tennessee,  nothing  better 
can  be  expected  of  the  pretended  majority  than  wild, 
unconstitutional  and  oppressive  legislation,  an  utter  con 
tempt  and  disregard  of  law,  a  determination  to  force 
every  Union  man  in  the  State  to  swear  to  support  the 
constitution  he  abhors,  to  yield  his  money  and  property  to 
aid  in  a  cause  he  detests,  and  to  become  the  object  ot 
scorn  and  derision  as  well  as  the  victim  of  intolerable  and 
relentless  oppression. 

"In  view  of  these  considerations,  and  the  fact  that  the 
people  of  East  Tennessee  have  declared  their  fidelity  to 
the  Union  by  a  majority  of  about  20,000  votes,  therefore 
we  do  resolve  and  declare : 

"First,  That  we  do  earnestly  desire  the  restoration  of 
peace  to  our  whole  country,  and  most  especially  that  our 
own  section  of  the  State  of  Tennessee  should  not  be  in 
volved  in  civil  war." 

This  convention  further  resolved  that  to  avert  a  con 
flict  with  their  brethren  in  other  parts  of  the  State  that 
certain  distinguished  members  of  the  body  should  act  as 
commissioners  to  memorialize  the  legislature  then  in  ses 
sion  to  give  its  consent  that  the  counties  "comprising  East 
Tennessee  and  such  counties  in  Middle  Tennessee  as  de 
sire  to  co-operate  with  them  may  form  and  erect  a  sepa 
rate  State." 

Other  resolutions  providing  for  holding  a  convention 
at  Kingston,  and  that  delegates  should  be  elected  from 
each  of  the  counties  of  East  Tennessee  to  carry  out  the 
resolutions  adopted  at  Greeneville  were  adopted.  On 
the  re-assembling  of  the  convention  at  Greeneville  the 


44  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

same  officers  and  committees  chosen  at  Knoxville  were 
continued  in  office.  William  B.  Carter,  of  Carter  County, 
and  Alexander  D.  Smith,  of  Johnson,  had  the  honor  of 
representing  these  two  counties  on  the  most  important 
committee,  that  on  business,  to  which  all  resolutions  were 
referred  without  debate. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  the  delegates  who  at 
tended  the  Union  Conventions  at  Knoxville  and  Greene- 
ville  on  May  3Oth  and  June  i/th,  1861 : 

From  Carter :  S.  P.  Angel,  James  L.  Bradley,  John  W. 
Cameron,  James  P.  T.  Carter,  William  B.  Carter,  Wm. 
J.  Crutcher,  Jacob  B.  Emmert,  Jacob  Hendrixson, 
Thomas  M.  Hilton,  James  M.  Lewis,  William  Marsh, 
B.  M.  G.  O'Brien,  James  Perry,  F.  S.  Singletary,  Henry 
Slagle,  Levi  Slagle,  Hamilton  C.  Smith,  John  M.  Smith, 
Daniel  Stover,  David  Stover,  Abram  Tipton,  Charles  P. 
Toncray,  Robert  Williams  and  Columbus  C.  Wilcox. 
Abram  Tipton  and  Charles  P.  Toncray  were  delegates  to 
both  conventions.  From  Johnson  County :  R.  R.  Butler, 
Alexander  Baker,  J.  W.  M.  Grayson,  Samuel  Howard, 
M.  T.  Locke,  M.  D.,  Rev.  Lawson  Madron,  Hawkins  P. 
Murphy,  Kemp  Murphy,  John  Murphy,  J.  Norris, 
Jacob  H.  Norris,  J.  F.  Norris,  Samuel  E.  Northington, 
Hector  C.  Northington,  Albert  G.  Shoun,  Geo.  H.  Shoun, 
Frederick  Slimp,  Alex.  D.  Smith,  David  Smithpeters, 
M.  D.,  John  H.  Vaught,  and  Rev.  Lewis  Venable.  Of 
these  R.  R.  Butler,  J.  W.  M.  Grayson,  John  H.  Vaught 
and  Rev.  Lewis  Venable  were  delegates  to  both  conven 
tions. 

Notwithstanding  the  election  of  June  8  for  reasons  of 
intimidation  and  military  interference  as  set  forth  in 
the  Greeneville  Convention,  had  been  carried  for  Separa 
tion  by  an  over-whelming  majority  in  the  Middle  and 
Western  divisions  of  the  State,  East  Tennessee  again 
voted  against  secession  by  a  majority  of  more  than  20,000 
votes.  The  vote  in  Carter  County  was,  for  Separation 
86,  for  No  Separation,  1343.  In  Johnson  County:  For 
Separation,  1 1 1 ;  for  No  Separation,  787. 

On  the  24th  of  June  Governor  Harris  issued  a  procla- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  45 

mation  dissolving  the  relations  of  the  State  of  Tennessee 
with  the  Federal  Government.  It  will  be  seen  that  from 
the  7th  of  May,  the  date  of  the  adoption  of  the  Military 
League  with  "the  Confederate  Government,  Tennessee 
had  occupied  the  anomalous  position  of  being  a  member 
of  both  the  Federal  and  Confederate  Governments. 

In  the  recent  election  the  Union  leaders,  though  men 
aced  by  Confederate  troops  and  subject  to  the  greatest 
dangers  boldly  denounced  the  action  of  the  State  author 
ities  and  advocated  the  cause  of  the  Union  in  every  county 
in  East  Tennessee. 

The  Union  leaders,  ignoring  the  proclamation  of  Gov 
ernor  Harris,  ordered  an  election  to  be  held  on  the  ist  day 
of  August,  1 86 1,  to  elect  representatives  to  the  Congress 
of  the  United  States,  which  resulted  in  the  election  of 
Thomas  A.  R.  Nelson  from  the  First  District,  and  Horace 
Maynard  and  G.  W.  Bridges  for  the  Second  and  Third 
Districts  in  East  Tennessee.  Elections  were  also  held 
for  representatives  in  the  Confederate  Congress,  in  which 
the  Union  men  did  not  participate. 

Soon  after  the  election  of  June  8th,  and  the  proclama* 
tion  of  Governor  Harris  on  June  24th,  1861,  severing  the 
relations  of  the  State  with  the  Federal  Government,  the 
State  authorities,  enraged  at  the  part  the  Union  leaders 
had  taken  in  the  elections,  and  fearing  the  people  would 
rise  up  in  arms  against  their  authority,  began  their  perse 
cutions. 

Things  now  began  to  grow  serious  with  the  Unionists. 
Their  loyalty  to  the  Federal  Government  had  brought 
down  upon  them  the  wrath  of  the  State  and  Confederate 
authorities.  Judge  Nelson  who  had  been  elected  to  the 
Federal  Congress,  in  attempting  to  reach  Washington 
was  captured  and  sent  to  Richmond  as  a  political  prisoner, 
but  was  paroled  and  released.  W.  G.  Brownlow,  who 
had  wielded  so  much  influence  through  the  editorials  in 
his  able  and  popular  paper,  and  in  his  speeches  before  the 
people,  was  now  threatened  with  indictment  for  treason. 
In  short  the  time  had  come  when  loyalty  to  the  Federal 
Government  was  treason ;  when  men  were  proscribed  for 


46  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

opinion's  sake,  and  consternation  prevailed  among  the 
Union  people  throughout  East  Tennessee. 

All  who  had  taken  a  prominent  part  for  the  Union 
were  compelled  to  seek  safety  in  hiding,  or  cross  the 
mountains  and  seek  protection  with  the  Federal  army, 
now  forming  in  Kentucky.  The  Arcadian  days  were 
gone.  The  hitherto  peaceful  and  happy  people  of  East 
Tennessee  who  had  roamed  the  hills  and  valleys  free  and 
unsuspecting  as  the  mountain  deer,  now,  like  that  animal, 
were  startled  by  the  strange  clatter  of  hurrying  horse 
men,  the  stern  commands  of  officers,  the  discharge  of  fire 
arms  and  all  the  accompaniments  of  "grim-visaged  war." 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  47 


CHAPTER  V. 


Reasons  for  Loyalty  of  East  Tennessee.— Number  of  Troops 
in  FedSernal  Army  -How  It  May  Have  Affected  Final  Results  of 
the  War. 

East  Tennessee,  geographically  considered,  is  situated 
almost  in  the  center  of  the  late  rebellious  States,  with  Vii 
einia  on  the  North,  North  Carolina  on  the  East,  Georgia 
on  the  South,  and  the  Middle  and  Western  divisions  of 
the  State  on  the  West.     Occupying  as  it  does  a  territory 
contiguous  to  those  States  that  went  into  the  Rebellion 
.among  the  first,  and  with  the  greatest  unanimity,  having 
always  been  dominated  to  a  great  extent  by  the  larger 
and  more  populous  divisions  of  the  State,  the  question 
arises  why  it  should  stand  out  almost  alone  in  that  sec 
tion  of  the  South  in  its  devotion  to  the  Union, 
tire  State  had  evinced  much  attachment  for  the  Union,  as 
shown  by  the  68,000  majority  against  the  convention  in 
February  but  when,  from  causes  heretofore  enumerated, 
the  State  cast  its  fortunes  with  the  Confederacy  through 
the  dominating  influence  of  the  civil  and  military  author 
ities  a  large  majority  of  the  people  of  East  Tennessee  ad 
hered  with  greater  tenacity  to  the  Union  cause  as  dangers 
thickened  about  them.  Many  reasons  have  been  assigned 
for  the  loyalty  of  East  Tennessee  to  the  Federal  Govern 
ment,  and  it  is  fair  to  presume  that  each  of  these  reasons 
had  its  influence  in  that  decided  stand  taken  by  the  Union 
men  which  no  amount  of  persecution  or  intimidatu 
could  modify  or  change. 

One  reason  may  be  found  in  the  fact  that  the  soil  and 
climate  are  not  adapted  to  the  growth  of  cotton,  rice  and 
tobacco,  the  great  staples  of  the  South,  hence  slave  labor 
could  not  be  employed  to  the  same  advantage  as  in  the 


48  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Cotton  States.  The  people,  or  a  large  number  of  them 
were  comparatively  poor  and  earned  their  living  by  daily 
labor.  They  were  not  slow  to  perceive  that  slave  labor 
must  enter  into  competition  with  them,  lessen  their  wages 
and  their  chances  of  employment,  and  diminish  their  op 
portunity  to  better  their  condition  either  socially  or  finan 
cially.  They  could  see  that  by  fighting  for  slavery  they 
were  only  fastening  upon  themselves  the  yoke  of  poverty, 
and  the  ban  of  social  ostracism,  hence  slavery  was  not  a 
question  of  paramount  importance  to  them,  unless  it  was 
in  its  abolition. 

Again  history  seems  to  bear  out  the  fact  that  in  all 
times  those  people  who  inhabit  mountainous  countries  are 
endowed  with  a  lofty  spirit  of  patriotism  and  loyalty  to 
country,  and  are  the  first  to  respond  to  its  call  when 
menaced  by  foreign  or  domestic  foes.  Hence  arises  the 
fact  that  East  Tennessee,  and  the  mountain  sections  of 
adjoining  States,  have  always  furnished  more  than  their 
proportion  of  volunteers  in  all  the  wars  in  which  our 
country  has  been  engaged.  So  many  of  the  mountaineers 
of  East  Tennessee  had  served  under  the  old  flag  in  former 
wars,  and  listened  to  the  old  national  melodies  until  they 
had  formed  an  abiding  reverence  and  love  for  them  which 
they  transmitted  to  their  posterity,  in  story  and  song, 
leaving  with  them  an  inheritance  of  love  for  them  that 
no  blandishments  or  persecutions  could  efface. 

We  may  find  another,  and  possibly  the  greatest  cause 
of  their  loyalty  in  the  number  and  ability  of  the  loyal 
leaders,  who  were  men  of  ability  far  above  those  who 
espoused  the  Confederate  cause  in  East  Tennessee.  The 
influence  of  the  Knoxville  Whig  conducted  by  the  famous 
Parson  Brownlow  was  a  most  important  factor  in  shaping 
public  sentiment  at  that  time.  His  vigorous  editorials  and 
speeches  won  for  him  the  admiration  of  the  loyal  people 
and  brought  down  upon  his  head  the  anathemas,  and  the 
iron  hand  of  the  Confederate  military  authorities.  But 
his  great  influence  and  active  interest  and  participation  in 
the  events  of  the  war  and  the  reconstruction  period  are  too 
well  known  to  require  further  notice  here.  However, 


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TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  49 

the  sublime  courage,  which  in  his  case  meant  the  total 
absence  of  fear,  the  lofty  patriotism,  that  even  when  in 
feeble  health,  made  a  prison  cell  preferable  to  the  comforts 
of  home;  when  the  price  of  liberty  was  silence  when  the 
liberties  of  his  countrymen  were  being  trampled  in  the 
dust,  or  when  truculency  to  a  Government  he  despised 
was  the  only  condition  of  his  freedom,  cannot  be  too 
often  held  up  as  an  example,  nor  can  the  praise  and  honor 
which  such  noble  sacrifices  merit  be  too  often  or  too 
highly  extolled. 

Perhaps,  after  all,  one  of  the  most  potent  factors  in  de 
termining  the  loyalty  of  the  people  of  East  Tennessee, 
was  their  love  for  the  Union  and  reverence  and  venera 
tion  for  the  "Old  Flag."  'The  Union,  the  Constitution 
and  The  Enforcement  of  the  Laws"  was  the  rallying  cry 
of  the  Old  Whig  party  as  it  went  down  in  final  and  irre 
trievable  defeat  under  Bell  and  Everett  in  the  election  of 
1860.  Though  defeated  they  still  clung  to  the  memories 
of  their  achievements  under  Webster  and  Clay,  their 
heroes  in  the  political  arena,  and  Harrison  and  Taylor 
their  military  heroes.  They  remembered  that  it  was  for 
the  whole  country  their  fathers  fought  and  their  mothers 
wept,  and  for  its  union  and  integrity  that  Clay  and  Web 
ster  poured  out  their  matchless  eloquence.  They  remem 
bered  that  under  the  "Starry  Banner"  our  country's  his 
tory  had  been  made  glorious.  Even  those  who  had  been 
swept  away  by  the  excitement  of  the  hour  and  sectional 
prejudice  and  gave  their  allegiance  to  the  Southern  cause 
turned  away  from  the  old  flag  with  feelings  of  unfeigned 
sorrow  and  regret.  Doubtless,  in  the  storm  of  battle, 
when  through  the  parting  smoke  the  old  flag  with  its 
"broad  stripes  and  bright  stars"  appeared  in  view  across 
the  lines,  or  when  the  notes  of  the  old  national  hymns 
were  heard  above  the  din,  a  momentary  love  for  the  old 
memories  must  have  come  to  those  who  were  fighting 
under  "the  strange  flag." 

It  ^  has  been  variously  estimated  that  East  Tennessee 
furnished  between  30,000  and  40,000  troops  to  the  Fed 
eral  army.  The  exact  number  could  not  be  ascertained 


50  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

for  the  reason  that  before  any  regular  Tennessee  organi 
zations  were  formed  many  who  went  through  the  lines 
volunteered  in  the  first  Federal  regiments  they  found 
and  served  to  the  end  of  the  war  in  Northern  and  West 
ern  regiments. 

It  is  a  fact  worthy  of  note  that  East  Tennessee  fur 
nished  more  troops  to  the  Federal  army  than  any  section 
of  the  Union  in  proportion  to  its  population.  The  male 
population  of  East  Tennessee  in  1860  between  the  ages 
of  1 8  and  45  years  was  45,000.  Out  of  this  population 
the  lowest  estimate  of  troops  who  joined  the  Federal 
army  places  them  at  30,000,  the  exact  number  put  down 
in  the  statistics  of  the  Government  is  31,092,  besides  a 
large  number  that  joined  the  Confederate  army.  This 
large  proportion  of  troops  to  the  population  is  explained 
to  some  extent  by  the  fact  that  many  joined  the  army  both 
over  and  under  the  legal  military  age. 

Much  speculation  has  been  indulged  in  regard  to  the 
probable  effect  the  loyalty  of  East  Tennessee  had  upon 
the  final  issues  of  the  war.  Although  the  North  was 
much  stronger  in  numbers  and  wealth  than  the  South; 
so  much  so  that  it  was  deemed  an  act  of  madness  and 
folly  by  many  for  the  Southern  people  to  engage  in  war 
with  a  people  so  much  their  superior  in  population  and 
wealth;  yet  after  two  years  of  war  the  result  seemed  to 
hang  in  the  balance,  and  the  greatest  apprehensions  were 
felt  that  the  Government  would  not  be  able  to  suppress 
the  Rebellion.  The  Government  securities  were  depre 
ciated  until  gold  reached  the  enormous  premium  of  300. 
The  draft  had  to  be  resorted  to  to  obtain  troops  for  the 
army,  and  open  resistance  was  made  to  the  draft  in  New 
York,  Chicago  and  elsewhere.  As  late  as  1864  the  Demo 
cratic  party  of  the  North  nominated  General  George  B. 
McClellan,  who  had  been  Commander-in-Chief  of  the 
Federal  army,  as  a  candidate  for  President  of  the  United 
State  on  a  Peace  Platform  declaring  the  war  a  failure  and 
demanding  the  recognition  of  the  independence  of  the 
Confederacy  and  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  The  deep 
est  gloom  hung  over  the  loyal  people  of  the  country,  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  5! 

the  friends  of  the  Government  were  in  despair.  The 
Government  and  friends  of  the  Confederacy  were  cor 
respondingly  elated  and  manifested  the  greatest  con 
fidence  in  the  success  of  their  cause. 

At  this  point  we  might  well  pause  to  consider  what 
might  have  been  the  final  result  if  East  Tennessee,  which 
was,  geographically,  a  part  of  the  Southern  Confederacy, 
and  which  had  no  doubt  been  reckoned  upon  by  the  lead 
ers  of  the  Rebellion  when  estimating  the  population  that 
could  be  brought  to  their  standard  in  the  event  of  war, 
had  given  its  adhesion  to  the  Southern  cause.  If  the  30,- 
ooo  East  Tennessee  troops  that  fought  for  the  Union 
could  have  been  transferred  to  the  Southern  army,  mak 
ing  a  difference  in  the  relative  strength  of  the  two  armies 
of  60,000  men,  then  add  to  this  difference  10,000  Con 
federate  troops  whose  services  were  required  to  keep  the 
Union  people  of  East  Tennessee  in  subjection  and  guard 
the  mountain  passes,  and  we  find  a  difference  of  70,000 
men — a  vast  army — in  the  effective  force  of  the  Confed 
erate  army  in  the  field  ! 

We  leave  this  subject  to  the  earnest  consideration  of 
our  readers,  content  to  know  that  the  loyal  men  of  East 
Tennessee  sacrificed  all  for  the  Union,  and  are  proud  of 
the  honor  of  having  done  a  small  part  in  its  preservation. 

The  proposition  that  if  the  290,000  men  who  joined  the 
Federal  army  from  the  Southern  and  border  States  had 
joined  the  Confederate  army  the  South  would  have 
gained  its  independence  is  too  self-evident  to  admit  of  dis 
cussion.  The  proposition  that  31,092  of  them  taken 
from  the  important  strategical  grounds  of  East  Tennes 
see,  and  transferred  to  the  Southern  army,  releasing  the 
large  force  required  to  guard  East  Tennessee,  would  have 
had  a  like  result,  is  at  least  a  debatable  one.  These  ques 
tions  are  of  importance  now  only,  that  if  the  proposition 
is  true,  it  would  be  an  additional  star  in  the  crown  of 
honor  placed  upon  the  brows  of  the  heroes  of  East  Ten 
nessee  to  say  that,  not  only  did  they  "turn  the  tide  of 
battle"  at  King's  Mountain,  and  their  descendants  under 
General  Jackson  "bring  back  to  the  Capitol  of  the  Nation, 


52  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

with  honor  and  glory,  the  flag  that  the  entire  East  had 
let  go  down  in  disgrace,  with  the  Capitol  in  ashes,"  but 
that  at  a  later  date  the  sons  of  these  heroes  stepped  into 
line  once  more,  and  at  a  time  when  the  ranks  of  the  army 
of  the  Union  were  wavering  between  victory  and  defeat, 
gave  it  victory.  We  are  aware  this  same  claim  may  be 
justly  made  by  sections  of  other  Southern  border  States, 
as  regards  their  loyalty  and  aid  to  the  Union  cause  in  the 
Civil  War,  but  this  does  not  in  any  way  effect  the  claim  of 
East  Tennessee. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  53 


CHAPTER  VI. 


Bitter  Feelings  Aroused  Between  Unionists  and  Secessionists. 
Union  Men  Defiant. — Leaders  Threatened. — They  go  North. 
Names  ot  Local  Leaders. — Rebel  Troons  Brought  In. — Names 
of  Union  Men  Reported  to  Confederate  Authorities. — Bitterness 
More  Intense. — Militia  Called  Out. — Proclamation  Ignored  by 
Union  Men. — They  Organize  for  Self-Protection  and  to  Aid  the 
Government. 

Enough  has  been  said  in  former  chapters  to  refresh  the 
memory  of  those  living  during  the  period  of  the  Civil 
War,  and  the  younger  generation  who  have  read  the  his 
tory  of  these  events,  concerning  the  causes  of  the  war  and 
its  progress  so  far  as  it  related  to  East  Tennessee  up  to 
the  time  the  State  was  voted  out  of  the  Union,  to  give 
them  a  general  idea  of  the  state  of  affairs  at  this  time. 
It  might  be  well,  however,  to  make  a  brief  recapitulation 
so  that  the  reader  may  have  a  clearer  conception  of  the 
events  that  follow.     From  the  very  beginning  of  the  talk 
about  secession  during  the  presidential  campaign  of  1860 
and  up  to  the  inauguration  of  President  Lincoln,  March 
4,  1 86 1,  the  majority  of  the  people  of  the  State  of  Ten 
nessee,  including  the  slave  owners,  were  loyal  to  the  Fed 
eral  Government.     This  fact  was  emphasized  by  the  elec 
tion  of  February,   1861,  when  the  State  voted  against 
secession  by  a  majority  of  68,000.     In  this  election  all 
former  party  lines  were  ignored ;  men  voted  without  any 
thought  of  party,  whether  Whig  or  Democrat.     The  sole 
question  with  all  was :  "Shall  the  Union  of  the  States  be 
preserved?"     At  the  same  time,  and  from  the  beginning 
of  this  discussion,  I  sham  G.  Harris,  the  Governor  of  the 
State,  and  those  in  authority  in  Nashville  were  in  sym 
pathy  with  the  South  and  bending  every  energy  to  de 
stroy  and  change  the  public  sentiment  of  the  people  of  the 


54  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

State.  We  place  on  record  our  candid  opinion  that  if 
Andrew  Johnson  had  been  Governor  of  Tennessee  in 
1 860-6 1 — the  State  would  never  have  seceeded  from  the 
Union. 

Now  that  the  State  had  (at  least  upon  the  face  of  the 
returns)  voted  for  secession,  the  wrath  of  the  State  Ad 
ministration  was  turned  upon  Johnson,  Nelson,  Brown- 
low,  Temple  and  all  those  who  had  fought  secession  at 
the  Knoxville  and  Greeneville  Conventions,  and  on  the 
stump  throughout  the  State. 

The  proclamation  of  Mr.  Lincoln  calling  out  troops 
and  his  well-known  anti-slavery  sentiments  were  used  by 
the  advocates  of  secession  to  alarm  the  slave-holders  of 
the  State,  and  many  of  those  who  were  loyal  to  the  Go</- 
ernment  were  driven  into  secession  by  this  false  alarm. 
No  sane  man  now  believes  that  Mr.  Lincoln  would  have 
freed  the  slaves  had  not  the  Southern  people  gone  into 
rebellion.  He  did  it,  at  last,  with  much  hesitation,  be 
lieving  it  the  only  means  of  preserving  the  Union.  In 
all  of  Mr.  Lincoln's  political  career,  while  he  had  ex 
pressed  his  disapproval  of  human  slavery,  he  did  not  be 
lieve  in  any  radical  or  hasty  measures  of  emancipation. 
He  believed  in  the  agitation  of  the  question  from  a  moral 
standpoint  and  educating  the  public  sentiment  to  a  sense 
of  justice  that  would  lead  to  a  gradual  and  peaceable 
emancipation  of  the  slaves.  Had  the  Southern  people 
awaited  the  action  of  Mr.  Lincoln  upon  this  subject  in 
stead  of  precipitating  the  Rebellion  and  forcing  upon  him 
the  necessity  of  freeing  the  slaves  to  save  the  Govern 
ment,  doubtless  African  slavery  would  have  still  been  in 
existence. 

We  have  seen  that  while  Governor  Harris  was  using 
every  effort  in  his  power  to  take  the  State  out  of  the 
Union  the  loyalists  of  East  Tennessee  were  equally 
strenuous  in  their  efforts  to  remain  in  the  Union.  Their 
efforts  proving  unavailing,  and  yet  believing,  as  their 
delegates  declared  in  the  Greeneville  Convention,  that  the 
''military  league"  entered  into  with  the  Southern  Con 
federacy  was  illegal  and  wrong,  and  that  the  election  was 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  55 

unfair,  and  did  not  reflect  the  true  sentiments  of  the 
people,  their  leaders  determined  to  ignore  the  State  and 
Confederate  authorities  and  adhere  to  their  allegiance  to 
the  Federal  Government.  This  was  a  bold  and  most 
hazardous  position  to  assume  when  we  take  into  consid 
eration  the  fact  that  at  this  time  the  State  was  overrun 
by  Confederate  troops,  and  the  Unionists  could  expect 
no  aid  from  the  Federal  army  at  least  for  some  time  to 
come. 

Bitter  feelings  between  those  of  opposing  sentiments 
had  been  aroused,  and  crimination  and  recrimination  was 
freely  indulged.  The  Union  men  were  accused  of  dis 
loyalty  to  the  South  and  called  "Lincolnites,"  "Abolition 
ists"  and  "Thugs."  They  in  turn  accused  those  in  sym 
pathy  with  the  South  of  treason  and  disloyalty  to  the 
Government,  calling  them  "rebels,"  "traitors"  and  other 
epithets. 

After  the  two  conventions  had  been  held,  the  one  at 
Knoxville  and  the  other  at  Greeneville,  and  the  Union 
leaders  had  exhausted  every  expedient  available  to  retain 
the  State  in  the  Union,  or  form  a  neutral  State  of  East 
Tennessee,  seeing  that  arguments,  memorials  and  resolu 
tions  were  of  no  avail,  and  believing  they  had  a  right  to 
their  opinions  as  freemen,  and  believing  the  action  of  the 
State  Government  fraudulent  and  illegal,  they  boldly 
ignored  its  authority.  Having  done  this  the  bitter  feel 
ings  of  the  authorities  became  more  pronounced,  and  the 
Union  people  began  to  secretly  arm  and  drill  with  the 
intention  of  protecting  themselves  and  rendering  such  aid 
as  was  possible  to  the  Union  cause,  which  they  believed 
to  be  right. 

The  only  hope  of  the  Unionists  now  was  in  receiving, 
aid  from  the  Federal  Government,  and  their  leaders 
turned  their  attention  to  imploring  aid  from  that  direc 
tion.  The  authorities  at  Washington  were  asked  to  send 
assistance  to  the  people  who  had  so  nobly  stood  by  the 
Union  cause.  It  was  represented  to  them  that  an  army 
of  invasion  sent  into  East  Tennessee  would  be  largely 
augmented  by  loyal  volunteers,  and  that  the  East  Ten- 


56  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

nessee  and  Virginia  railroad,  so  important  to  the  South 
for  transporting  troops  and  materials  of  war  from  the 
Southwest  to  Virginia,  which  it  was  now  evident  \vas  to 
be  the  great  battlefield  of  the  war,  could  be  destroyed, 
and  the  "backbone"  of  the  Southern  Confederacy  broken. 

The  Confederate  authorities  were  greatly  alarmed  by 
the  situation,  and  General  Zollicoffer,  with  two  regiments 
of  Confederate  troops,  was  sent  into  East  Tennessee  in 
the  latter  part  of  July,  1861,  to  keep  the  Union  men  in 
subjection.  Governor  Harris  was  kept  constantly  ad 
vised  of  the  situation  in  all  the  counties  by  the  local  dis- 
unionists,  and  the  names  of  the  prominent  Union  men 
were  reported  to  the  military  authorities. 

The  firm  and  decided  stand  taken  by  the  Unionists, 
their  bold  and  outspoken  sympathy  for  the  Union  cau^e 
and  the  defiant  attitude  they  had  assumed  towards  the 
Confederate  authorities,  while  it  gave  the  latter  much 
uneasiness,  also  increased  their  hatred  and  vindictiveness 
towards  the  Unionists. 

At  first  those  in  Johnson  and  Carter  Counties  who 
favored  the  South  were  so  greatly  in  the  minority  they 
had  little  to  say  at  home  but  kept  the  authorities  fully 
posted  regarding  every  act  and  movement  of  the  Union 
ists.  Every  unguarded  word  and  act  was  duly  reported 
by  them  to  headquarters,  and  this  becoming  known  the 
most  bitter  feelings  were  engendered,  and  threats  were 
freely  made.  Thus  the  strongest  friendships  were  broken 
and  the  closest  ties  of  kindred  were  severed.  Fathers, 
and  sons,  and  brothers,  became  estranged,  and  joining 
different  armies,  were  arrayed  in  deadly  hostility  to  each 
other.  Confidence  was  lost  and  men  knew  not  whom 
to  trust.  Suspicion  and  distrust  ruled  the  hour.  Then 
began  the  exodus  to  the  North  of  the  more  prominent 
Union  leaders,  while  others  remained  at  home,  but  were 
compelled  to  be  more  guarded  in  their  expressions. 

The  prominent  Union  leaders  \vho  had  gone  North  re 
newed  their  appeals  to  the  Government  at  Washington  to 
send  relief  to  East  Tennessee,  and  the  people  were  con 
tinually  expecting  that  the  army  now  forming  in  Ken- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  57 

tucky  would  advance  through  the  Cumberland  Gap  to 
their  relief. 

The  Union  men  had  refused  to  muster  or  take  any 
notice  of  the  proclamation  of  Governor  Harris  calling- 
out  the  militia,  but  on  the  contrary  continued  to  muster 
and  drill  for  their  own  protection  and  with  a  view  to 
aiding  the  Federal  army  that  was  expected  to  redeem 
their  homes  from  the  authority  of  the  Confederate  Gov 
ernment.  Additional  Confederate  troops  were  sent  into 
this  part  of  the  State,  and  an  effort  was  made  to  enforce 
the  "militia  law,"  bringing  about  frequent  clashes  be 
tween  the  Union  people  and  Confederate  soldiers. 

In  the  meantime  W.  G.  Brownlow,  who  had  suspended 
the  publication  of  the  "Knoxville  Whig,"  found  it  neces 
sary  to  take  refuge  with  an  old  friend  in  the  mountains 
of  Roan  County  about  November  ist,  1861.  He  re 
ceived  a  note  from  the  Confederate  authorities  at  Knox 
ville  to  return  to  his  home  and  he  would  not  be  molested. 
Relying  on  the  good  faith  of  the  authorities  he  returned 
to  his  home  on  December  4th,  but  was  immediately  ar 
rested,  put  in  jail  and  treated  with  the  greatest  indignity. 
After  remaining  in  jail  for  sometime,  owing  to  his  very 
feeble  health,  he  was  allowed  to  be  removed  to  his  home, 
where  he  was  kept  under  close  guard  until  sent  through 
the  Federal  lines  under  military  escort.  Other  prominent 
leaders, — Johnson,  Nelson,  Carter  and  others  from  the 
upper  counties  had  gone  North  previous  to  this  time.  But 
there  were  still  left  in  East  Tennessee  a  large  number 
of  capable  Union  men,  who,  though  silenced,  were  not 
subdued. 

As  our  history  will  now  be  confined  largely  to  the 
transactions  in  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties  we  will 
mention  only  those  who  were  more  or  less  identified  with 
the  movements  in  this  locality. 

The  Union  men  in  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties  di 
rected  by  such  true  and  faithful  local  leaders  and  advisers 
as  R.  R.  Butler,  Daniel  Stover,  Samuel  E.  Northington, 
Dr.  Abram  Jobe,  Samuel  A.  Cunningham,  Hawkins  P. 
Murphy,  John  K.  Miller,  Frederick  Slimp,  Harrison  Hen- 


58  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

drix,  Abram  Tipton,  Joseph  H.  Wagner,  Albert  J.  Tip- 
ton,  John  K.  Miller,  J.  W.  M.  Grayson,  Alex.  D.  Smith, 
Samuel  Howard,  A.  G.  Shoun,  Dr.  David  Smithpeters,. 
J.  H.  Vaught,  Rev.  Lewis  Venable,  Jas.  P.  T.  Carter, 
James  L.  Bradley,  Thos.  M.  Hilton,  Jas.  P.  Scott,  B.  M. 
G.  O'Brien,  J.  G.  Lewis,  Col.  J.  G.  Fellers,  John  W. 
Cameron,  Rev.  J.  H.  Hyder,  Hamilton  C.  Smith,  C.  P. 
Toncray,  Robert  Williams,  James  J.  Angel,  Hon.  John 
W.  Hyder,  Elijah  Simerly,  Lawson  W.  Hampton,  Rich 
ard  C.  White,  William  J.  Folsom,  Nat.  T.  Williams,  S. 
W.  Williams,  M.  M.  Wagner,  C.  C.  Wilcox,  Landon 
Carter,  Kendrick  Donnelly,  M.  L.  Cameron,  William  J. 
Toncray,  D.  P.  Wilcox  and  many  other  brave  leaders 
and  followers  were  constantly  on  the  alert,  and  ready  at 
any  time  to  seize  an  opportunity  to  perform  whatever  ser 
vice  that  would  aid  the  Federal  Government  or  discom 
fit  the  Confederates.  They  were  secretly  planning  and 
ready  at  any  time  to  strike  any  blow,  however  hazardous- 
that  gave  promise  of  aiding  the  cause  of  the  Union. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  59 


CHAPTER  VII. 


Bridge  Burning.— Official  Correspondence  in  Regard  to  It. 
The  Plans,  How  Carried  Out.— W.  B.  Carter,  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter 
and  Gen.  Thomas.— Col.  Dan.  Stover.— Names  of  Men  Who 
Burned  the  Bridge  at  Zollicoffer  and  Particulars  of  the  Brave 
Deed. 

Whatever  else  may  be  said  about  the  burning  of  the 
bridges  of  the  East  Tennessee  and  Virginia  Railroad  in 
November,  1861,  there  can  be  no  doubt  whatever  that  the 
plan  was  conceived  by  the  Rev.  William  B.  Carter,  of 
Elizabethton,  Term.,  and  it  was  through  his  influence 
that  Mr.  Lincoln  and  the  War  Department  sanctioned  it 
and  pledged  the  co-operation  of  the  Government  in  the 
execution  of  his  plans.     We  have  been  informed  that  Mr. 
Carter,  who  died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  YV.  E.  Carter, 
at  Earhart,  Sullivan  County,  Tenn.,  July  21,   1902,  at 
the  advanced  age  of  82  years,  felt  bound  by  an  obligation 
taken  at  that  time  not  to  divulge  the  names  of  those  en 
gaged  in  the  bridge  burning,  or  the  particulars  of  his 
plans,  but  the  facts  have  been  made  known  by  others,  so 
that  there  can  be  now  no  need  of  concealment.     There 
was  certainly  no  dishonor  attached  to  it,  viewing  it  from 
the  standpoint  of  loyalty  to  the  Government  of  the  United 
States,  but  it  should  be  rather  a  matter  of  pride  to  the 
bridge  burners  themselves  and  to  their  descendants  that 
they  had  the  courage  to  engage  in  so  hazardous  an  enter 
prise  for  what  they  deemed  the  best  interests  of  their 
country.     We  think  their  names  should  be  preserved  and 
honored   for  the  heroic   deed  just  as  the   soldier  who 
risks  his  life  in  battle  for  his  country  deserves  the  high 
est  honor  and  praise. 

It  was  through  Mr.  Carter's  courage  and  energy  that 
the  plan  was  carried  out  as  far  as  it  was,  but  it  was  not 
his  fault  that  the  War  Department  failed  to  carry  out  its 
part  of  the  compact  to  send  an  army  into  East  Tennessee 


60  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

to  hold  the  country  and  protect  the  brave  men  who  risked 
their  lives  in  this  hazardous  undertaking-,  and  afterwards 
underwent  such  suffering  on  account  of  it.  It  is  evident 
Mr.  Carter  would  never  have  risked  his  own  life  and  en 
dangered  those  of  his  best  friends  had  he  not  had  the 
utmost  confidence  that  the  Government  would  perform 
its  part  of  the  contract.  In  proof  that  it  was  the  inten 
tion  of  the  'Government  to  occupy  East  Tennessee  in 
1 86 1,  and  that  the  Union  leaders  had  reason  to  expect 
aid  from  that  source,  wre  append  a  copy  of  a  letter  ad 
dressed  to  General  Scott,  Lieutenant-General  of  the 
Army  of  the  Uinited  States,  written  by  Hon.  Simon 
Cameron,  Secretary  of  War : 

WAR  DEPARTMENT, 
WASHINGTON,  D.  C,  June  27th,  1861. 
(GENERAL  SCOTT:) 

It  being  the  fixed  purpose  of  the  Government  to  protect  all  loyal 
citizens  in  their  constitutional  rights ;  and  to  defend  the  States 
against  domestic  violence,  invasion,  insurrection  or  rebellion,  you 
are  hereby  directed  to  send  an  officer  to  Tennessee  to  muster  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States  10,000  men,  to  receive  pay  when 
called  into  active  service  by  this  Department.  Each  regiment  formed 
therefrom  to  be  commanded  by  field  and  company  officers  of  their 
jown  selection. 

The  Ordnance  Bureau  will  forward  to  Cincinnati,  O.,  10,000 
stand  of  arms  and  accoutrements,  and  ample  supplies  of  ammunition 
to  be  carried  thence  through  Kentucky  to  East  Tennessee  by  the 
officer  designated  by  you  for  mustering  the  men  into  service. 

You  will  also  direct  an  officer  to  muster  into  service  at  the  same 
time,  in  Southeast  Kentucky  four  regiments  to  be  commanded  and 
officered  in  the  same  manner  as  provided  for  the  Tennessee  regi 
ments.  All  tiie  regiments  aforesaid  will  be  raised  for  service  in 
East  Tennessee  and  in  adjacent  counties  in  East  Kentucky;  and  in 
addition  thereto  there  shall  be  received  and  mustered  one  regiment 
to  be  raised  in  Western  Tennessee. 

You  will  send  an  officer  with  sufficient  command  on  the  Kentucky 
trace  to  stop  all  supplies  passing  on  the  East  Tennessee  and  Vir 
ginia  Railroad. 

You  will  authorize  the  officers  designated  by  you  for  mustering 
into  service  as  aforesaid  to  receive  into  the  service  of  the  United 
States  such  additional  loyal  citizens  (to  furnish  their  own  arms)  as 
may  offer  their  services  on  the  terms  aforesaid. 

The  State  of  Tennessee  is  added  to  the  Military  Division  of  Ken 
tucky,  under  Gen.  Anderson's  command. 
Very  Respectfully, 

Your  O'b't  Servant, 

SIMON   CAMERON, 

Indorsement:  Secretary  of  War. 

A.  LINCOLN. 

June  agth.  1861. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  6 1 

This  letter  of  instruction  of  Mr.  Cameron's  affords 
ample  proof  that  it  was  the  intention  of  the  War  Depart 
ment,  as  early  as  the  date  of  this  letter,  June  27,  1861, 
to  collect  a  force  in  Kentucky  for  the  purpose  of  invading 
East  Tennessee  and  destroying  the  East  Tennessee  and 
Virginia  Railroad  so  as  to  interfere  with  the  transporta 
tion  of  troops  and  military  supplies  into  Virginia.  The 
Confederate  authorities  early  saw  the  danger  of  such  a 
movement  and  began  to  arrange  to  counteract  it. 

General  Sherman  about  this  time  made  the  prediction 
that  it  would  take  an  army  of  200,000  men  to  take  and 
hold  East  Tennessee,  but  at  that  time  he  was  accused  of 
insanity  for  making  such  a  statement.  However,  when 
Mr.  Carter  went  to  Washington  and  made  known  his 
plans  to  Mr.  Lincoln  in  September,  1861,  Mr.  Lincoln, 
Mr.  Seward  and  General  McClellan  at  once  endorsed 
them. 

At  this  time  General  George  H.  Thomas  was  in  com 
mand  of  the  Federal  forces  in  Kentucky,  with  headquar 
ters  at  Camp  Dick  Robinson. 

The  plans  of  Mr.  Carter  were  also  approved  by  An 
drew  Johnson,  who  entered  heartily  into  them  and  gave 
Mr.  Carter  his  assistance  and  hearty  co-operation. 

After  holding  a  conference  with  Mr.  Lincoln  and  re 
ceiving  his  endorsement  and  instructions,  Mir.  Carter 
came  to  Kentucky  and  held  a  conference  with  General 
Geo.  H.  Thomas,  receiving  instructions  to  carry  out  his 
plans  for  the  burning  of  the  bridges  according  to  his 
own  judgment.  The  plans  of  Mr.  Carter  were  to  select 
one  or  two  of  the  most  trusted  and  daring  men  in  each 
locality  where  a  bridge  was  to  be  burned,  and  these  men 
v;ere  sworn  to  keep  the  secret  until  the  day  set  for  burn 
ing  all  the  bridges  simultaneously.  The  one  or  two 
trusted  individuals  were  on  that  day  to  notify  as  many  of 
the  bravest  and  most  discreet  men  in  the  vicinity  of 
each  place  where  a  bridge  was  to  be  burned  after  night 
fall  of  that  day  as  was  thought  to  be  necessary,  and  desig 
nate  a  leader.  These  men  were  to  be  sworn  into  the 
military  service  of  the  United  States  by  a  competent 
officer  provided  for  that  purpose. 


62  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

With  these  plans  in  view,  Mr.  Carter  left  Camp  Dick 
Robinson  on  the  i8th  of  October,  1861,  accompanied  by 
three  army  officers  detailed  to  aid  him,  and  began  the 
perilous  journey  into  East  Tennessee  to  mature  and  carry 
out  his  plans  for  burning  all  the  bridges  of  the  East  Ten 
nessee  and  Virginia  Railroad  from  Bristol  to  Chatta 
nooga,  and  the  bridge  across  the  Tennessee  river  at 
Bridgeport,  Alabama,  with  the  understanding  that  Gen 
eral  Thomas'  army  would  move  at  once  to  the  borders  of 
East  Tennessee  and  be  ready  to  dash  in  and  succor  the 
bridge  burners  as  soon  as  they  had  accomplished  the  work 
assigned  them. 

We  introduce  here  some  letters  and  extracts  taken 
from  the  "Official  Records  of  the  Conduct  of  the  War," 
Volume  77,  covering  the  period  from  September  3Oth, 
1 86 1,  to  November  7th,  1861,  the  time  during  which 
Mr.  Carter  was  maturing  his  plans  and  making  his  prepa 
rations  to  burn  the  bridges., 

These  letters  will  throw  much  light  on  the  subject  of 
the  bridge  burning  and  the  causes  which  led  to  the  aban 
donment  of  the  occupation  of  East  Tennessee  by  the  Fed 
eral  Army. 

They  will  also  reveal  the  movements  of  Mr.  Carter  and 
show  with  what  zeal  he  entered  into  his  cherished  plan  of 
securing  the  occupation  of  East  Tennessee  by  the  Federal 
army  and  thus  relieve  the  loyal  people. 

HEADQUARTERS  CAMP  DICK  ROBINSON, 

Sept.  30,  1861. 
BRIG.-GEN.  W.  T.  SHERMAN. 

GENERAL: — I  have  just  had  a  conversation  with  Mr.  W.  B.  Carter, 
of  Tennessee,  on  the  subject  of  the  destruction  of  the  grand  trunk 
railroad  through  that  State.  He  assures  me  that  he  can  have  it  done 
if  the  Government  will  intrust  him  with  a  small  sum  of  money  to 
give  confidence  to  the  persons  to  be  employed  to  do  it.  It  would  be 
one  of  the  most  important  services  that  could  be  done  for  the  coun 
try,  and  I  most  earnestly  hope  you  will  use  your  influence  with  the 
authorities  in  furtherance  of  his  plans,  which  he  will  submit  to  you 
together  with  the  reasons  for  doing  the  work. 
I  am,  sir,  your  very  obedient  servant, 

GEO.  H.  THOMAS, 
Brig. -Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.,  Commanding. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  63 

NEAR  MONTGOMERY,  MORGAN  Co.,  TENN., 

Oct.  22,  1861. 
BRIGADIER-GENERAL  THOMAS. 

SIR  :— I  reached  here  at  2  P.  M.  to-day.  I  am  within  six  miles 
of  a  company  of  rebel  cavalry.  I  find  our  Union  people  in  this  part 
of  the  State  firm  and  unwavering  in  their  devotion  to  the  Govern 
ment  and  anxious  to  have  an  opnortunity  to  assist  in  saving  it.  The 
rebel?  continue  to  arrest  and  imprison  our  people. 

You  will  please  furnish  the  bearers  with  as  much  lead,  rifle  powder 
.and  as  many  caps  as  they  can  bring  for  Scott  and  Morgan  counties. 
You  need  not  tear  to  trust  these  people.  They  will  open  the  war 
ior  you  by  routing  these  small  bodies  of  marauding  cavalry. 

******** 

T  am  obliged  to  send  this  note  unsealed. 
In  haste,  very  respectfully, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

WM.  BLOUNT  CARTER. 


NEAR  KINGSTON,  ROAN  Co.,  TENN., 

Oct.  27,  1861. 
•GEN.  THOMAS. 

SIR  : — I  am  now  within  a  few  miles  of  our  railroad,  but  not  yet 
had  time  to  obtain  all  the  information  I  must  have  before  I  decide 
on  the  course  best  for  me  to  adopt.  If  I  can  get  half  a  dozen  brave 
men  to  "take  the  bull  by  the  horns,"  we  can  whip  them  completely 
and  save  the  railroad.  If  I  cannot  get  such  leaders  we  will  make  a 
desperate  attempt  to  destroy  all  the  bridges,  and  I  firmly  believe  I 
will  be  successful. 

******** 

Ihis  whole  country  is  in  a  wretched  condition;  perfect  despotism 
reigns  here.  The  Union  men  of  East  Tennessee  are  longing  and 
praying  for  the  hour  when  they  can  break  their  fetters.  The  loyalty 
of  our  people  increases  with  the  oppressions  they  have  to  bear.  Men 
and  women  weep  for  joy  when  I  merely  hint  to  them  the  day  of 
our  deliverance  is  at  hand.  I  have  not  seen  a  secession  flag  since  I 
entered  the  State.  I  beg  you  to  hasten  to  our  help,  as  we  are  about 
to  create  a  diversion  in  Gen.  McClellan's  favor.  It  seems  to  me  if 
.you  would  ask  it  he  would  spare  you  at  once  5,000  or  10,000  well- 
drilled  troops.  Will  you  not  ask  for  more  help  ? 

I  know  you  will  excuse  a  civilian  for  making  suggestions  to  a 
military  man,  when  you  remember  that  I  am  risking  my  life  and 
that  I  am  about  to  ask  my  people  to  do  the  same.  I  find  more 
deficiency  in  arms  in  this  part  of  East  Tennessee  than  I  expected. 
You  must  bring  some  small  arms  with  you.  I  am  satisfied  that  you 
will  have  to  take  the  road  by  Monticello  and  Jamestown  unless  you 
come  by  Cumberland  Gap.  I  can  assure  you  that  whoever  is  the 
leader  of  a  successful  expedition  into  East  Tennessee  will  receive 
from  these  people  a  crown  of  glory  of  which  any  one  might  well 
be  proud,  and  I  know  of  no  one  on  whom  I  would  more  cheerfully 
bestow  that  crown  than  on  yourself. 

I  regret  that  I  can  give  you  no  more  information,  but  I  will  com 
municate  with  you  as  circumstances  may  require.  Perhaps  it  would 


64  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

be  well  for  you  to  let  Gen.  McClellan  know  that  I  have  reached  East 
Tennessee,  as  I  know  he  is  very  anxious  for  my  success.     I  write 
in  great  haste,  but  believe  you  may  rely  on  all  I  have  written. 
Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

WM.  BLOUNT  CARTER. 


HEADQUARTERS  CRAB  ORCHARD,  KY^ 

Nov.  5,  1861. 
BRIG.-GEN.  W.  T.  SHERMAN. 

GENERAL:  *  *  *  *  I  inclose  copies  of  two  communications 
from  Mr.  William  B.  Carter,  the  brother  of  Lieutenant  Carter,  of  the 
U.  S.  Navy.  If  we  could  possiblv  get  the  arms  and  the  four  regi 
ments  of  disciplined  and  reliable  men  we  could  seize  the  railroad 
yet.  Cannot  Gen.  McClellan  be  induced  to  send  me  the  regiments? 
******** 

Very  respectfully,  your  ob'dt  servant, 

GEO.  H.  THOMAS, 
Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  V.,  Commanding. 


HEADQUARTERS  OF  THE  ARMY, 

WASHINGTON,  Nov.  7,  1861. 

GENERAL  :  *  *  *  *  *  Were  the  population  among  which  you 
are  to  operate  wholly  or  generally  hostile  it  is  probable  Nashville 
should  be  your  first  and  principal  objective  point.  It  so  happens 
that  a  large  majority  of  the  inhabitants  of  East  Tennessee  are  in 
favor  of  the  Union.  It  therefore  seems  proper  that  you  should 
remain  on  the  defensive  on  the  line  from  Louisville  to  Nashville 
while  you  throw  the  mass  of  your  forces  by  rapid  marches  by  Cum 
berland  Gap  or  W'alker's  Gap  on  Knoxville  in  order  to  occupy  the 
railroad  at  that  point  and  thus  enable  the  loyal  citizens  of  East 
Tennessee  to  rise  while  you  at  the  same  time  cut  off  the  railroad 
communication  between  Eastern  Virginia  and  Mississippi.  It  will 
be  prudent  to  fortifv  the  pass  before  leaving  it  in  your  rear. 

GEO.  B.  MCCLELLAN. 


CRAB  ORCHARD,  KY.,  Nov.  7,  1861. 
GOVERNOR  ANDREW  JOHNSON, 

London,  Ky. 

DEAR  SIR: — Your  favor  of  the  6th  inst.  is  at  hand.  I  have  done 
all  in  my  power  to  get  troops  and  transportation  and  means  to  ad 
vance  into  East  Tennessee.  I  believe  General  Sherman  has  done  the 
same.  Up  to  this  time  we  have  been  unsuccessful.  *  *  *  If 
the  Tennesseeans  are  not  content  and  must  go,  then  the  risk  of  dis 
aster  will  remain  with  them.  Some  of  our  troops  are  not  yet  clothed 

and  it  seems  impossible  to  get  clothing. 

******** 

Very  Respectfully  and  truly  yours, 

GEO.  H.  THOMAS, 
Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  Vols.,  Commanding. 


MAJOR  G.   W.   DOUGHTY. 
(See  page  124.) 


MAJOR   ELI   N-    UNDERWOOD. 
(See  page  271.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  65 

While  this  correspondence  was  going  on,  as  will  be 
seen  from  his  own  letters,  Mr.  Carter  does  not  seem  to 
have  entertained  a  single  doubt  that  the  men  who  with 
himself  had  entered  into  this  bold  and  dangerous  scheme 
would  be  protected.  He  was  probably  advised  of  General 
Thomas'  forward  move  from  Camp  Dick  Robinson,  but 
when  that  officer  was  ordered  back  it  was  then  too  late 
to  notify  Mr.  Carter  in  time  to  stop  the  bridge  burning. 

Mr.  Carter  matured  his  plans  and  assigned  men  to  the 
task  of  burning  each  of  the  bridges  indicated,  and  set  the 
tmie  for  burning  them  all  at  the  same  hour  as  far  as  pos 
sible,  on  the  night  of  November  8,  1861, — a  night  now 
memorable  in  the  history  of  East  Tennessee.  But  as  a 
general  history  of  this  event  has  been  often  written  since 
the  war,  we  will  confine  our  story  to  the  burning  of  the 
bridge  across  the  Holston  river  at  Zollicoffer  (now 
Bluff  City)  which  was  done  by  citizens  of  Carter  and 
Johnson  Counties  sworn  into  the  service  of  the  United 
States. 

We  are  greatly  indebted  to  Capt.  S.  H.  Hendrix,  of 
Watauga,  Tenn.,  who  is  a  veteran  of  Col.  "Jim"  Brown- 
low's  famous  First  Tennessee  Cavalry,  to  Dr.  Abram 
Jobe,  of  Elizabethton,  and  Capt.  Dan.  Ellis,  of  Hampton, 
the  famous  Union  pilot  and  scout,  who  was  one  of  the 
bridge  burners  himself,  for  many  facts  concerning  the 
burning  of  the  bridge  across  the  Holston  river,  and  other 
incidents  at  this  period. 

It  has  been  stated  on  good  authority  that  there  were 
but  four  men  intrusted  with  the  secret  of  the  bridge 
burning  at  Zollicoffer  until  within  twenty-four  hours  of 
the  time  it  was  burned.  These  were  Daniel  Stover, 
Samuel  A.  Cunningham,  Harrison  Hendrix  and  his  son, 
S.  H.  Hendrix. 

In  the  latter  part  of  October,  1861,  a  messenger,  Capt. 
Thomas  Tipton,  bearing  verbal  instructions  from  Wil 
liam  B.  Carter  and  Andrew  Johnson  came  to  the  resi 
dence  of  Harrison  Hendrix  at  Carter's  Depot  with  in 
structions  from  them  for  Hendrix  to  conduct  him  to  the 
home  of  Mr.  W.  B.  Carter  at  Elizabethton.  Hendrix 


66  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

sent  his  young  son,  S.  H.  Hendrix,  with  Capt.  Tipton, 
both  mounted  on  horses.  Arriving  at  Taylor's  Ford  in 
the  Watauga  river  they  found  the  river  still  very  much 
swollen,  it  being  just  after  the  high  tide  of  1861,  but 
with  the  assistance  of  a  colored  man,  Wm.  Taylor,  they 
succeeded  in  crossing  safely  and  proceeded  to  Elizabeth- 
ton.  Arriving  there  young  Hendrix  concealed  Captain 
Tipton  and  the  horses  in  some  bushes  and  under  the 
shadow  of  a  tree  across  the  mill  race  until  he  went  to 
Carter's  house.  After  ascertaining  that  the  coast  was 
clear  he  knocked  at  the  door  which  was  opened  by  Mrs. 
Evaline  Carter,  who,  after  learning  his  name  admitted 
him,  when  he  told  her  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Carter  he  had 
brought  a  messenger  from  Mr.  Carter  who  wanted  an 
interview  with  them.  This  created  some  excitement  but 
Capt.  Tipton  was  brought  in.  Young  Hendrix  was  then 
instructed  to  go  to  the  home  of  Daniel  Stover  and  tell 
him  a  messenger  from  Mr.  Carter  and  Mr.  Johnson 
(Stover's  father-in-law)  wanted  to  see  him  on  important 
business.  Mr.  Stover  and  Hendrix  came  at  once  to  the 
Carter  residence  and  there,  in  the  west  room  Capt.  Tipton 
unfolded  the  plans  for  the  burning  of  the  bridges  at  Car 
ter's  Depot  and  Zollicoffer,  and  commissioned  him  as 
leader  in  the  undertaking.  Col.  Stover  accepted  the  dan 
gerous  responsibility. 

Between  the  time  Hendrix  and  Tipton  were  at  Eliza- 
bethton  in  the  latter  part  of  October,  and  the  night  pre 
ceding  the  bridge  burning  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Carter  made 
a  trip  to  Roan  county,  Tenn.,  met  her  husband  there  and 
returned  with  full  instructions  concerning  the  time  and 
plans  for  burning  the  two  bridges  across  the  Watauga 
and  Holston  rivers.  These  instructions  were  communi 
cated  to  Col.  Stover  and  the  night  of  Nov.  8  named  as 
the  time.  He  began  at  once  to  notify  his  men,  appoint 
a  rendezvous  and  make  other  necessary  arrangements. 
The  bridge  at  Carter's  Depot  was  guarded  by  125  Con 
federate  soldiers  under  Capt.  David  McClellan,  all  well 
armed.  It  would  require  such  a  large  force  of  poorly 
armed  citizens  to  overcome  this  strong  guard  that  after 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  67 

consultation  with  his  friends  it  was  deemed  wise  to  use 
strategy  instead  of  force  to  destroy  this  bridge.     After 
maturing  plans  for  this  they  were  put  in  the  hands  of  S. 
A.  Cunningham,  son-in-law  of    Judge    Nelson,    and     a 
prominent  Union  man,  to  execute.     S.  H.  Hendrix,  who 
was  a  very  young  man  at  this  time,  was  sent  to  Andrew 
D.  Taylor's,  who  lived  one  mile  west  of  Carter's  Depot, 
on  Thursday  night  preceding  the  night  set  for  burning 
the  bridges  to  notify  Taylor  that  his  father,   Harrison 
Hendrix,  and  Mr.  Cunningham  wanted  to  see  him  on 
important  business,  and  Mr.  Taylor,  a  staunch  and  loyal 
friend  of  the  Union,  who  was   afterward  assassinated, 
went  to  this  conference.     Young  Hendrix  had  instruc 
tions  from  Col.  Stover  to  remain  at  Carter's  Depot  all 
day   Friday  and   watch   Capt.    McClellan's  movements,. 
On  the  morning  of  the  8th  Geo.  W.  Emmert,  a  reliable 
Union  man  residing  in  Turkey  Town,  a  neighborhood 
not  far  from  Carter's  Depot,  was  intrusted  with  the  task 
of  ascertaining  the  strength  of  the  guard  at  the  bridge 
across  the  Holston  river  at  Zollicoffer.     That  place  is 
situated  between  Carter's  Depot  and  Bristol.     Mr.  Em 
mert  took  the  train  at  the  former  place  the  evening  be 
fore  the  bridge  burning  and  went  to  Bristol  where  he 
purposely  remained  over  night  and  until  the  train  going 
west  left,  so  he  could  walk  back  through  Zollicoffer  and 
make  observations.     He  learned  there  from  Mr.   Hazy 
Davis,   a  reliable    Union   man,    that    the     bridge     was 
guarded  by  only  two  men,   Stanford  Jenkins  and  Wil 
liam  Jones,  rebel  soldiers. 

We  will  relate  an  incident  now  that  prevented  the 
burning  of  the  bridge  across  the  Watauga  river  at  Car 
ter's  Depot.  Dr.  Abram  Jobe,  who  was  one  of  the  first 
and  ablest  friends  of  the  Union  in  Carter  county,  was 
one  of  the  very  few  men  of  any  prominence  who  opposed 
the  burning  of  the  bridges,  for  although  as  we  have  seen 
the  greatest  efforts  had  been  made  to  keep  everything 
profoundly  secret,  and  succeeded  so  far  as  the  real  plans 
and  time  were  concerned,  but  rumors  and  talk  about  it 
had  been  common  in  secret  among  Union  men. 


68  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Dr.  Jobe  had  some  experience  as  a  soldier  in  the  In 
dian  War  and  knew  that  under  military  law  destroying 
public  property  or  engaging  in  any  way  in  anything  that 
would  obstruct  military  operations  in  time  of  war  by 
citizens  would  subject  them  to  capital  punishment.     He 
also  knew  the  uncertainty  of  the  movements  of  the  army 
and  distrusted  the  ability  of  the  Federal  authorities  at 
that  time  to  protect  the  people  who  might  engage  in  it. 
He  was  most  earnest  in  his  opposition,  and  contended 
that  if  the  bridges  were  burned  it  should  be  done  by  the 
military  and  not  by  citizens.      For  this  reason  when  the 
time  came  Dr.  Jobe  was  not  let  into  the  secret.     How 
ever,  on  the  night  before,  or  within  the  twenty-four  hours 
of  the  time  in  which  the  work  was  accomplished,  a  friend 
of  his,  believing  it  was  not  right  to  withhold  the  secret 
from  one  so  trustworthy,  told  him  what  was  to  be  done. 
He  immediately  set  about  the  task  of  trying  to  have  the 
scheme  abandoned.     On  the  morning  of  the  8th  he  arose 
at  daylight  and  went  early  to  the  home  of  Mrs.  Carter, 
who  had  just  returned  from  the  visit  to  her  husband  in 
Roan  county.     He  plead  with  her  to  use  her  influence 
to  prevent  the  burning  of  the  bridges,  representing  to  her 
with  all  the  eloquence  and  earnestness  at  his  command 
the  dreadful  calamity  that  would  result,  but  she  told  him 
it  was  now  too  late,  and  holding  her  hand  above  her 
head  in  a  tragic  manner  she  declared :  'The  fiat  has  gone 
forth  and  the  work  must  be  done." 

She  told  him,  however,  that  Col.  Stover  was  the  leader 
ir  the  matter  and  it  was  entirely  under  his  control.  Learn 
ing  that  Col.  Stover  would  be  in  Elizabethton  that  day, 
Dr.  Jobe  awaited  his  coming  with  much  impatience  until 
about  3  P.  M.,  when  he  rode  into  town,  alighted  from  his 
horse  and  went  into  the  counting  room  of  one  of  the 
business  houses,  the  Doctor  following  him,  locked  the 
door  and  said  to  him  questioningly :  "Mr.  Stover,  the 
bridges  are  to  be  burned  to-night?"  Col.  Stover  ex 
claimed:  "My  God,  how  did  you  know  this?"  Dr.  Jobe 
replied  that  this  question  was  not  to  be  discussed  now, 
and  went  on  to  set  forth  the  danger  attending  the  burn- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  69 

ing  the  bridges,  especially  the  one  at  Carter's  Depot, 
which  was  heavily  guarded.  He  portrayed  the  danger 
attending  it  in  much  the  same  manner  he  had  done  to 
Mrs.  Carter.  Col.  Stover  listened  attentively,  then  ad 
mitted  the  force  of  the  arguments  and  said  to  him :  "You 
espoused  the  Union  cause  before  I  did,  and  are  as  much 
entitled  to  your  opinion  in  this  matter  as  I  am,  or  even 
as  Mr.  Lincoln  himself.  You  have  taken  a  great  interest 
in  the  welfare  and  integrity  of  the  Government,  and  if  you 
wish  to  save  the  bridge  at  Carter's  Depot  you  can  do  so 
but  nothing  can  dissuade  me  from  attempting  to  burn  the 
bridge  across  the  Holston  river  whatever  may  be  the  con 
sequences;  but  you  may  go  immediately  to  Carter's  De 
pot  and  see  Mr.  Cunningham  who  has  charge  of  affairs 
there;  say  to  him  what  you  have  said  to  me  and  tell  him 
I  have  consented  for  you  to  have  your  own  way  about  the 
burning  of  that  bridge,  but  that  I  will  go  with  my  men 
and  burn  the  bridge  across  the  Holston  river." 

Dr.  Jobe  went  at  once  to  Mr.  Cunningham  and  related 
to  him  what  had  passed  between  himself  and  Col.  Stover. 
Mr.  Cunningham  told  him  he  had  promised  his  negro 
man  his  freedom  to  put  a  torch  to  the  bridge  that  night, 
and  the  negro  had  agreed  to  do  it,  but  that  now  the 
bridge  should  not  be  burned. 

On  the  way  returning  home  Dr.  Jobe  met  a  number  of 
Union  men  going  in  the  direction  of  the  Depot  to  assist 
in  burning  the  bridge  but  on  learning  it  was  not  to  be 
burned  they  turned  their  course  towards  Zollicoffer  to 
assist  in  burning  the  bridge  at  that  place. 

For  the  details  of  the  burning  of  the  bridge  at  Zolli 
coffer  we  are  largely  indebted  to  Captain  Dan  Ellis,  who 
was  present  and  assisted  in  the  work,  and  John  G.  Burch- 
field,  also  a  bridge  burner. 

Col.  Stover  having  selected  about  thirty  men  from 
among  the  citizens,  the  most  prudent  reliable  men  that 
could  be  found  in  the  vicinity  of  Elizabethton,  and 
swore  them  into  the  military  service  at  Reuben  Miller's 
barn  at  the  head  of  Indian  Creek,  for  that  purpose.  These 
men  coming  from  different  directions  met  near  Eliza- 


7O  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

bethton  and  the  nature  of  the  enterprise  was  explained 
to  them  by  Col.  Stover,  and  they  were  informed  by  him 
that  in  addition  to  the  honor  attached  to  doing  so  great 
a  service  for  the  country  they  were  to  be  paid  by  the 
Federal.  Government.  He  explained  to  them  also  that 
Gen.  Thomas  \vith  his  army  was  then,  as  he  believed,  on 
the  borders  of  East  Tennessee,  and  immediately  upon  the 
burning  of  the  bridges,  so  that  Confederate  troops  could 
not  be  hurried  in  by  rail,  the  Federal  army  would  advance 
rapidly  into  East  Tennessee,  finish  the  destruction  of  the 
railroad  and  protect  the  bridge  burners  and  all  other  loyal 
people. 

Being  provided  with  turpentine  which  had  been  pro 
cured  by  Dr.  James  M.  Cameron,  and  a  supply 
of  rich  pine  knots  which  would  easily  ignite  and  set  fire 
to  the  bridge,  the  company  crossed  the  Watauga  river  at 
Drake's  Ford,  one  mile  east  of  Elizabethton,  proceeded 
through  Turkey  Town  and  down  Indian  Creek,  being  re 
cruited  along  the  way  by  a  number  of  men  who  joined 
them.  Reaching  a  point  about  one-half  mile  south  of  Zol- 
licoffer  the  men  were  halted  and  dismounted  near  a  woods 
where  the  horses  were  concealed  and  Elijah  Simerly, 
Pleasant  M.  Williams  and  Benjamin  F.  Treadway  left  to 
guard  them. 

Col.  Stover  said  to  them :  "All  who  are  willing  to  go 
with  me  to  the  bridge  and  assist  in  burning  it,  fall  in  line." 
The  following  men  fell  into  line :  John  F.  Burrow,  John 
G.  Burchfield,  Gilson  O.  Collins,  Watson  Collins,  Lan- 
don  Carter,  M.  L.  Cameron,  Jackson  Carriger,  James 
T.  Davenport,  Samuel  Davenport,  Daniel  Ellis,  John 
Fondrin,  William  M.  Gourley,  Henderson  Garland,  Wm. 
F.  M.  Hyder,  J.  K.  Haun,  Jacob  Hendrixson,  Mark 
Hendrixson,  Jonas  H.  Keen,  George  Maston,  B.  M.  G. 
O'Brien,  Berry  Pritchard,  Henry  Slagle,  James  P.  Scott, 
Daniel  Stover,  the  leader,  and  James  Williams.  It  is 
alleged  that  only  twenty-three  men  went  to  the  bridge, 
while  three  others,  Simerly,  Treadwray  and  Williams  did 
the  part  assigned  them — guarding  the  horses.  The  list 
who  fell  into  line  is  as  nearly  correct  as  we  have  been  able 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  71 

to  get  it.  It  is  said  that  two  or  three  names  that  appear 
above  did  not  go  all  the  way  to  the  bridge  while  it  is  said 
by  others  they  did. 

Col.  Stover  and  G.  O.  Collins  had  masks  over  their 
faces  which  had  been  prepared,  by  Mrs.  Lizzie  Carter. 
The  other  men  were  not  disguised  in  any  way.  When  the 
men  signified  their  willingness  to  go  G.  O.  Collins  gave 
the  command  in  an  undertone  to  move  towards  the  bridge 
which  they  did,  moving  quickly  and  in  good  order.  Ar 
riving  at  the  south  end  of  the  bridge  they  did  not  find 
any  guard  at  first.  They  formed  the  men,  part  of  them 
fc  cing  up  the  river,  and  others  down  the  river,  while  six 
or  eight  of  them  went  hastily  through  the  bridge  nearly 
to  the  north  end  of  it.  The  two  guards,  Stanford  Jenk 
ins  and  William  Jones,  rebel  soldiers,  were  under  the 
bridge,  the  former  at  the  south  end  and  the  latter  at  the 
north  end.  Hearing  the  men,  Jones  ran  and  John  F. 
Burrow  raised  his  gun  to  shoot  him,  but  was  ordered 
not  to  fire.  As  the  party  returned  from  the  north  end  of 
the  bridge  Jenkins  came  up  from  under  the  bridge  and 
recognizing  G.  O.  Collins,  spoke  to  him  and  said :  "Ollie, 
here's  my  gun,  don't  kill  me."  G.  O.  Collins,  M.  L. 
Cameron  and  J.  M.  Emmert  then  hastily  placing  the  pine 
and  pouring  the  turpentine  on  the  bridge  applied 
matches  to  it  and  it  was  soon  in  flames.  They  hastened 
back  to  their  horses,  taking  Jenkins  with  them.  Unfor 
tunately  he  had  recognized  Collins,  Keen,  Carter,  and 
others. 

The  company  mounted  their  horses  and  proceeded 
some  distance  on  their  return  when  they  halted  to  consult 
as  to  what  disposition  they  wrould  make  of  their  prisoner. 
Feeling  sure  that  Jenkins  had  recognized  Keen  (who  had 
once  employed  him),  Collins,  and  perhaps  others,  and 
that  if  released  he  would  probably  report  their  names  to 
the  Confederate  authorities,  the  situation  became  very 
serious.  In  discussing  what  should  be  done  with  Jenkins, 
Watson  Collins  and  others  advocated  shooting  him.  They 
said  that  if  he  reported  them  their  lives  would  pay  the 
penalty,  and  that  in  time  of  war  no  man  could  be  trusted, 


72  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

that  "only  dead  men  tell  no  tales,"  and  that  their  only 
safety  was  in  silencing  him  forever;  but  through  the  in 
tercession  of  Mr.  Keen,  who  was  very  kind  hearted,  and 
shrank  from  blood-shed,  and  the  appeals  of  Jenkins  him 
self,  who  made  the  most  solemn  promises  that  he  would 
not  betray  them,  they  swore  him  to  secrecy  and  turned 
him  loose.  The  party  then  made  a  hasty  retreat,  separat 
ing  and  returning  to  their  homes  as  if  nothing  unusual 
had  happened. 

j.  G.  BURCHFIELD'S  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  BRIDGE  BURNING. 

The  Union  men  had  been,  for  many  days,  looking  for 
and  expecting  Gen.  George  H.  Thomas  to  advance  with 
his  forces  into  East  Tennessee,  by  way  of  Cumberland 
Gap.  Capt.  J.  I.  R.  Boyd  having  returned,  during  the 
month  of  September,  from  Louisville,  Ky.,  with  instruc 
tions  to  organize  the  Union  men  and  have  them  ready 
for  the  service  when  Gen.  Thomas  should  appear. 

The  order  for  raising  and  organizing  the  loyal  men  in 
East  Tennessee  to  destroy  the  railroad  bridges  had  been 
given  by  General  McClellan  sometime  in  August,  1861. 
Rev.  W.  B.  Carter  was  the  agent  of  the  War  Depart 
ment  to  execute  the  order.  General  Thomas  gave  his 
order  for  a  detail  of  three  commissioned  officers,  Capt. 
David  Fry,  of  Greene  county,  Capt.  Thomas  Tipton,  of 
(Blountville,)  Sullivan  Co.,  and  Lieutenant  Myers,  of 
Blount  county,  to  go  with  Mr.  Carter  to  East  Tennessee 
where  the  bridges  were  to  be  burned  on  the  8th  of  No 
vember,  1 86 1. 

All  the  bridges  were  attacked  and  many  burned.  The 
bridge  at  Zollicofrer,  between  Bristol  and  Carter's  Depot 
was  burned  by  the  men  from  Carter  county,  under  the 
leadership  of  Colonel  Daniel  Stover,  Jonas  H.  Keen, 
William  Gourley,  W.  F.  M.  Hyder,  John  Burrows, 
Benjamin  F.  Treadway,  G.  O.  Collins,  Lafayette 
Cameron,  J.  P.  Scott.  P.  M.  Williams,  James 
Williams,  Samuel  Davenport,  Watson  Collins, 
Berry  Pritchard,  J.  G.  Burchfield,  Landon  Carter, 
George  Moody,  George  Maston  and  Jacob  Hendrixson. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  73 

Others  among  whom  were  C.  C.  Wilcox,  J.  P.  Wilson, 
John  K.  Miller  and  Morgan  Treadway,  were  detailed  for 
the  purpose  of  bringing  in  the  Union  men  from  the  moun 
tains  to  be  in  readiness  to  defend  the  bridge  burners^ 

By  noon  on  the  gth,  there  were  assembled  at  Eliza- 
bethton  fully  one  thousand  men,  armed  with  all  kinds  of 
weapons.  It  was  a  fine  body  of  men,  and  would  have 
put  up  a  strong  fight  if  it  had  been  under  well-disciplined 
officers.  But  here  the  men  were,  without  any  kind  of 
officers.  About  3  P.  M.  they  marched  to  Taylor's  Ford. 
All  looked  to  N.  G.  Taylor  to  take  command.  He  rather 
deferred  to  Col.  Dan  Stover,  and  he,  although  without 
any  knowledge  of  military  matters,  was  selected  for  Col 
onel  and  called  a  conference  of  the  leading  men.  They 
met  in  the  residence  of  N.  G.  Taylor.  Capt.  Wm.  Gourley 
suggested  that  the  best  armed  men  be  placed  under  some 
one  and  sent  down  to  capture  the  Confederate  company 
at  Carter's  Depot. 

Capt.  Boyd  and  his  associates  had  done  their  work 
well,  and  by  the  first  day  of  November,  1861,  the  Union 
men  of  Washington,  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  were 
well  organized  and  ready  for  serious  business. 

On  November  7th,  late  in  the  evening,  there  were  gath 
ered  at  the  store  of  Lafayette  Cameron,  in  Elizabethton, 
a  few  of  the  leading  men  from  Carter  county. 

I  remember  that  some  boys  who  were  playing  near  the 
corner,  broke  up  in  a  boys'  fight,  and  I  walked  around  to 
the  store  and  went  in.  I  was  told  by  Landon  Carter  to 
get  out.  I  saw  in  the  room,  William  M.  Gourley, 
Pleasant  M.  Williams,  John  Burrow  and  a  young  man, 
Berry  Pritchard,  who  was  captured  and  shot  by  the  rebels 
L  few  weeks  later.  I  also  saw  the  late  Major  C. 
C.  Wilcox,  J.  P.  Scott,  Ollie,  and  Watson  Collins  and 
John  Helton.  There  were  others,  but  I  do  not  recall 
their  names.  The  next  night,  William  M.  Gourley 
came  to  the  blacksmith-shop  of  J.  J.  Edens  and  told  me 
that  he  wanted  the  mare,  and  would  be  around  about  10 
o'clock,  for  her.  He  ate  supper  with  us,  and  I  went  to 
bed  early.  I  was  out  by  half  past  nine  o'clock  and  had 


74  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

been  down  to  Mrs.  J.  P.  Tipton's,  and  secured  a  horse 
and  was  ready  for  whatever  might  come.  I  only  waited 
a  few*  minutes  when  W.  F.  M.  Hyder  rode  up,  with 
some  seven,  or  eight  men,  and  waited  for  Capt.  Gourley, 
who  soon  came  down  by  the  saw-mill  and  rode  to  the 
head  of  the  little  squad,  and  said:  "Boys,  we  have  a 
dangerous  job  on  hands  to-night.  It  will  be  death  to 
any  of  us  should  we  be  captured.  The  others  have 
gone  by  Drake's  Ford;  we  will  meet  them  at  the  Nar 
rows." 

Then  we  crossed  the  Watauga  river  and  quietly  rode 
through  the  darkness  until  we  reached  Mr.  Miller's 
place.  Landon  Carter  and  J.  P.  Scott  came  to  us 
and  we  rode  rapidly  from  this  place  until  we  reached 
a  farm  house  on  the  hill,  south  of  Union.  Some  of  the 
men  stopped  and  got  bundles  of  straw.  While  we  were 
standing  here  in  the  road,  a  man,  on  foot,  came 
out  of  the  house  and  spoke  to  Jonas  H.  Keen  in  low, 
earnest  tones.  Keen  and  Gourley  rode  forward,  and  then 
G.  O.  Collins  came  up  and  ordered  all  forward. 

We  all  rode  to  the  station,  dismounted,  and  rushed  to 
the  bridge.  It  would  be  impossible  to  describe  the  haste 
with  which  each  man  did  his  part.  A  guard  was  captured 
at  the  bridge,  and  in  five  minutes  from  the  time  we 
reached  it,  the  flames  were  driven  from  the  south  end  to 
the  north  end  of  the  bridge.  All  re-mounted  and  returned 
by  the  way  we  came.  At  the  head  of  the  Narrows,  Gour 
ley,  Hyder  and  Williams,  and  a  few  others,  left  the  main 
force,  under  Col.  Stover,  and  reached  J.  J.  Eden's  place 
about  4  130  in  the  morning. 

I  slept  until  awakened  by  Mrs.  Eclens.  I  did  not  speak 
to  any  one  of  what  had  been  done,  for  the  reason  that  I 
felt  that  death  would  be  visited  upon  any  of  the  men  who 
participated  in  that  night's  fearful  work.  Mr.  Gourley 
and  I  \vent  down  to  the  shop  and  started  a  fire  in  the 
forge.  J.  J.  Edens  came  in,  and  said :  "What  is  the 
trouble?  Do  you  know  that  the  bridge  at  Zollicoffer  has- 
been  burned?" 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  75 

By  noon  I  was  in  Elizabethton,  with  a  gun  in  my 
hands,  and  was  drilling  a  squad  of  the  boys  of  my  own 
age.  D.  P.  Wilcox  came  to  us  and  asked  us  if  we  wanted 
to  enlist.  I  said  we  were  already  in  the  army.  That 
evening  we  elected  him  Captain  of  the  Town  Company, 
and  he  led  us  down  to  Taylor's  Ford,  where  we  received 
our  "Baptism"  for  the  Union,  under  the  fire  of  rebel  lead, 
and  from  there  to  Clark's  Spring  and  then  to  Elizabeth- 
ton,  and  finally  to  "Hyder's  Old  Field"  in  the  Doe  river 
cove  where  the  "army"  disbanded. 


We  will  place  on  record  here  that  this  man  Jenkins 
whose  life  had  been  spared  by  these  men  upon  his  solemn 
promises  and  obligation  not  to  betray  them,  and  through 
the  intercession  of  Keen,  who  had  been  his  friend  and 
neighbor,  who  had  once  employed  him,  and  believed  he 
could  not  be  so  destitute  of  honor  and  all  the  instincts  of 
humanity  as  to  betray  him,  upon  being  released,  he  im 
mediately  reported  the  names  of  Keen,  and  others  of  the 
party,  whom  he  recognized,  under  oath,  to  the  Confeder 
ate  authorities !  But  these  men,  and  indeed  every  loyal 
citizen  was  yet  to  learn  that  honor,  truth  and  integrity, 
those  great  virtues  that  should  exist  in  every  human 
heart,  and  some  of  which  are  said  to  exist  even  among 
thieves,  found  no  abiding  place  in  the  breast  of  this  man, 
and  the  same  was  true  of  many  others  of  the  enemies 
and  oppressors  of  the  Unionists  of  Carter  and  Johnson 
counties. 

On  the  morning  after  the  burning  of  the  bridges,  as  the 
news  spread,  the  greatest  excitement  and  consternation 
prevailed  among  the  rebel  sympathizers,  and  great  alarm 
was  felt  by  the  Unionists  lest  the  wrath  of  the  Confeder 
ates  would  be  visited  upon  them,  regardless  of  their  guilt 
or  innocence  in  connection  with  the  bridge  burning.  But 
the  leaders  were  yet  confident  that  they  would  be  relieved 
and  protected  by  the  advent  of  the  Federal  army. 


76  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

S.  H.  Hendrix,  of  Carter's  Depot  (now  Watauga), 
then  a  very  young  man,  but  who,  as  we  have  seen,  was  an 
active  and  useful  participant  in  carrying  out  the  plans 
for  burning  the  bridges  was  the  first  man  arrested  on  the 
morning  after  the  bridge  was  burned,  and  the  first  one 
to  convey  the  news  to  Keen  and  others  that  Jenkins  had 
betrayed  them.  In  a  letter  written  by  Capt.  Hendrix  in 
reply  to  a  request  from  us  to  furnish  such  information 
as  he  might  be  in  possession  of  regarding  the  bridge 
burning  we  take  the  liberty  to  quote  the  following : 

"On  Saturday  morning  when  the  excitement  was  at 
its  highest  I  was  arrested  and  carried  to  the  headquarters 
of  Capt.  McClellan  and  ordered  placed  in  the  guard  house 
with  six  guards  over  me.  I  was  the  first  man  arrested 
for  bridge  burning,  but  proved  such  a  conclusive  alibi  by 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brown  (my  uncle  and  aunt)  and 
Miss  Bettie  Bishop,  daughter  of  James  Bishop,  that  I  was 
sent  home  under  guard,  and  under  promise  to  remain  in 
side  the  Confederate  lines  and  report  to  headquarters 
twice  a  day.  Through  my  anxiety  to  get  with  the  Union 
forces  so  as  to  inform  Lafayette  Cameron,  Jonas  H. 
K^en  and  Landon  Carter  that  they  had  been  betrayed  and 
reported  by  Jenkins  and  were  in  great  danger,  I  made 
my  escape  on  Monday  and  went  up  the  river  through  the 
pines  and  brush  to  the  bend  of  the  river  below  Buck's 
Rock  (now  Watauga  Point),  crossed  the  river  at  what 
was  then  called  the  "Devil's  Stairs,"  and  made  my  wray 
tc  Elizabethton  and  told  Cameron,  Carter  and  Keen  what 
I  had  learned  while  a  prisoner  at  Carter's  Depot." 

But  few  of  the  "Bridge  Burners"  are  now  living.  Of 
those  living  (1902)  now  all  but  a  very  few,  perhaps  two 
or  three,  joined  the  Federal  army  and  were  pensioned  by 
the  Federal  Government  as  soldiers.  Pleasant  M.  Wil 
liams,  of  Gap  Creek,  Carter  county,  is  still  living.  There 
has  never  been  a  braver,  truer  or  more  patriotic  citizen 
than  Mr.  Williams,  and  his  old  age  should  have  been 
made  happy,  long  ago,  by  a  liberal  pension  from  the  Gov 
ernment. 

John  F.  Burrow,  Esq.,  is  also  still  living  and  should 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  77 

long  ago  have  been  placed  on  the  pension  rolls.  He  was 
a  brave  and  loyal  Union  man  and  took  his  life  in  his 
hands  to  do  a  great  service  for  his  country. 

A  few  years  ago  a  bill  was  introduced  in  Congress  to 
pension  these  few  remaining  heroes  by  Hon.  W.  C.  An 
derson,  and  it  was  favorably  reported  by  the  committee 
but  has  never  become  a  law. 

In  1898  John  F.  Burrow  requested  Capt.  S.  W.  Scott 
to  have  the  matter  brought  before  the  encampment  of  the 
G.  A.  R.,  Department  of  Tennessee,  which  was  held  in 
Knoxville  on  February  22  of  that  year.  Capt.  Scott 
wrote  to  Capt.  S.  P.  Angel,  a  resident  of  Knoxville,  on 
the  subject,  and  the  latter  introduced  a  resolution  in  the 
encampment  which  was  favorably  acted  on  but  we  re 
gret  to  say  that  as  yet  Congress  has  not  acted  favorably 
on  the  bill. 

We  append  a  copy  of  the  bill  introduced  into  Congress 
giving  the  names  of  the  bridge  burners  and  the  action  of 
the  Grand  Army  encampment  thereon : 

Resolution  No.  6,  submitted  by  S.  P.  Angel. 

Resolved,  That  this  Encampment  endorse  the  bill  No.  5298,  now 
pending  before  Congress,  granting  pensions  to  certain  East  Tennes- 
seeans  named  in  the  bill,  and  that  we  hereby  respectfully  request  our 
Senators  and  Representatives  in  Congress  to  vote  in  favor  of  the 
passage  of  said  bill. 

HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES,    FIFTY-FOURTH 
CONGRESS,   SECOND   SESSION. 

REPORT  No.  2776. 

PENSIONS   TO  CERTAIN   EAST   TENNESSEEANS. 

Feoruary  3,  1897. — Committed  to  the  Committee  of  the  Whole  House 
and  ordered  to  be  printed.     Mr.  Anderson,  from  the  Committee 
on  Invalid  Pensions,  submitted  the  following  report. 
The  Committee  on  Invalid  Pensions,  to  whom  was  referred  the  bill 
(H.  R.  5298)   granting  a  pension  to  certain  East  Tennesseeans  en 
gaged  in  the  secret  service  of  the  United  States  during  the  War  of 
the    Rebellion,    having    carefully    considered    the    same',    respectfully 
report : 

Pleasant  M.  Williams,  John  F.  Burrow,  Benjamin  F.  Treadway, 
Samuel  Davenport,  John  G.  Burchfield,  George  Maston,  Gilson  O. 
Collins,  Landon  Carter,  Jeremiah  M.  Miller,  J.  K.  Haun,  and  Elijah 


7o  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Simerley  were  residents  of  East  Tennessee  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion  in  1861,  and  most  of  them  possessed  of  valuable 
property,  and  were  loyal  to  the  Union  cause. 

Those  named  were,  on  November  8,  1861,  enlisted  and  were  sworn 
into  a  company  in  the  secret  service  of  the  United  States,  known 
as  the  "East  Tennessee  Bridge  Burners,"  by  Capt.  Thomas  Tipton, 
together  with  Capt.  Daniel  Ellis,  Jacob  Hendrickson,  M.  L.  Cameron, 
Jonas  H.  Keen,  J.  D.  Carriger,  \Vatson  Collins,  Henry  Slagle,  Mark 
Hendrickson,  Berry  Pritchard,  W.  F.  M.  Hyder,  William  Gourley, 
James  T.  Davenport.  James  P.  Scott,  Henderson  Garland,  B.  M.  G. 
O  Brien,  John  Fondrin  and  James  Williams,  and  under  the  command 
of  Capt.  Daniel  Stover,  on  the  night  of  November  8  1861,  surprised 
the  guards  and  burned  the  bridge  across  the  Holston  River  on  the 
East  Tennessee.  Virginia  and  Georgia  Railroad. 

The  authority  for  the  organization  of  the  East  Tennessee  Bridge 
Burners  came  through  Gen.  George  H.  Thomas,  then  commanding 
the  Union  forces  in  that  localitv.  through  authority  obtained  from 
Gen.  George  B.  McClellan.  commanding  the  Arm-  of  the  Potomac, 
and  was  approved  by  the  President  of  the  United  States. 

Those  enlisted  for  the  enterprise  were  carefully  selected  because 
of  their  known  loyaltv  and  they  were  charged  with  tne  destruction 
of  the  bridges  on  the  East  Tennessee,  Virginia  and  Georgia  Railroad, 
preparatory  to  the  contemplated  movement  of  Gen.  Thomas'  forces 
upon  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  in  November,  1861.  The  undertaking  was 
a  most  perilous  one,  everyone  engaged  in  the  same  being  fully  cogni 
zant  of  the  result  which  would  surely  follow  a  canture  bv  the  enemv, 
and  it  was  entered  into  only  upon  the  promise  made  by  Gen.  Thomas 
that  his  occupation  of  East  Tennessee  would  immediately  follow 
upon  the  destruction  of  the  said  bridges,  which  would  afford  pro 
tection  to  those  engaged  in  tne  hazardous  work,  and  even  then  it 
was  difficult  to  induce  a  sufficient  number  of  the  citizens  of  that 
region  to  engage  in  the  execution  of  the  dangerous  enterprise. 

On  the  night  of  November  8.  1861,  the  bridere  across  Holston 
River  and  that  over  Lick  Creek  were  destroyed ;  but  Gen.  Thomas 
did  not  come,  as  was  expected,  he  having  proceeded,  according  to 
his  promise,  only  a  short  distance  when  he  was  recalled  by  General 
Sherman,  who  commanded  the  department,  for  the  supposedly  more 
important  work. 

Thus  were  tne  Bridge  Burners  left  to  their  own  fate.  Many  of 
them  were  recognized  by  the  bridge  guards,  and  flight  and  seclusion 
became  imperative  to  escape  death.  They  attempted  to  escape  into 
Kentucky  and  join  the  Union  forces  there,  but  after  several  futile 
attempts  abandoned  this  course  as  impracticable,  and  the  company 
was  disbanded  and  each  left  to  shift  for  himself.  Some  of  them 
were  captured  and  hung  or  shot;  others  sought  refuge  in  the  moun 
tains  and  endeavored  to  conceal  themselves,  suffering  much  ex 
posure  and  hardship,  hunger,  cold,  and  rain.  Some  made  their  way, 
after  overcoming  many  obstacles,  and  joined  and  enlisted  in  the 
Union  armies ;  others,  among  whom  was  Pleasant  M.  Williams,  were 
captured  and  imprisoned  in  rebel  prisons,  and  were  confined  and 
starved  until  the  bones  of  back,  hips,  and  arms  protruded  through 
the  skin  after  the  flesh  had  been  absorbed  by  the  wasting  bodies. 

Nearly  all  of  those  named  in  the  bill — all  but  two  or  three,  as  your 
committee  is  informed — are  now  borne  upon  the  pension  roll  by 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  79 

reason  of  subsequent  enlistment  and  service  in  other  organizations, 
but  your  committee  believe  that  there  should  be  a  public  recognition 
of  the  service  of  these  men,  who,  according1  to  the  war  records  of 
the  Rebellion,  spread  consternation  and  dismay  among  the  secession 
ists  of  East  Tennessee  and  among  the  officers  of  the  Confederate 
Government,  who  appealed  for  more  troops  to  guard  the  railroads 
and  prevent  disruption  of  communication  between  the  troops  in 
Virginia  and  those  in  the  cotton  States  co-operating  with  them. 
These  men  were  heroes,  and  tneir  names  should  be  emblazoned  on 
.a.  roll  of  honor. 

Your  committee  therefore  recommend  the  passage  of  the  bill. 

The  report  of  the  committee  was  concurred  in. 


8O  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  VIII. 


Carter  County  Rebellion.— Organized  to  Protect  Bridge 
Burners  and  Union  Leaders. — Organized  at  Col.  N.  G.  Tay 
lor's  Residence.— Names  of  Officers.— Fight  at  Taylor's 
For(j. — The  Unionists  Victorious. — Amusing  Incidents. — 
"Army"  Falls  Back  to  Clark's  Springs,  Where  Col.  John 
Sevier's  Men  Took  Their  "Mid-day  Lunch"  on  Their  Way  to 
King's  Mountain,  September  26,  1780.— Army  at  Elizabeth- 
ton.— At  Doe  River  Cove.— How  it  Was  Fed.— Dispersed  by 
Leadbetter. 

The  little  band  of  men  having  carried  out  the  plans  of 
Mr.  Carter  as  far  as  it  could  be  done  by  burning  the 
bridge  at  Zollicoffer  and  other  places  along  the  East 
Tennessee  and  Virginia  railroad,  now  expected  that  the 
Government  would  faithfully  carry  out  its  part  of  the 
contract  which  had  been  made  with  their  leaders  and 
sanctioned  by  the  President  himself  as  well  as  the  highest 
officials  of  the  Federal  Government.  These  men,  through 
motives  of  patriotism  and  love  for  the  Union  and  a  de 
sire  for  its  preservation,  performed,  to  the  best  of  their 
ability,  their  part  of  the  compact  and  rendered  to  their 
country  a  signal  service,  and  dealt  a  severe  blow  to  those 
who  were  trying  to  destroy  the  Government.  They  could 
not  believe  for  a  moment  that  the  army  under  Gen. 
Thomas  would  not  now  advance  immediately  into  East 
Tennessee,  take  possession  of  the  railroad  and  hold  the 
country. 

It  did  not  occur  to  them  that  all  these  plans  would  be 
changed  and  more  than  two  long  years  would  pass  before 
East  Tennessee  would  be  finally  delivered  from  the  do 
minion  of  the  Southern  Confederacy;  and  that  many  of 
those  who  had  engaged  in  bridge  burning  would  never 
again  see  their  country's  flag  wave  over  their  loved  land, 
while  others,  after  suffering  much  danger  and  persecu 
tion,  would  join  the  Federal  army  .and  aid  in  driving  the- 
last  foe  from  the  soil  of  East  Tennessee. 


MAJOR    JOSEPH    H.    WAGNER, 
(See  page  274.) 


MAJ.  ROBERT  H.   M.  DONNELLY. 
(See  page  273.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  8l 

On  the  pth  of  November,  the  day  following  the  burning 
of  the  bridge  across  the  Holston  river,  great  excitement 
prevailed.  The  news  spread  far  and  near  that  "Sher 
man's  Army"  was  advancing  into  East  Tennessee,  and 
hundreds  of  Union  men  from  all  parts  of  Carter,  Johnson, 
Washington  and  Greene  counties,  and  from  Western 
North  Carolina,  armed  with  pistols,  shot-guns  and  old 
squirrel  rifles,  flocked  into  Elizabethton  on  their  way  "to 
meet  the  army." 

By  noon  there  were  not  less  than  1000  Union  men  in 
Elizabethton,  and  before  night  the  number  exceeded  1500. 
These  men  felt  that  it  was  necessary  to  remain  together 
for  protection  from  the  company  of  Confederate  soldiers 
stationed  at  Carter's  Depot  under  Capt.  David  McClel- 
lan,  who  had  already  commenced  arresting  Union  men  as 
suspected  bridge  burners.  The  excited  crowd  of  Union 
men  at  Elizabethton  learning  of  these  arrests  determined 
to  go  to  Carter's  Depot  and  capture  McClellan  and  his 
company  of  rebel  soldiers.  Some  of  these  men  on  leav 
ing  home  had  gathered  up  such  old  pistols,  rifles,  knives 
and  shot-guns  as  they  had  and  brought  them  along,  but 
fully  one-half  of  them  were  without  any  arms  whatever. 
At  Elizabethton  they  procured  all  the  butcher  knives, 
pitch- forks  and  everything  that  bore  the  least  resemblance 
to  arms  of  offense  or  defense,  and  about  3  P.  M.  started 
down  the  Watauga  river  in  the  direction  of  Carter's 
Depot. 

They  were  really  an  unorganized  mob  without  leaders, 
discipline  or  any  knowledge  of  what  war  meant,  and  yet, 
impelled  by  passion  and  hatred  of  the  Southern  cause  and 
love  for  the  Union  they  marched  on  to  offer  battle  to  Capt. 
McClellan's  company,  which,  though  numbering  only  125 
men,  was  well  armed,  drilled  and  disciplined.  Men  better 
acquainted  with  military  affairs  knew  that  men,  however 
brave  and  numerous,  cannot  contend  successfully  with 
even  a  small  body  of  well  trained  troops. 
^  This  crowd  moved  on  down  the  river,  crossed  Taylor's 
Ford,  and  went  on  in  the  direction  of  Carter's  Depot. 
They  came  in  sight  of  McClellan's  pickets,  near  the  old 
"Turkey  Town  Camp  Ground." 


82  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

At  this  point  Dr.  Jobe,  Col.  Stover  and  others,  who 
had  some  little  experience  in  military  affairs,  induced 
them  to  halt  and  hold  a  parley,  which  resulted  in  some 
kind  of  organization,  agreeing  upon  Col.  Stover  as  com 
mander.  They  then  returned  to  the  south  side  of  the 
Watauga  river  and  went  into  camp  with  headquarters  in 
Col.  N.  G.  Taylor's  large  barn,  which  stood  a  short  dis 
tance  from  the  banks  of  the  Watauga  river.  They  man 
aged  to  get  something  to  eat  and  putting  out  pickets  in 
every  direction  the  tired  and  motley  crowd,  after  the  day 
of  excitement,  went  into  the  barn  and  sheds  and  such 
other  places  as  they  could  find  and  laid  down  to  rest. 
About  midnight  they  were  fired  upon  from  across  the 
river.  Many,  being  unused  to  war's  alarms,  and  their 
courage  leaving  them  when  fired  upon  in  the  darkness, 
fled  across  the  fields,  while  others  stood  their  ground 
bravely  and  saluted  the  rebels  with  a  sharp  fire  from  their 
shot-guns  and  squirrel  rifles.  This  fight  was  kept  up 
sharply  for  a  short  time,  the  balls  of  the  enemy  whizzing 
through  the  air  at  a  lively  rate  and  the  Union  men,  un 
dismayed,  returning  the  fire.  Finding  it  too  hot  for 
him  Capt.  McClellan  withdrew  but  was  not  followed  by 
the  Unionists.  McClellan  had  a  few  men  and  horses 
wounded  but  there  were  no  casualties  on  the  Union  side. 
The  next  morning  a  number  of  the  Union  men  found  bul 
let  holes  through  their  hats  and  clothing  showing  they 
had  received  "close  calls"  the  night  before.  Those  who 
ran  the  night  before  returned  the  next  morning,  verify 
ing  the  old  adage  "that  he  who  fights  and  runs  away  will 
live  to  fight  another  day." 

This  incident  was  known  as  "The  Fight  at  Taylor's 
Ford"  and  many  amusing  and  ludicrous  stories,  personal 
and  otherwise,  were  told  concerning  it.  We  hope  to 
gather  these  up,  together  with  sketches  of  the  leaders  and 
many  of  the  participants  in  this  memorable  little  affair, 
which  we  will  relate  in  another  chapter. 

On  the  morning  of  the  roth  the  "command"  moved 
out  to  "Clark's  Big  Spring"  on  Gap  Creek,  where  they 
remained  over  night.  At  this  same  place  Col.  John  Se- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  83 

vier's  command,  which  left  Sycamore  Shoals  on  the 
Watauga  river  on  the  26th  of  September,  1780,  on  their 
way  to  King's  Mountain,  stopped  for  their  mid-day 
lunch.  On  the  morning  of  the  nth  they  moved  back  to 
Elizabethton  and  went  into  camp  in  the  "Sugar  Hollow," 
a  short  distance  west  of  town.  Here  was  a  collection  of 
1500  men,  many  of  them  had  brought  their  horses  with 
them  from  home  and  all  had  to  be  fed.  There  was  no 
means  of  subsistance  except  such  as  could  be  furnished 
by  the  people  in  the  vicinity,  many  of  whom  were  too 
poor  to  furnish  anything,  however  willing  they  might  be. 
Those  who  were  able  freely  opened  their  doors  to  them 
without  complaint,  and  did  everything  in  their  power  to 
entertain  those  who  were  engaged  in  what  they  called 
"The  Little  Rebellion  against  The  Big  Rebellion."  Many 
of  the  citizens  gave  up  their  keys  to  their  smoke  houses 
and  cribs  to  John  K.  Miller,  who  was  acting  quarter 
master  and  commissary  of  this  organization. 

On  the  1 2th  of  November,  three  days  after  the  bridge 
was  burned,  Elijah  Simerly,  who  had  been  sheriff  of  the 
county  and  was  a  prominent  Union  man  and  an  officer  in 
this  organization,  was  sent  down  the  country  to  see  if 
any  tidings  could  be  learned  of  Sherman's  army,  which 
was  still  daily  expected.  Mr.  Simerly  returned,  but 
brought  no  encouraging  news,  as  nothing  could  be  heard 
regarding  the  advance  of  the  Federal  army. 

In  the  meantime  the  most  exaggerated  reports  were 
sent  to  the  Confederate  authorities  concerning  the  move 
ments  of  the  Unionists  by  the  rebel  citizens,  many  of 
whom  were  greatly  alarmed  and  left  their  homes.  In  ad 
dition  to  the  Confederate  troops  already  in  East  Tennes 
see  Gen.  Leadbetter  was  sent  there  with  10,000  troops  to 
repair  the  bridges,  guard  the  railroads,  disperse  the  Union 
men  and  mete  out  punishment  to  those  engaged  in  the 
bridge  burning,  and  the  rebellion,  or  who  in  any  way 
sympathized  with  or  aided  the  Union  cause. 

Gen.  Thomas,  who  had  left  Camp  Dick  Robinson,  Ky., 
with  his  army,  had  moved  as  far  as  London,  55  miles 
distant  from  the  former  place,  where  he  received  orders 


84  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

from  Gen.  Sherman  to  return,  thus  leaving  the  bridge 
burners,  those  who  had  engaged  in  the  rebellion  and  in 
fact  all  the  Union  people,  to  the  mercy  of  the  Confeder 
ate  authorities,  who  were  now  bitterly  hostile  to  them. 

On  the  1 4th  of  November,  Col.  Stover  despairing  of 
aid  and  learning  of  the  proposed  advance  of  Leadbetter^ 
moved  up  farther  towards  the  mountains  and  encamped 
at  a  place  near  the  residence  of  Hon.  John  W.  Hyder  in 
the  Doe  River  Cove  (now  Hampton)  on  the  main  road 
leading  from  Johnson  City  to  Taylorsville  (now  Moun 
tain  City).  Here  the  men  were  furnished  with  provis- 
sions,  beef  cattle,  sheep,  flour  and  cornmeal  and  feed  for 
the  horses  by  the  farmers  residing  in  the  neighborhood. 
They  remained  there  until  the  i6th  of  November.  Con 
stant  rumors  of  the  enemy  had  been  circulated  through 
the  camp  and  they  were  expected  at  any  time.  Gen  Lead- 
better  had  arrived  at  Johnson  City  on  the  I5th  with  a 
large  Confederate  force  and  two  mountain  howitzers 
and  moved  out  on  the  Taylorsville  road  towards  the  Un 
ion  camp. 

We  will  insert  here  a  graphic  account  of  the  breaking 
up  of  the  army  of  the  "Little  Rebellion,"  furnished  by 
one  who  participated  in  it,  Capt.  S.  H.  Hendrix,  and 
whose  experience  will  illustrate  that  of  many  others. 

Captain  Hendrix  says :  "I  followed  the  command  to 
Hyder's  Old  Field  above  the  Doe  River  Cove  and  re 
mained  with  it  until  Saturday  evening,  November  16.  I 
was  out  on  the  pike  beyond  Douglas'  at  Mr.  Lyon's— 
had  gone  there  to  get  some  sleep,  as  I  had  not  slept  any 
of  consequence  since  Wednesday  night  preceding  the 
bridge  burning  on  the  8th — had  been  up  more  or  less 
every  night  and  some  times  all  night.  I  was  at  Lyon's 
house  when  Leadbetter's  advance  fired  on  our  pickets  only 
a  few  rods  away.  Then  I  lost  my  sleepy  spell  and  started 
for  camp.  Brownlow  Fair  and  William  M.  Gourley,  and 
I  think  Andrew  C  Fondrin,  were  the  pickets  fired  on.  I 
ran  back  north  of  Douglas'  in  the  gap  and  found  Gour 
ley,  Fondrin,  Fair,  Daniel  Ellis  and  James  I.  R.  Boyd 
with  a  small  force  formed  in  line  across  the  road.  We 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  85 

remained  there  until  nearly  dark  when  we  began  to  get 
weak  and  scared;  and  finally  all  left  on  a  run  for  Doe 
River  Cove,  or  rather  for  Aunt  Sallie  Lacey's.  From 
there  I  left  for  Johnson  county  and  stayed  all  night  at 
Sophia  Jackson's,  up  the  Laurel  Fork  creek. 

"Miss  Jane  Campbell  gave  me  a  loaf  of  bread  as  I 
passed  her  father's  house,  which  I  ate  with  the  beef  I 
found  in  our  abandoned  camp  as  I  passed  through  it." 

Col.  Stover  and  his  officers,  realizing  the  hopelessness 
of  resisting  the  large  body  of  trained  and  well  armed 
rebel  troops  with  men  who  had  no  experience  in  war  and 
no  effective  arms,  and  having  entirely  despaired  of  re 
ceiving  Federal  aid,  disbanded  the  army,  each  man  to  take 
care  of  himself  as  best  he  could.  Some  fled  to  the  moun 
tains,  some  to  Kentucky,  while  others  returned  to  their 
homes,  hoping  to  receive  some  clemency  from  the  Con 
federate  authorities.  Most  of  these  were  doomed  to  dis 
appointment  as  they  were  sent  to  prison,  there  to  endure 
all  kinds  of  curses  and  abuse,  and  many  to  suffer  death. 

Such  was  the  fiasco  known  as  "The  Carter  County  Re 
bellion,"  which  resulted  in  such  distress  and  suffering  to 
the  people,  which  we  will  attempt  to  describe  in  another 
chapter. 

But  allow  us  to  anticipate  so  far  as  to  say  that  at  a 
later  day  many  of  the  very  men  who  "skedadled"  at  Tay 
lor's  Ford,  and  who  fled  from  Leadbetter's  veterans  at 
Doe  River  Cove,  lived  "to  fight  another  day,"  and  re 
turned  to  drive  their  persecutors  from  their  native 
heath,  and  enjoy  again  the  smiles  of  fortune  and  the 
blessings  of  peace  under  their  own  vine  and  fig  tree,  and 
beneath  the  folds  of  the  dear  old  flag  they  loved  so  well. 

Officers  in  the  Carter  County  Rebellion. 

We  have  mentioned  many  of  the  officers  who  took  part 
in  the  "Little  Rebellion,"  here  and  there  in  this  history, 
but  wre  have  no  "records"  to  refer  to  ascertain  the  rank  of 
each  one.  We  give  below  the  names  and  rank  of  a  num 
ber  of  them  as  well  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn  them. 

Daniel  Stover,  Colonel,  Carter  county  force. 

J.  H.  Wagner,  Colonel,  Johnson  county  force. 


86  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

J.  W.  M.  Gray  son,  Captain,  Johnson  county  company. 

John  K.  Miller,  Quarter  Master  and  Commissary. 

Elijah  Simerly,  Major,  Carter  county  force. 

John  Helton,  Jr.,  Captain  of  Horsemen  or  Cavalry. 

The  following  were  captains  of  squads  or  companies 
from  different  parts  of  Carter  and  Johnson  counties : 

Jas.  I.  R.  Boyd,  W.  M.  Gourley,  Landon  Carter,  David 
N.  Morton,  David  Stout,  Williams  Cass,  D.  P.  Wilcox, 
C.  C.  Wilcox. 

Lieutenants :  B.  B.  Ferguson,  D.  B.  Jenkins,  William 
Jenkins,  Henry  C.  Pierce. 

We  will  close  this  chapter  with  some  extracts  from 
letters  written  by  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter  immediately  after 
the  bridge  burning,  showing  his  great  sympathy  and 
anxiety  for  the  Union  people,  and  how  eloquently  he 
pleaded  for  their  relief;  and  a  letter  from  Gen.  George 
B.  McClellan,  commanding  the  U.  S.  army  to  Gen. 
Buell,  in  which  he  pays  the  highest  tribute  to  the  loyal 
people  of  East  Tennessee  and  asks  that  mere  military 
advantage  be  sacrificed  to  the  nobler  sentiments  of  jus 
tice  and  humanity  that  demanded  that  assistance  should 
be  sent  to  these  brave  and  loyal  people. 

HEADQUARTES  EAST  TENNESSEE  BRIGADE, 

CAMP  CALVERT,  Nov.  16,  1861. 
BRIG.-GEN.  GEORGE  H.  THOMAS, 

Commanding,  &c.,  Crab  Orchard,  Ky. 

General: — My  brother,  William,  has  just  arrived  from  East  Ten 
nessee  and  the  news  he  brings  I  think  of  so  much  importance  that 
I  will  dispatch  a  special  messenger  to  convey  it  to  you.  My  brother 
left  Roan  county,  near  Kingston,  on  Monday  night  last.  He  re 
ports  that  on  Friday  night,  8th  inst,  of  last  week,  he  succeeded  in 
having  burned  at  least  six  and  perhaps  eight  bridges,  viz:  Union 
bridge,  in  Sullivan  county,  near  the  Virginia  line;  Lick  Creek 
bridge,  in  Greene  county;  Strawberry  Plains,  in  Jefferson  county, 
fifteen  miles  east  of  Knoxville,  and  on  the  East  Tennessee  and 
Georgia  Railroad;  two  bridges  of  the  Chickamauga  between  Cleve 
land  and  Chattanooga,  and  between  Chattanooga  and  Dalton,  Ga- 
These  bridges  are  certainly  destroyed-  The  Long  Island  bridge  at 
Bridgeport,  Ala.,  across  the  Tennessee  River,  and  a  bridge  be 
low  Dalton  on  the  Western  Atlantic  Railroad,  are  probably  des 
troyed. 

The  consternation  among  the  secessionists  of  East  Tennessee  is 
very  great.  The  Union  men  are  waiting  with  longing  and  anxiety 
for  the  appearance  of  Federal  forces  on  the  Cumberland  Moun- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  87 

tain,  and  are  all  ready  to  rise  up  in  defense  of  the  Federal  Gov 
ernment.  My  brother  states  that  he  has  it  from  reliable  sources 
that  the  rebels  have  but  15,000  men  at  Bowling  Green,  many  of 
them  badly  armed  and  poorly  organized.  The  other  15,000  men 
are  distributed  at  two  other  points  in  Southwestern  Kentucky. 
************ 

General,  if  it  be  possible,  do  urge  the  Commanding  General  to 
give  us  some  additional  force  and  let  us  advance  into  East  Ten 
nessee;  now  is  the  time.  And  such  a  people  as  are  those  who 
live  in  East  Tennessee  deserve  and  should  be  relieved  and  pro 
tected.  You  know  the  importance  of  this  move  and  will,  I  hope, 
use  all  your  influence  to  effect  it.  Our  men  will  go  forward  with 
a  shout  to  relieve  their  native  land. 

With  much  respect,  I  am,  dear  General,  yours  very  truly, 

S.  P.  CARTER, 
Act'g  Brig.-Gen.  Com'd'g  East  Tennessee  Brigade. 


CAMP  CALVERT,  EAST  TENNESSEE,  Nov.  20,  1861. 
GEN.  GEORGE  H.  THOMAS, 

Commanding,  &c.,  Crab  Orchard,  Ky. 

General:—*  *  *  *  Recruits  are  arriving  almost  daily  from 
East  Tennessee.  We  have  no  arms  to  put  in  their  hands..  The 
Union  men  coming  to  us  represent  the  people  in  East  Tennessee 
as  waiting  with  the  utmost  anxiety  the  arrival  of  the  Federal 
forces,.  They  are  all  ready  to  join  them  and  do  their  part  toward 
the  deliverance  of  their  native  land.  Union  camps  are  already 
forming  in  some  of  the  counties,  and  unless  help  soon  reaches 
them,  as  they  have  little  ammunition,  they  will  be  scattered  or 
destroyed.  *  *  * 

With  the  hope  of  soon  seeing  you  here,  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

S.  P.  CARTER, 
Brig.-Gen.  Commanding. 

HEADQUARTERS  EAST  TENNESSEE  BRIGADE, 

CAMP  CALVERT,  Nov.  24,  1861. 
BRIG.-GEN.  GEO.  H.  THOMAS, 

Com'd'g,  Danville,  Ky. 

General:—*  *  *  We  have  arrivals  every  day  from  East  Ten 
nessee.  The  condition  of  affairs  there  is  sad  beyond  descrip 
tion  and  if  the  loyal  people  who  love  and  cling  to  the  Government 
are  not  soon  relieved  they  are  lost. 

Respectfully  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  P.  CARTER, 
Acting  Brig.-Gen.  Com'd'g. 


HEADQUARTERS  EAST  TENNESSEE  BRIGADE, 

CAMP  CALVERT,  Nov.  25,  1861. 
BRIG.-GEN.  GEO.  H.  THOMAS, 

Commanding,  &c.,  Danville,  Ky. 

General:—*    *    *     *    The  rebel  force  at  Cumberland  Gap  is  so 
small,  from  the  best  information  I  can  obtain,  that  I  think  that 


88  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

we  will  meet  with  little  opposition  in  case  it  is  determined  to  ad 
vance  by  that  pass.  Our  desires  are  to  get  to  East  Tennessee  as 
soon  as  possible  in  order  that  our  loyal  friends  there  may  be  re 
lieved.  Many  of  them  have  been  lying  out  in  the  woods  to  escape 
their  enemies,  but  as  the  season  advances  they  will  be  driven  to 
their  houses  and  be  forced  into  the  rebel  ranks,  or  carried  to 
prison.  Let  us  up  and  help  them  now  when  it  will  require  so 
little  to  accomplish  this  desirable  end.  ********* 

I  am,  General,  respectfully  and  truly  yours, 
S.  P.  CARTER,  Acting  Brig.-Gen.  Commanding. 


General  Carter  continued  to  urge  upon  Gen.  Thomas  to 
move  into  East  Tennessee  in  numerous  appeals,  of  which 
the  above  are  samples.  His  whole  sympathy  and 
thoughts  seemed  to  be  turned  towards  the  suffering  loyal 
people  of  his  native  land. 

HEADQUARTERS  OF  THE  ARMY, 
WASHINGTON,  D.  C,  Dec.  3,  1861. 
BRIG.-GEN.  D.  C.  BUELL, 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Dear  Buell: — I  inclose  two  letters  which  were  referred  to  me 
by  the  President  and  were  intended  for  your  eye.  I  do  so  feeling 
sure  you  sympathize  with  me  in  my  intense  regard  for  the  noble 
Union  men  of  Eastern  Tennessee;  that  you  will  overlook  mere 
matters  of  form;  and  that  you  will  devote  all  your  energies  to 
ward  the  salvation  of  men  so  eminently  deserving  our  protection. 
I  understand  your  movements  and  fully  concur  in  their  propriety, 
but  I  must  still  urge  the  occupation  of  East  Tennessee  as  a  duty 
we  owe  to  our  gallant  friends  there  who  have  not  hesitated  to 
espouse  our  cause. 

Please  send,  then,  with  the  least  possible  delay,  troops  enough 
to  protect  these  men.  I  still  feel  sure  that  the  best  strategical 
move  in  this  case  will  be  that  dictated  by  the  simple  feelings  of 
humanity.  We  must  preserve  these  noble  fellows  from  harm; 
everything  urges  us  to  do  that — faith,  interest  and  loyalty.  For 
the  sake  of  these  Eastern  Tennesseeans  who  have  taken  part  with 
us  I  would  gladly  sacrifice  mere  military  advantages;  they  deserve 
our  protection  and  at  all  hazards  must  have  it.  I  know  your 
nature  is  noble  enough  to  forget  any  slurs  they  may  cast  upon 
you.  Protect  the  true  men  and  you  have  everything  to  look  for 
ward  to.  In  no  event  allow  them  to  be  crushed  out*  *  *  * 
You  may  fully  rely  on  my  full  support  in  the  movement  I  have  so 
much  at  heart — the  liberation  of  Eastern  Tennessee.  *  *  *  * 
If  you  gain  and  retain  possession  of  Eastern  Tennessee  you  will 
have  won  brighter  laurels  than  I  expect  to  gain 

GEO.  B.  M'CLELLAN, 
Commanding  U.  S.  Army. 

It  is  difficult  to  comprehend  even  at  this  date  how  it 
could  be  that  with  the  urgent  appeals  of  William  B.  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  89 

Gen.  S.  P.  Carter,  Hon.  Horace  Maynard,  Nelson, 
Johnson,  Brownlow,  and  all  the  distinguished  lead 
ers  in  East  Tennessee;  with  the  sympathy  of  Gen. 
Thomas  enlisted  in  this  movement,  and  the  approval  and 
sympathy  of  Gen.  McClellan  evinced  in  his  manly  and 
patriotic  letter  we  have  quoted;  and  above  all,  the  deep 
interest  taken  by  President  Lincoln  in  the  unfortunate 
condition  of  the  loyal  people  of  East  Tennessee,  that  they 
were  abandoned  to  their  fate  without  even  a  serious  ef 
fort  being  made  to  relieve  them.  If  a  military  force  had 
been  dispatched  to  East  Tennessee,  or  even  the  East  Ten 
nessee  troops  then  in  the  field  and  chafing  to  come  to 
the  relief  of  their  friends  and  families,  had  been  per 
mitted  to  make  the  effort,  if  it  had  been  disastrous,  it 
would  at  least  have  explained  the  mystery  that  has  al 
ways  surrounded  the  cause  of  the  abandonment  of  the 
loyal  people  of  East  Tennessee  to  their  fate. 

With  the  information  before  us  we  can  but  lay  this 
tailure  at  the  door  of  Gen.  D.  C.  Buell,  who  seems  to 
have  disregarded  the  appeals  of  Gen.  Carter,  of  all  the 
leading  loyal  men  of  East  Tennessee  and  of  the  com- 
mander-in-chief  of  the  army  and  President  Lincoln  him 
self,  whose  great  heart  went  out  in  deepest  sympathy 
for  our  suffering  people. 


9O  II   STORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  IX. 


Situation  After  the  Bridge-Burning  and  Rebellion.— Union 
Men  Arrested  and  Imprisoned.— Hatred  of  Southern  Press 
and  People  Toward  Them.— They  Flee  to  the  Mountains  and 
to  Kentucky.— Their  Suffering  and  Persecution.— Martial  Law 
Declared.— Provost  Marshals  Appointed.— How  Union  Men 
Concealed  Themselves. 

After  the  men  who  had  been  engaged  in  the  Carter 
county  rebellion  had  been  dispersed  by  Leadbetter's  forces 
it  became  a  matter  of  life  or  death  with  every  Union  man 
of  any  prominence,  whether  he  was  engaged  in  bridge 
burning  and  rebellion  or  not,  wars  of  little  consequence. 
All  were  suspected  and  no  protestation  of  innocence  was 
of  any  avail  with  the  Confederate  officers  who  were  now 
searching  for  the  bridge  burners  with  authority  from  the 
highest  source,  that  of  Secretary  Benjamin,  who  instruct 
ed  Col.  W.  B.  Wood,  commanding  the  post  at  Knoxville, 
that  all  the  men  "who  can  be  identified  as  having  been 
engaged  in  bridge  burning,  are  to  be  tried  summarily  by 
drum-head  court-martial,  and,  if  found  guilty,  hanged  on 
the  spot  in  the  vicinity  of  the  burned  bridges."  He 
further  ordered  that  "all  such  as  have  not  been  so  en 
gaged  be  sent  with  an  armed  guard  to  Tuscaloosa,  Ala 
bama,  there  to  be  kept  imprisoned  as  prisoners  of  war. 
In  no  case  is  any  man  known  to  have  been  up  in  arms 
against  the  Confederate  Government  to  be  released  on 
any  oath  or  pledge  of  allegiance."  When  once  arrested 
and  accused  there  was  little  hope  of  escape,  as  no  testi 
mony  was  accepted  but  that  of  their  enemies. 

The  rebel  sympathizers  wrote  letters  to  the  authorities 
giving  names  and  sending  in  accusations  against  the  Un 
ion  men.  As  showing  the  sentiment  of  some  of  these  men 
we  insert  some  quotations  from  a  letter  written  by  A.  G, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  QI 

Graham,  of  Jonesboro,  Tenn.,  to  President  Davis  No 
vember  12,  1 86 1,  and  from  M.  J.  Peoples  to  Secretary 
Benjamin  Graham  wrote:  "In  Carter  and  John 
son  counties,  northeast  of  this,  the  Union  strength 
is  not  only  as  formidable  but  it  is  as  violent 
as  that  of  any  of  the  northwestern  counties  of 
Virginia.  Had  they  the  power  not  a  secessionist 
would  live  in  this  region.  The  hostile  element  in  these 
counties  is  so  strong  that  I  give  it  as  my  opinion  that  it 
will  not  abate  or  be  conciliated.  They  look  for  the  es 
tablishment  of  the  Federal  authority  with  as  much  con 
fidence  as  the  Jews  look  for  the  coming  of  Messiah,  and 
I  feel  quite  sure  when  I  assert  it  that  no  event  or  circum 
stance  can  change  or  modify  their  hope.  There  are  now 
camped  in  and  about  Elizabethton,  in  Carter  county  some 
1 200  or  1500  men  armed  with  a  motley  assortment  of 
guns,  in  open  defiance  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America  who  are  awaiting  a  movement  of  the 
Federal  troops  from  Kentucky  to  march  forward  and 
take  possession  of  the  railroad.  These  men  are  gathered 
up  from  three  or  five  counties  in  this  region,  and  comprise 
the  hostile  Union  element  of  this  section,  and  never  w7ill 
be  appeased,  conciliated,  or  quieted  under  a  Southern 
Confederacy.  We  can  and  will  disperse  them  in  a  few 
Gays,  but  when  will  they  break  out  again  ?  I  am  satisfied 
the  only  hope  for  our  quiet  and  repose,  and  our  co-opera 
tion  without  hindrance  in  the  present  revolution,  is  the 
expatriation,  voluntary,  or  by  force,  of  this  hostile  ele 
ment." 

OKALONA,  TENN.,  Nov.  20,  1861. 
HON.  J.  P.  BENJAMIN, 

Secretary  of  War,  Richmond,  Va. 

Sir: — In  my  judgment  there  is  not  a  Union  man  in  Carter  county 
who  was  not  involved  to  some  extent  in  the  rebellion.  Many  of 
them  were  drawn  into  it  by  wicked  leaders  and  some  have  hastily 
repented,  but  many  others  will  seek  the  first  favorable  opportunity 
to  repeat  the  experiment.  Under  these  circumstances  what  can 
be  done  to  hold  them  in  check  in  the  future?  If  a  Northern  army 
invades  the  State  at  any  future  day  a  majority  of  our  population 
will  undoubtedly  tear  up  the  railroad,  burn  the  bridges  and  destroy 
the  lives  and  property  of  our  Southern  men. 


92  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

If  the  military  commander  at  this  point  could  have  a  discretion 
ary  power  which  would  enable  him  to  inquire  into  the  character 
of  the  rebels  and  give  certain  ones  the  option  to  join  the  Con 
federate  service  during  the  war  or  be  sent  on  for  trial  for  treason 
I  have  no  doubt  the  ends  of  justice  would  be  attained,  and  much 
annoyance  to  the  Government  avoided.  This,  perhaps,  would  be 
rather  a  high-handed  movement,  but  the  disease  is  a  desperate 
one  and  requires  severe  and  energetic  treatment.  Every  Union 
man  in  the  county  either  took  up  arms  or  was  fully  advised  of 
the  intention  of  his  party  to  do  so,  so  they  are  all  principals  or 
accessory  before  the  fact.  If  they  are  all  prosecuted  every  citizen 
of  East  Tennessee  must  be  arraigned  before  the  court  or  brought 
up  as  witnesses.  Nearly  every  rebel  in  my  county  could  be  con 
victed  if  all  the  Southern-rights  citizens  were  brought  up  as  wit 
nesses;  but  this,  perhaps.,  would  look  too  much  like  political  pro 
secutions. 

*  *  *  *  *  Even  now  our  most  quiet  and  law-abiding  citi 
zens  have  been  shot  down  in  cold  blood  from  behind  coverts  by 
the  tories,  and  proof  ca>n  be  made  that  they  have  been  tampering 
with  the  slaves. 

*****  The  Southern  men  have  all  been  disarmed  and 
the  tories  have  apparently  disbanded  in  most  of  the  counties,  but 
really  gone  home  to  await  the  approach  of  an  invading  army.  If 
we  are  invaded  every  Southern  man  will  be  taken  prisoner  or  else 
murdered  in  the  night  time. 

************ 

I  am,  very  respectfully, 

MADISON  T.  PEOPLES. 

The  feelings  expressed  in  these  letters  are  a  sample  of 
the  feeling  that  existed  towards  the  Unionists  by  the  ex 
treme  disunionists  throughout  East  Tennessee.  They 
would  gladly  have  seen  their  old  friends  banished  for 
ever  from  their  homes.  They  could  not  believe  these  men 
were  inspired  by  any  motive  of  patriotism,  but  on  the 
contrary  were  simply  outlaws  of  the  worst  character  and 
they  would  have  rejoiced  to  have  seen  them  either 
hanged,  imprisoned  or.  banished  from  their  homes.  Such 
is  the  spirit  aroused  by  civil  war. 

The  Secessionists  in  Johnson  and  Carter  counties  were 
greatly  alarmed  while  the  "little  rebellion"  lasted  and 
many  of  them  left  their  homes,  but  we  cannot  remember 
now  that  any  special  violence  was  done  them  at  this  time. 

After  Leadbetter  dispersed  the  Union  forces  at  Doe 
River  Cove  he  returned  to  Johnson  City  with  his  main 
force,  sending  a  detachment  down  Doe  River  to  Eliza- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  93 

bethton,  making  indiscriminate  arrests  as  it  went.  This 
detachment  was  accompanied  by  some  secession  citizens 
who  pointed  out  to  the  officers  the  Union  men  who  had 
been  active  in  the  rebellion,  and  looked  on  with  seeming 
pleasure  while  they  were  being  arrested,  abused,  and  in 
some  instances  their  property  destroyed.  Men  who 
were  peaceable  and  had  committed  no  offense  ex 
cept  that  they  were  loyal  to  the  Union;  men 
advanced  in  years  and  mere  lads  were  arrested 
and  subjected  to  the  same  indignity  as  those  who  had 
been  engaged  in  rebellion.  Houses  were  searched  and 
ransacked,  and  curses  and  abusive  languages  used,  even 
to  the  women  and  aged  and  respected  citizens.  The 
sanctity  of  home  was  violated  by  course  and  profane 
ruffians  in  search  of  arms  and  plunder. 

Hundreds  of  loyal  men  were  compelled  to  sleep  on 
the  ground  and  hide  in  the  mountains  and  caves  while 
their  homes  were  being  desecrated  and  their  wives  and 
children  abused. 

While  as  we  have  said  there  were  those  among  the  citi 
zens  who  aided  and  abetted  in  this  work  to  the  credit  of 
humanity,  and  to  many  Southern  sympathizers,  we  will 
say,  there  were  others  of  them  who  did  many  acts  of 
kindness  for  their  Union  neighbors  at  this  time,  and  pre 
vented  them  from  being  harshly  dealt  with.  This  was 
also  remembered  at  a  later  day.  While  as  we  have  seen 
there  was  much  hatred  and  vindictiveness  in  Carter 
county,  it  was  not  so  bad  there  as  in  many  other  counties 
of  East  Tennessee.  There  were  many  men  on  both  sides 
who  did  not  make  the  war  a  personal  matter,  and  there 
were  friendships  between  men,  fighting  in  opposing  arm 
ies,  that  were  never  broken,  and  after  the  war  there  was 
less  vindictiveness  between  soldiers  than  between  citizens 
who  had  not  been  in  the  army  on  either  side. 

Nevertheless,  at  this  period  to  be  a  Union  man  was, 
in  the  eyes  of  a  good  many  Confederates,  to  be  a  criminal 
of  the  deepest  dye.  Every  word  and  act  was  miscon 
strued  into  some  ulterior  design  upon  the  Conferedate 
Government.  Men  whose  life-long  character  had  been 


94  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

above  reproach  were  now  suspected  of  the  most  heinous 
crimes,  and  theii;  names  blackened  with  the  most  oppro 
brious  epithets.  They  were  arrested  without  other 
charges  except  that  they  were  Union  men. 

On  the  nth  of  December  Gen.  Carroll,  who  was  in 
command  of  the  Confederate  forces  at  Knoxville,  issued 
a  proclamation  declaring  martial  law  and  suspending  the 
writ  of  habeas  corpus.  The  people  were  now  deprived 
of  free  speech  that  boon  so  highly  prized  by  all  freemen 
and  especially  so  by  the  independent  mountaineers  of  East 
Tennessee.  They  knew  not  what  to  do  nor  which  way 
to  turn.  The  rigorous  winter  common  to  the  high  eleva 
tion  of  this  mountain  region  was  upon  them,  but  their 
homes  built  by  the  arduous  toil  of  many  years  to  protect 
themselves  and  families,  and  where  was  erected  the  fam- 
iiy  altar,  were  now  to  them  a  place  of  danger,  to  be  avoid 
ed,  or  only  visited  at  the  dead  hour  of  night  to  seek  a  brief 
interview  with  their  loved  ones  and  steal  away  again  into 
the  almost  inaccessible  cliffs  and  ravines  of  the  mountains. 
Men  were  heard  to  say  that  they  had  often  wondered 
why  the  Creator  had  built  these  stupendous  monuments 
where  little  that  was  useful  to.  man  could  thrive,  but  now 
they  saw  the  mystery  of  the  Divine  plan  made  clear — 
they  were  to  be  the  friendly  shelter  of  the  race  at  such 
times  as  this,  when  "Man's  inhumanity  to  man  made 
countless  thousands  mourn." 

These  lines  might  very  appropriately  have  come  into 
the  minds  of  these  hunted  refugees : 

"For  the  strength  of  the  hills  we  bless  thee. 

Our  God,  our  father's  God! 
Thou  hast  made  thy  children  mighty 

By  the  touch  of  the  mountain  sod. 
Thou  hast  fixed  our  mountain  refuge, 

Where  the  spoiler's  feet  ne'er  trod; 
For  the  strength  of  the  hills  we  bless  thee, 

Our  God,  our  father's  God!" 

Many  Unionists,  and  especially  the  bridge  burners, 
however,  escaped  to  the  mountains  or  concealed  them 
selves  so  effectually  about  their  homes  or  among  their 
friends  that  they  were  not  discovered. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  95 

Col.  Daniel  Stover,  the  leader  of  the  "Bridge  Burn 
ers"  and  the  "Rebellion,"  with  Dan  Ellis,  Jonas  H.  Keen, 
B.  F.  Treadway,  G.  O.  Collins,  Watson  Collins  and  oth 
ers,  sought  safety  in  the  Pond  mountains  in  the  eastern 
part  of  Carter  county.  They  were  far  back  in  the  moun 
tain  some  seven  miles  from  any  settlement,  and  their 
place  of  hiding  was  known  only  to  William  Lewis,  a 
trusted  Union  man,  who  resided  on  the  Watauga  river. 
Their  provisions  had  to  be  carried  to  them  by  some  of 
their  number  who  packed  it  on  their  backs  this  long  dis 
tance  through  dense  thickets  and  through  deep  ravines 
and  over  steep  rough  hills. 

Here  they  constructed  rude  shanties  and  provided  with 
a  few  cooking  utensils  and  blankets  these  men,  who  had 
been  accustomed  to  the  comforts  and  many  of  the  luxur 
ies  of  life,  spent  many  weary  weeks  expecting  all  the  time 
to  hear  of  the  advance  of  the  Federal  army  into  East  Ten 
nessee. 

Dan.  Ellis  was  their  main  dependence.  Being  by  na 
ture  and  experience  a  fine  woodsman  he  made  many  ex 
cursions  back  into  the  settlements  to  learn  the  latest  news 
and  bring  back  letters  from  the  families.  Thus  began  the 
experience  of  Captain  Ellis,  who  afterwards  did  such  ex 
cellent  service  both  to  the  Government  and  to  the  Union 
men  in  piloting  the  latter  from  these  counties  and  from 
Western  North  Carolina  into  the  Union  lines  in  Ken 
tucky;  an  extended  account  of  his  adventures  will  be 
found  in  another  chapter  of  this  history. 

Across  in  the  Buck  mountains,  also  in  Carter  county, 
was  another  company  of  refugees,  among  whom  were 
Col.  N.  G.  Taylor,  Col.  J.  G.  Fellers,  Elijah  Simerly,  Jas. 
P.  Scott,  M.  L.  Cameron,  Charles  P.  and  William  J.  Ton- 
cray.  These  refugees  spent  some  time  at  the  home  of 
David  Stout,  a  Union  man  who  lived  far  back  in  the 
mountains. 

They  were  visited  by  a  few  trusted  friends,  bringing 
them  news,  clothing  and  provisions.  They  were  situated 
very  much  like  the  others,  but  contrived  to  pass  the  time 
more  or  less  pleasantly  around  their  blazing  fires,  es- 


96  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

pecially  at  night,  whose  friendly  shades  relieved  their 
fears,  yet  much  uneasiness  was  felt  as  they  knew  their 
place  of  concealment  was  being  searched  for  by  armed 
men,  and  if  found  their  lives  would  probably  pay  the 
penalty  of  their  loyalty  to  the  Union. 

Other  Union  men  fearing  these  camps  were  less  safe 
than  even  their  homes  concealed  themselves  in  their  at 
tics  or  cellars.  One  case  in  point  was  that  of  Dr.  A. 
Jobe,  who,  though  strongly  opposed  to  the  bridge  burn 
ing,  from  which  the  rebellion  resulted,  but  being  a  lead 
ing  Union  man  from  the  beginning  and  knowing  that  in 
the  excitement  of  the  times  his  life  would  be  endangered, 
took  refuge  in  his  cellar.  He  had  recently  built  a  new 
residence  close  to  Elizabethton.  He  had  a  cellar  under 
his  kitchen  with  no  opening  into  it  except  a  trap-door  in 
the  kitchen  floor.  Signals  were  arranged  so  that  calling 
the  names  of  certain  members  of  his  family  warned  him 
of  the  approach  of  soldiers  and  others  so  that  he  must 
be  very  quiet ;  the  names  of  other  members  would  indicate 
that  the  coast  was  clear.  The  colored  servant  who  occu 
pied  the  kitchen  usually  kept  the  cradle  with  the  babe  in 
ir  over  the  cellar  door.  The  kitchen  floor  was  carpeted 
so  the  trap-door  could  not  be  seen.  When  soldiers  came 
to  the  house,  which  they  frequently  did,  the  servant  would 
rock  the  cradle  industriously  and  sing  lullabys  to  _  the 
infant  to  drown  any  noise  the  occupant  of  the  cellar  might 
make. 

In  a  similar  manner  Geo.  W.  Ryan,  who  had  been  cap 
tured  and  escaped  from  prison,  was  concealed  under  the 
residence  of  W.  B.  Carter  for  many  weeks  until  he  had 
an  opportunity  to  escape  through  the  lines  to  Ken 
tucky. 

These  men  and  many  others  spent  many  weeks  in  this 
way,  fearing  to  cough  or  even  draw  a  deep  breath  lest 
they  might  be  discovered  and  dragged  to  prison  or 
death. 

Thus  the  dreary  winter  of  1861-2  moved  along.  Many 
Union  men  to  avoid  a  worse  fate  joined  the  Confederate 
army,  hoping  to  escape  to  the  Federals  at  a  later  date; 


en  > 

<t>    if} 

CD 


CAPT-   JAMES   M.   CAMERON,   ASS  T  SURGEON, 
(See  page  276.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  97 

others  made  their  way  to  Kentucky,  while  others  still 
hoping  for  relief  remained  in  hiding. 

In  February,  1862,  Ft.  Donalson  fell,  and  following 
this  Nashville  also  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Federals. 
These  events  afforded  some  hope  and  comfort  to  the  wait 
ing  Union  men. 

Gov.  Harris  fled  to  Memphis  with  the  General  Assem 
bly,  which  passed  an  act  to  call  out  the  militia  of  the 
State  from  the  ages  of  1 8  to  35  years,  which  the  authori 
ties  began  to  enforce  in  East  Tennessee.  This  again 
presented  a  source  of  new  danger  to  the  Union  men  who 
had  thus  far  escaped. 

Gen.  Leadbetter  had  finally  issued  a  conciliatory  procla 
mation  to  the  Union  men  which  many  had  accepted  so  far 
as  to  remain  at  home  and  be  silent.  But  now,  having 
suffered  the  loss  of  free  speech  and  trial  by  jury,  having 
been  insulted,  arrested  and  forced  to  take  the  oath  of  alle 
giance  to  the  Southern  Confederacy,  the  appalling  alter 
native  presented  itself  of  again  undergoing  the  hardships 
of  scouting  or  fight  against  the  flag  they  adored,  or  leave 
their  homes,  and  their  all,  and  above  all,  their  loved 
ones,  to  the  tender  mercies  of  their  enmies,  and  to  what 
fate  they  could  not  tell-,  and  for  how  long  they  knew  not — 
perhaps  forever. 

Following  soon  upon  the  call  for  the  militia  came  what 
was  known  as  the  "Conscript  Act,"  passed  by  the  Con 
federate  Congress  April  i6th,  1862.  This  took  into  the 
Confederate  army  all  able-bodied  male  citizens  between 
the  ages  of  18  and  35  years,  and  later  extended  to  45,  ex 
cept  certain  exemptions  to  those  who  were  laborers  or 
artisans  engaged  in  the  production  of  articles  necessary 
for  the  army. 

Conscript-enrolling  officers  were  at  once  appointed 
and,  supported  by  the  military,  began  the  hunt  for  Con 
scripts.  As  some  alleviation  to  the  people  of  Carter  coun 
ty,  a  firm  composed  of  N.  G.  Taylor  and  Judge  Turley, 
under  the  name  of  Taylor,  Turley  &  Co.,  began  the  erec 
tion  of  a  steel  and  iron  plant  at  a  place  known  as 
"O'Brien's  old  Forge"  in  Carter  county,  three  miles  south 


9  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

of  Elizabethton,  and  a  similar  company  operated  a  fur 
nace  on  Stoney  Creek. 

They  had  detailed  a  large  number  of  men  who  were 
enrolled  as  conscripts  to  work  at  these  plants  and  in  this 
way  avoid  active  service  in  the  Confederacy.  Other  sim 
ilar  iron  plants  were  started  in  Johnson  county,  and  in 
many  other  places. 

But  these  could  not  employ  all,  and  only  afforded  re 
lief  to  a  small  proportion  of  the  conscripts  in  Johnson  and 
Carter  counties. 

It  has  been  said  that  the  Conscript  Act  took  more  men 
trom  East  Tennessee  into  the  Federal  army  than  into  the 
Confederate  army.  However,  the  conscript  officers  now 
commenced  their  work  in  earnest,  aided  as  we  have  said 
by  the  military.  Looking  back  at  the  history  of  this  per 
iod  it  would  seem  that  by  some  strange  chance  the  Con 
federate  authorities  selected  from  first  to  last  a  most 
cruel  and  vindictive  set  of  officers  to  take  charge  of  the 
military  companies  in  Carter  and  Johnson  counties.  Not 
only  this,  but  they  even  brought  into  requisition  the  ser 
vices  of  some  half-civilized  Cherokee  Indians  from  Chero 
kee  county,  N.  C.  If  we  do  not  characterize  this  pro 
ceeding  by  any  harsher  name,  we  are  compelled  to  say  it 
was  most  unwise  as  well  as  unfortunate;  as  it  would 
seem  even  now,  that  it  would  not  require  any  great  fore 
sight  to  see  that  this  action  on  their  part  would  be  a  case 
oi:  "sowing  the  wind  and  reaping  the  whirlwind." 

Union  men  who  had  not  been  detailed,  or  detached 
for  work  in  the  different  iron  works,  and  could  possibly 
do  so,  began  to  flee  across  the  mountains  to  swell  the 
ranks  of  the  Union  regiments  now  forming  in  Kentucky, 
under  the  guidance  of  Dan  Ellis,  whose  fame  had  spread 
far  and  wide  as  a  daring  and  successful  pilot.  Others, 
still,  fled  to  the  mountains  to  await  an  opportunity  to  gee 
tc  Kentucky,  or  at  any  rate  to  avoid,  for  the  present  at 
least,  service  in  the  Confederate  army.  Some  were  too 
poor  to  go  or  could  not  make  up  their  minds  to  leave 
their  families  perhaps  to  starve.  Some  of  these  as  in 
the  days  after  the  bridge  burning  joined  the  Confeder 
ate  army  to  save  themselves  and  families. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  99 

Those  who  took  their  chances  in  the  mountains  would 
have  to  steal  into  their  homes  to  procure  food  at  night 
end  often  they  found  the  conscript  officers  and  soldiers 
in  waiting  for  them.  At  other  times  these  officers  would 
threaten  the  members  of  the  families,  the  fathers,  moth 
ers,  or  little  brothers  and  sisters  of  the  conscripts  to  ex 
tort  from  them  the  hiding  place  of  the  conscript.  These 
atrocities  aroused  the  indignation  of  the  Union  men  to  the 
highest  point  and  many  sad  tragedies  followed  An  ac 
count  of  many  of  them  will  be  found  in  the  Chapter  of 
Tragedies. 


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CHAPTER  X. 


Sentiments  of  Affection  and  Brotherhood  Among  Loyal 
People. — Expectations  of  Federal  Aid. — Their  Disappoint 
ments. — Gen.  G.  W.  Morgan  at  Cumberland  Gap. — East  Ten 
nessee  Regiments  in  His  Command. — Col.  Hayne's  Eulogy  on 
East  Tennessee. — East  Tennessee  the  Scene  of  Many 
Tragedies. 

It  was  at  this  period  that  began  that  sentiment  >of  love 
and  confidence  among  the  loyal  people  that  marked  their 
intercourse  through  the  long  period  that  intervened  be 
fore  the  close  of  the  war.  A  common  cause  and  common 
sufferings  had  united  them  in  a  common  bond  of  sym 
pathy  and  affection,  and  steeled  their  hearts  against  fear. 
They  were  a  band  of  brothers  and  sisters. 

The  "Union"  was  the  shibboleth  that  gained  admission 
into  every  heart  and  home.  They  shared  with  each  other 
and  even  with  strangers,  who  were  known  to  be  loyal, 
their  stores  of  provisions  to  the  last  morsel,  "without 
money  and  without  price" — the  noble  women  often  pre 
paring  it  and  carrying  it  far  into  the  mountains  to  reach 
the  hiding  places  of  their  loved  ones  who  were  under  the 
ban  of  the  military  authorities  or  being  hunted  by  the 
conscript  officers. 

It  was  during  this  period,  too,  that  they  were  living 
between  hope  and  fear.  The  loyal  leaders  who  had  gone 
North  were  constantly  importuning  the  Government  to 
send  them  relief  and  they  were  constantly  assured  that 
this  would  be  done  at  an  early  day.  This  news  was  con 
veyed  through  the  lines  to  the  waiting  and  watching  peo 
ple  and  would  renew  their  hopes  for  a  time,  but  to  end 
ir  disappointment.  Long,  weary  months  were  to  elapse 
before  these  hopes  wrere  to  be  realized.  Other  and  more 
important  movements  of  the  army,  together  with  unex 
pected  reverses  prevented  the  fulfillment  of  their  prom- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  IOI 

ises.  The  Confederate  Government  realizing  the  import 
ance  to  them  of  holding  East  Tennessee  not  only  on  ac 
count  of  the  railroad  and  its  strategic  importance,  but 
because  it  afforded  them  a  vast  amount  of  supplies  from 
its  fertile  valleys  and  was  for  that  reason  a  favorite  field 
for  forage,  hence  they  were  determined  not  to  part  with 
it  without  a  great  struggle.  Gen.  Sherman  with  his  keen 
military  instincts  had  seen  this  from  the  beginning,  and 
it  was  doubtless  for  this  reason  that  he  turned  back  the 
little  army  of  Gen.  Thomas,  knowing,  or  believing,  that 
il  would  be  sacrificed. 

Many  important  events  were  now  transpiring  through 
out  the  county,  which  it  is  needless  for  us  to  mention, 
though  they  were  watched  by  our  people  with  almost 
painful  interest.  The  Union  victories  were  garbled  by 
the  Southern  papers  into  victories  for  their  cause.  The 
Cumberland  Mountain  still  lifted  its  frowning  peaks  be 
tween  the  Union  people  and  their  fondest  hope — their 
country's  flag.  Many  had  crossed  the  forbidden  path 
that  led  through  its  deep  defiles  and  over  its  steep  acclivi 
ties  and  they  were  now  battling  bravely  against  Nature's 
barriers  and  a  determined  enemy  to  reach  their  homes. 

On  the  1 8th  of  June,  1862,  an  army  of  about  12,000 
men  advanced  under  command  of  Gen.  George  W.  Mor 
gan  to  Cumberland  Gap  and  took  possession  of  that  im 
portant  stronghold  with  little  opposition.  The  Unionists 
hailed  this  event  with  gladness,  believing  again  that  re 
lief  was  near  at  hand.  In  this  command  were  two  bri 
gades  of  loyal  East  Tennessee  troops,  viz :  Carter's  Bri 
gade,  2nd  and  4th  Tenn.  (Union)  Cavalry  and  Spear's 
Brigade — the  3d,  5th  and  6th  Tenn.  Infantry. 

These  troops  were  anxious  to  redeem  their  homes  and 
received  the  highest  praise  from  their  officers  for  gal 
lantry  displayed  in  this  expedition.  Hundreds  of  East 
Tennessee  Union  men  joined  this  force  at  Cumberland 
Gap, — many  from  Carter  and  Johnson  counties.  The 
Confederate  authorities,  realizing  the  importance  of  hold 
ing  East  Tennessee,  hurried  in  large  reinforcements,  and 
Gen.  Morgan  was  soon  besieged  by  a  largely  superior 


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force ;  and,  fearing  that  he  would  be  entirely  cut  off  from 
his  base  of  supplies,  after  holding  the  Gap  from  June  until 
September,  fell  back  through  Kentucky  to  the  Ohio  river. 
Thus  the  Unionists,  who  had  been  in  high  hopes,  were 
doomed  to  disappointment. 

Many  Union  men  in  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  had, 
up  to  this  time,  managed  to  remain  in  the  vicinity  of  their 
homes,  and  aid,  to  some  extent,  in  providing  for  their 
families.  Seeing  the  futility  of  resistance  many  even 
feigned  loyalty  to  the  South  to  save  their  friends  and 
families.  Some  of  these  gaining  the  confidence  of  the  au 
thorities  were  appointed  enrolling  officers  and.  were  en 
abled  to  save  many  conscripts  by  giving  them  warning  in 
some  way  of  their  approach.  R.  A.  Lyle  was  an  instance 
of  this  kind.  To  procure  the  release  of  his  step-father, 
Jacob  Bewley,  he  had  volunteered  in  the  Southern  army, 
and  was  sent  to  Elizabethton  as  Deputy  Provost  Marshal. 
He  proved  a  good  friend  to  the  Union  people  and  did  all 
he  could  for  them  without  exciting  the  suspicion  of  the 
authorities,  and  finally  made  his  escape  to  the  Union 
lines.  Governor  Johnson  secured  him  a  position  as  pri 
vate  secretary  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  E.  H.  East. 

The  bitterness  toward  the  loyal  people  of  East  Ten 
nessee  became  more  intense  all  the  time.  Their  loyalty 
had  brought  upon  them  the  hatred  of  the  Southern  press 
and  people,  and  the  most  opprobrious  epithets  were  ap 
plied  to  them.  They  were  called  "Lincolnites,"  "Abo 
litionists,"  "Thugs"  and  "renegades;"  even  the  beauti 
ful  country  itself,  which  had  been  termed  the  "Switzer 
land  of  America,"  was  called  "the  God-forsaken  coun 
try."  But  this  ultra  sentiment  was  not  shared  by  all  the 
Confederates,  especially  in  regard  to  its  loveliness. 

To  show  that  through  all  these  scenes  of  bitterness 
some  of  them  retained  a  deep-seated  love  for  the  hills 
and  mountains,  and  beautiful  valleys,  we  introduce  an 
incident  that  occurred  soon  after  the  war.  The  people 
of  Carter  county  should  revere  the  name  of  her  gifted 
son,  Hon.  Landon  C.  Haynes,  who  was  a  Confederate 
States  Senator.  At  a  banquet  given  to  the  bar  at  Jack- 


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son,  Mississippi,  at  which  Col.  Haynes  was  a  guest,  Gen. 
Forrest  proposed  a  toast  "to  Mr.  Haynes,  the  gentleman 
from  East  Tennessee,  sometimes  called  the  God-forsak 
en."  Mr.  Haynes  responded :  "I  plead  guilty  to  the  soft 
impeachment.  I  was  born  in  East  Tennessee,  on  the 
banks  of  the  Watauga,  which  in  the  Indian  vernacular 
means  beautiful  river,  and  beautiful  river  it  is.  I  have 
stood  on  its  banks  in  my  childhood,  and  looking  down 
in  its  glassy  waters  saw  a  heaven  below,  and  looking  up 
beheld  a  heaven  above  me,  like  two  mirrors,  each  reflect 
ing  in  the  other  its  moon,  planets  and  trembling  stars. 

"Away  from  its  banks  of  rock  and  cliff,  of  laurel  and 
ivy,  hemlock  and  pine,  stretches  back  to  the  distant  moun 
tains  a  vale  more  beautiful  and  exquisite  than  any  in 
Switzerland  or  Italy. 

"There  stands  the  great  Roan,  the  great  Black,  the  great 
Unaka  and  the  great  Smoky  mountains,  upon  whose  sum 
mits  the  clouds  gather  of  their  own  accord,  even  on  the 
brightest  day.  There  I  have  seen  the  great  spirit  of  the 
storm  lie  down  in  his  pavilion  of  darkness  and  clouds. 
Then  I  have  seen  him  awake  at  midnight,  and,  like  a 
giant  refreshed  from  slumber,  arouse  the  tempest,  and 
let  loose  the  lightnings  that  ran  along  the  mountain  tops 
swifter  than  an  eagle's  flight  in  heaven.  I  have  seen  them 
stand  up  and  dance,  like  angels  of  light,  to  the  music  of 
Nature's  grand  organ,  whose  keys  were  touched  by  the 
fingers  of  Divinity  in  the  halls  of  Eternity,  resounding 
through  the  universe. 

"Then  I  have  seen  the  clpuds  drift  away  towards  the 
horizon,  and  morning  come  forth  from  her  saffron  bed, 
put  on  her  robes  of  light,  and  standing  tip-toe  on  the 
misty  mountain  top,  while  Night  fled  to  his  bed-chamber 
at  the  poles,  lighted  up  the  green  valley  and  beautiful 
river  where  I  played  in  my  childhood. 

"O,  beautiful  land  of  the  mountains  with  thy  sun- 
painted  cliffs,  how  can  I  ever  forget  thee!" 

But  this  lovely  valley,  so  eloquently  described,  was  the 
scene  of  many  revolting  tragedies. 


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CHAPTER  XL 


Carter's  Raid  Into  East  Tennessee.— Burning  the  Bridge  at 
Zollicoffer.— Fight  at  Carter's  Depot  and  Burning  of  the 
Bridge  at  That  Place.— Personal  Mention  of  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter, 
Col.  J.  P.  T.  Carter  and  Capt.  G.  O.  Collins — Changed  Con 
ditions  Since  the  War  Began.— Rye  and  Spice  Wood  Used  for 
Coffee  and  Tea- 

After  Gen.  Morgan's  forces  left  Cumberland  Gap  in 
September,  1862,  the  people  of  Johnson  and  Carter  coun 
ties  seemed  to  despair  of  the  Federal  army  coming  into 
East  Tennessee  at  any  very  early  date.  They  had  been  dis 
appointed  so  often  that  they  paid  little  attention  to 
''grape-vine"  dispatches  any  more.  Many  men  from 
these  counties  were  now  in  the  different  regiments  of 
Tennessee  troops  that  had  been  formed  in  Kentucky.  A 
large  number  from  these  counties  joined  Col.  James  P. 
T.  Carter's  regiment,  the  2d  Tennessee  Mounted  Infantry. 
Later  a  large  number  joined  Col.  Dan  Stover's  Fourth 
Tennessee  Infantry.  Those  who  had  not  yet  "crossed 
the  mountains"  made  as  fair  weather  as  possible  with 
"the  powers  that  be."  They  found  the  less  they  said 
now  the  better,  but  down  deep  in  their  hearts  there  was  no 
abatement  in  their  love  for  tfre  Union,  and  they  watched 
with  unabated  interest  the  progress  of  the  war.  There 
had  been  many  Confederate  victories — in  fact  getting 
the  news  from  the  Southern  papers — they  gained  all  the 
victories.  This  was  most  disheartening  to  the  Union 
people  for  they  believed  if  the  South  was  victorious  the 
Union  people  could  never  live  in  peace,  but  like  the 
Moore's  and  Arcadians  would  have  "to  fold  their  tents" 
and  seek  another  clime.  Mr.  A.  G.  Graham,  as  we  have 
seen  had  suggested  their  banishment.  But  let  us  say  here 
that  in  one  particular  Mr.  Graham  was  right.  In  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  105 

darkest  hours  of  the  Union  cause  they  did  believe  in  the 
coming  of  the  Federal  army  "with  a  faith  equal  to  that 
of  the  Jews  in  the  coming  of  the  Messiah." 

The  early  Winter  of  1862  gave  some  of  them  an  oppor 
tunity  to  see  the  "blue  coats"  and  learn  through  the  actual 
sense  of  vision  that  they  v/^re  not  all  dead  yet. 

A  Federal  force  of  about  2000  troops  left  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  about  the  2Oth  of  December,  1862,  under  com 
mand  of  Gen.  Samuel  P.  Carter  to  make  a  raid  into  East 
Tennessee  for  the  purpose  of  burning  bridges  and  other 
wise  crippling  the  East  Tennessee  and  Virginia  Railroad, 
which  was  so  important  to  the  Confederacy.  This  com 
mand  was  composed  of  two  battalions  of  the  Second 
Michigan  Cavalry,  Lieut.  Col.  Campbell ;  one  battalion 
of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Cavalry,  Major  Ramsey;  the  Ninth 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  Major  Russell,  Col.  Charles  J. 
Walker,  of  the  Tenth  Kentucky  Cavalry,  was  in  com 
mand  of  the  cavalry  brigade.  This  command  crossed 
the  mountains  at  Crank's  Gap,  near  Harlan  Court  House, 
into  Lee  County,  Va.,  moved  down  Cane  Creek,  passed 
through  a  gap  in  Poor  Valley  ridge  and  crossed  Powell's 
Valley  four  miles  east  of  Jonesville,  they  reached  the 
summit  of  Walden's  ridge  about  twenty  miles  from  the 
foot  of  the  Cumberland  Mountains  and  halted. 

They  had  advanced  this  far  without  creating  any 
alarm,  or  exciting  any  suspicion  as  to  who  they  were. 
From  here  they  moved  to  Stickleyville,  across  Powell's 
Mountain  and  through  Pattonsville.  They  crossed 
Clinch  river  twelve  miles  from  Estellville,  Va.  News  of 
their  approach  had  preceded  them,  and  upon  their  arrival 
at  Estellville  they  were  told  that  a  considerable  force  of 
rebels  were  at  Moccasin  Gap  prepared  to  dispute  their 
passage.  The  Michigan  battalion  under  Col.  Campbell 
were  dismounted  and  moved  through  the  Gap ;  the  enemy 
retreated  towards  Kingsport.  A  lieutenant  and  several 
rebel  soldiers  were  captured  near  the  Gap.  The  command 
pushed  forward  and  on  the  way  a  Sergeant  of  the  2d 
Michigan  was  killed,  and  two  other  soldiers  who  had 
wandered  from  the  road  were  captured.  About  day- 


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light  on  the  morning  of  December  30  they  reached 
Blountville,  Sullivan  County,  Tenn.,  surprised  the  place 
and  captured  30  soldiers  of  the  4th  Kentucky  rebel  cav 
alry  and  paroled  them.  They  left  Bristol,  which  was 
said  to  be  held  by  a  strong  rebel  force,  to  their  left  and 
proceeded  to  Zollicofrer  (now  Bluff  City)  on  the  East 
Tennessee  and  Virginia  Railroad  six  miles  distant.  Gen. 
Carter  sent  his  brother,  Col.  J.  P.  T.  Carter,  with  a  por 
tion  of  the  2d  Michigan  with  orders  to  burn  the  bridge 
across  the  Holston  river,  Gen.  Carter  following  as  soon 
as  his  forces  all  came  up.  Major  McDowell  with  a  force 
of  about  150  of  the  62d  North  Carolina  surrendered  to 
Col.  Carter  without  resistance.  They  were  paroled  an;l 
declared  that  they  would  not  again  return  to  the  army. 

The  barracks,  tents,  arms,  a  railroad  car,  together  with 
the  railroad  and  wagon  bridge  were  burned  or  destroyed. 

It  was  reported  that  G.  O.  Collins,  who  accompanied 
Gen.  Carter  as  his  orderly,  and  who  had  been  one  of  the 
bridge  burners  on  the  night  of  November  8,  i86t,  when 
the  bridge  across  the  river  at  this  place  was  burned,  and 
had  made  his  escape  into  Kentucky  and  joined  the  2d 
Tennessee  Infantry,  applied  the  torch  to  the  railroad 
bridge  with  the  remark:  "I  was  accused  of  burning  a 
bridge  here  once  before,  if  you'll  watch  me  you  will  see 
that  I  am  guilty  this  time."  After  setting  fire  to  the 
bridge  he  climbed  up  on  the  railing  and  crowed. 

Gen.  Carter  dispatched  Col.  Watkins  with  detachments 
from  the  2d  Michigan,  9th  Pennsylvania  and  7th  Ohio 
Cavalry,  180  in  all,  to  Carter's  Station  (Depot)  to  burn 
the  bridge  across  the  Watauga  river  10  miles  west  of 
Zollicoffer.  This  was  the  bridge  that  Dr.  Jobe  had  saved 
from  being  burned  on  the  night  of  November  8,  1861. 
On  the  way  to  Carter's  they  captured  Col.  Love  of  the 
62d  North  Carolina  with  a  number  of  prisoners  and  a  lo 
comotive.  Col.  Love  having  heard  rumors  of  the  approach 
of  the  Yankees  went  out  on  the  locomotive  to  ascertain 
the  truth  of  the  rumor  and  fell  into  their  hands. 
The  detachment  reached  Carter's  Depot  about  sun 
set  and  found  about  200  of  the  2d  North  Carolina 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  1 07 

tailing  into  line.  Col.  Walker  attacked  them  and  after  a. 
short  resistance  they  fled  to  the  woods.  Major  Roper  of 
the  6th  Kentucky  Cavalry  made  a  gallant  charge  with 
two  companies  of  the  Qth  Pennsylvania  under  Capt 
Jones,  capturing  and  killing  a  number  of  rebels.  Major 
Roper's  loss  was  one  killed,  one  mortally,  one  severely, 
and  two  slightly  wounded.  A  number  of  rebels  were 
killed.  The  railroad  bridge  across  the  Watauga  river, 
together  with  a  number  of  arms,  were  taken  and  de 
stroyed. 

Gen.  Carter  finding  that  the  rebels  were  collecting  a 
large  force  from  all  directions  with  the  view  of  intercept 
ing  and  capturing  him  made  a  safe  but  hasty  retreat  back 
to  Kentucky.  This  was  the  last  expedition  of  Federals 
that  reached  East  Tennessee  until  Burnside's  army  came 
in,  in  September,  1863.  They  were  the  last  Federal 
troops  except  these,  ever  seen  in  these  counties  except 
those  passing  through  as  prisoners  until  the  Thirteenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry  passed  through  with  Stoneman's  com 
mand  in  March,  1865. 

Gen.  Samuel  P.  Carter  was  a  native  of  Carter  County, 
Tennessee,  the  county  having  been  named  for  his  grand- 
tatner,  William  Carter,  and  the  county  seat,  Elizabethton, 
Tor  his  grandmother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Carter.  Gen.  Car 
ter  was  a  graduate  of  the  Naval  School,  at  Annapolis, 
Md.,  and  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  was  a  Lieutenant 
in  the  United  States  Navy.  Soon  after  the  beginning  of 
the  war  (1861),  at  his  own  request,  he  was  transferred 
tc  the  military  service  and  assigned  to  duty  with  the 
Federal  forces  in  Kentucky  that  were  to  operate  in  East 
Tennessee.  He  performed  an  honorable  part  during  the 
war  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Major-General.  He 
loved  his  birthplace  and  performed  many  acts  of  kindness 
towards  his  boyhood  friends.  He  was  loyal  to  his  flag, 
and  East  Tennesseeans  owe  much  to  him  for  his  valiant 
service  in  aiding  to  redeem  their  homes  from  the  do 
minion  of  their  enemies. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  the  navy,  in 
which  he  attained  to  the  rank  of  Rear-Admiral  before 


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his  retirement.  As  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  learn  no 
other  officer  in  the  United  States  service  attained  so  high 
rank  both  in  the  military  and  naval  service.  He  died 
suddenly  at  his  home  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  May  26, 
1891. 

Col.  James  P.  T.  Carter  was  a  brother  of  Gen.  Samuel 
P.  and  Rev.  William  B.  Carter.  He  was  a  staunch  Union 
man  from  the  beginning;  was  a  delegate  to  the  Knoxville 
and  Greeneville  Conventions.  After  the  occupation  of 
East  Tennessee  by  the  Confederates  he  fled  to  Kentucky 
and  organized  the  2d  Tennessee  Mounted  Infantry, 
which  did  splendid  service  until  captured  with  Col.  Gar- 
rard's  command  near  Rogersville,  Tennessee,  November 
6th,  1863.  Those  who  did  not  escape  were  imprisoned 
at  Andersonville  under  the  monster  Wirtz,  many  dying 
from  starvation.  Among  these  were  Theophilus  H.  Rob 
erts,  of  Elizabethton,  a  brave,  noble-hearted  young  man. 
John  C.  Smith  and  Samuel  Bishop  lived  through  the 
dreadful  prison  experience  and  returned  to  their  homes  in 
1865,  "living  skeletons." 

Col.  James  P.  T.  Carter  married  the  daughter  of  ex- 
Governor  Letcher,  of  Kentucky,  and  was  appointed  Secre 
tary  of  the  Territory  of  Arizona  by  President  Johnson. 
He  died  suddenly  at  Tucson,  Arizona,  in  April,  1868.  His 
son  William  A.  Carter,  Esq.,  is  a  member  of  the  County 
Court  (1902),  and  resides  at  Elizabethton,  Tennessee. 

We  have  mentioned  the  happiness  and  contentment  of 
the  people  in  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties  previous  to 
the  war  but  now  how  changed  the  scene!  The  owners 
of  the  humble  but  happy  homes  could  no  longer  rest  in 
peace.  The  flag  beneath  wrhich  their  fathers  fought  was 
no  longer  the  protecting  Aegis  of  their  homes  and  loved 
ones.  O,  hapless  daughters  of  Carter  and  Johnson  coun 
ties,  there  was  in  store  for  thee  sorrow,  hardships,  suf 
fering,  destitution  and  heartaches  which  we  pray  God 
may  never  again  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  mothers  and  daugh 
ters  of  these  now  prosperous  counties ! 

Though  ample  harvests  had  rewarded  the  farmers  in 
1 86 1,  the  excitement  of  war  had  kept  men  from  giving  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  109 

proper  attention  to  their  farms,  and  in  the  Winter  of 
1861-62  refugees  were  to  be  fed,  men  had  to  flee  from 
their  farms,  and  troops  coming  in  consumed  much  of 
their  provisions,  often  without  compensation,  or  in  ex 
change  for  depreciating  currency.  The  blockade  had  shut 
out  such  necessary  articles  as  clothing,  dress  goods, 
coffee,  tea  and  all  articles  of  merchandise,  and  the  stocks 
of  these  things  in  hand  were  being  rapidly  consumed  at 
exorbitant  prices.  Only  the  wealthier  classes  could  ob 
tain  what  had  been  regarded  as  the  necessaries  of  life. 
The  women  turned  their  hands  again  to  the  cards,  the 
spinning  wheel  and  loom  to  provide  raiment  for  their 
families.  All  kinds  of  devices  were  resorted  to ;  old  gar 
ments  that  had  been  cast  aside  were  brought  into  requisi 
tion.  Sassafras  and  spicewood  were  substituted  for  Im 
perial  and  Japan  tea.  Everything  imaginable  was  sub 
stituted  for  coffee,  to  which  the  older  people  were  espe 
cially  attached,  but  none  hit  the  right  spot.  Rye  and 
sweet  potatoes  were  generally  adopted.  They  looked  a 
little  like  coffee  when  prepared,  but  here  the  resemblance 
ended.  Thus  the  Spring,  and  part  of  the  Summer  of 
1863  passed  away.  Hope — "that  springs  eternal  in  the 
human  breast" — had  been  kept  alive  through  more  than 
two  long,  weary  years.  Capt.  Ellis  who  had  been  mak 
ing  regular  trips  across  the  mountains  since  April,  1862, 
had  at  frequent  intervals  brought  letters,  money  and 
sometimes  cheering  news.  His  advent  into  the  neighbor 
hood  was  soon  found  out,  and  mothers  and  wives  hur 
ried  breathlessly  to  his  hiding  place  to  learn  some  tidings 
from  their  husbands  and  sons  who  had  escaped  to  the 
Federal  army.  The  rebel  soldiers  were  generally  ap 
prised  of  his  arival  from  Kentucky  and  made  fruitless 
efforts  to  capture  him,  but  the  "Old  Red  Fox"  as  he  was 
called  was  too  sly  for  them.  In  fact  the  time  came  when 
few  rebel  soldiers  were  brave  enough  to  venture  within 
range  of  his  unerring  Winchester. 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XII. 


Gen.  Burnside  in  East  Tennessee — Rejoicing  of  the  Union 
People. — Advance  to  Bristol. — Col.  John  K.  Miller  and  Col. 
R.  R.  Butler  Authorized  to  Raise  Federal  Regiments — Long- 
.street's  Advance  Upon  Knoxville — Federal  Troops  Fall 
Back — Recruits  Fall  Back  With  the  Army — Strawberry 
Plains. — Organization  of  the  Regiment. — Field  and  Staff.—- 
Death  of  Lieut-Col.  A.  D.  Smith.— R.  R.  Butler  Becomes 
Lieut.-Col. — Siege  of  Knoxville. 

On  the  ist  of  September,  1863,  General  A.  E.  Burn- 
side,  with  a  large  army,  in  which  were  a  number  of  loyal 
Tennessee  regiments,  righting  under  the  old  flag,  entered 
East  Tennessee  by  way  of  the  Cumberland  Gap.  Col. 
John  W.  Foster,  of  Indiana,  in  command  of  the  advance 
guard  of  the  army,  and  with  whom  was  Major  John  W. 
Sawyers,  commanding-  the  gallant  8th  Tennessee  Union 
Cavalry  (which  afterwards  was  attached  to  the  3d  Bri 
gade,  Governor's  Guards),  entered  Knoxville  on  the  3d 
day  of  September.  This  was  a  proud  day  for  East  Ten 
nessee  loyalists,  and  the  returning  exiles.  It  would  be 
useless  to  attempt  to  describe  the  joy  of  the  returning 
refugees  and  the  loyal  people  who  poured  into  the  towns 
and  villages,  women,  children  and  aged  men  gathered 
along  the  roadside  to  greet  them. 

"There  were  Union  men  who  wept  with  joyful  tears, 
When  they  saw  the  honored  flag  they  had  not  seen  for 
years." 

When  this  news  was  received  in  Carter  and  Johnson 
Counties  men  and  women  gave  expression  to  their  happi 
ness  with  tears  and  shouts  of  joy.  We  will  relate  an 
instance  in  point.  One  night  a  certain  prominent  Union 
man  who  had  been  accused  of  bridge  burning,  and  had 
been  long  in  hiding,  was  looking  westward  when  he  saw 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  Ill 

colored  lights  flashed  upon  the  sky.  These  were  probably 
signals,  but  this  man  knowing  nothing  about  army  sig 
nals  at  that  tittle^  threw  up  his  hands  and  shouted,  "Glory 
to  God,  the  Almightly  has  given  signs  in  the  heavens 
that  the  red,  white  and  blue  shall  prevail  and  the  Union 
shall  be  saved !"  This  same  man  made  a  vow  that  he 
would  neither  shave  off  his  beard  nor  have  his  hair  cut 
until  the  Yankees  came  into  East  Tennessee,  which  he 
faithfully  kept. 

When  the  Federal  forces  reached  Johnson's  Depot, 
(now  Johnson  City)  hundreds  of  Union  men  from  John 
son  and  Carter  Counties  saw  the  "Yankees"  for  the  first 
time.  Believing  they  had  come  to  stay  they  no  longer 
tried  to  conceal  their  happiness  and  greeted  them  with 
the  greatest  demonstrations  of  joy,  but  when  they  began 
to  fall  back,  gloom  and  sadness  took  posession  of  their 
hearts. 

Gen.  Burnside,  who  had  established  his  headquarters 
iii  Knoxville,  was  looked  upon  by  the  loyal  people  of  East 
Tennessee  almost  as  a  Saviour. 

After  the  battle  of  Chickamauga  Gen.  Longstreet  was 
detached  with  a  Confederate  army  20,000  strong  to  drive 
Gen.  Burnside  out  of  East  Tennessee.  This  necessitated 
the  calling  in  of  the  Federal  forces  from  upper  East  Ten 
nessee  to  the  defense  of  Knoxville.  Hence  on  the  24th 
of  September  they  began  falling  back  towards  Knox 
ville,  leaving  the  people  in  the  Eastern  counties  in  much 
worse  condition  than  if  they  had  never  come. 

ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  REGIMENT. 

It  now  became  necessary  for  every  Union  man  who  had 
shown  any  respect  for  the  Federals,  or  "Yankees,"  as 
they  were  called,  to  leave  the  country.  Thousands  had 
already  gone,  and  most  of  those  who  had  remained  had 
been  subject  to  greater  danger  and  hardships  than  even 
active  military  service  would  have  entailed.  Many  boys 
14,  15  and  1 6  years  old  at  the  beginning  of  the  war, 
were  now  old  enough,  and  were  eager  to  join  the  army. 
The  leading  men  in  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties,  now 


112  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

that  an  opportunity  had  come,  and  knowing  they  could 
no  longer  remain  at  home  to  protect  their  families  and  as 
sist  the  families  of  those  already  in  the  field,  upon  hear 
ing  of  the  advance  of  Gen.  Burnside's  army,  began  to  re 
cruit  men  for  the  Federal  service,  and  one  or  two  com 
panies  were  partially  formed  and  organized  in  the  moun 
tains.  There  had  been  no  time  since  the  beginning  of  the 
war  when  the  Federal  Government  needed  troops  worse 
than  at  this  period,  and  though  a  single  regiment  was  but 
an  insignificant  fraction  of  the  vast  army  that  was  now 
battling  for  the  Union,  every  patriot  felt  that  he  could  no 
longer  withhold  his  services  with  honor  to  himself.  While 
many  loyal  men  had  already  joined  the  Federal  army,  and 
were  fighting  their  country's  battles  on  many  battle-fields, 
the  men  who  were  now  to  compose  the  Thirteenth  Regi 
ment  of  Tennessee  Union  Cavalry  had  rendered  impor 
tant  service  in  many  ways.  They  had  burned  the  bridge, 
engaged  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  and  by  their  pres 
ence  at  home,  had  kept  a  large  force  of  rebels  constantly 
engaged  in  watching  them.  When  reminded  in  a  pleasant 
way  by  some  of  our  comrades  who  joined  the  army  at  an 
earlier  date,  that  we  did  not  go  into  the  service  until  the 
war  was  nearly  over,  we  tell  them  that  is  true,  and  a  great 
pity,  too,  as  the  Rebellion  did  not  begin  to  collapse  until 
the  'Thirteenth"  entered  the  field.  Even  after  this  regi 
ment  left  Carter  County  there  were  Union  men  left  there 
who  did  as  noble  service  as  those  in  the  field,  in  caring 
for  the  families  of  the  soldiers  and  feeding  many  of  them,, 
and  protecting  and  advising  them  as  far  as  they  could. 
Mention  will  be  made  of  many  of  these  brave  men  in  the 
chapter  of  "Heroes  and  Heroines." 

Col.  John  K.  Miller,  of  Carter  County,  was  authorized 
to  raise  a  Regiment  of  Cavalry  by  Governor  Johnson. 
Col.  R.  R.  Butler,  of  Johnson  County,  was  also  author 
ized  to  raise  a  Regiment  of  Cavalry.  Col.  A.  D.  Smith, 
J.  W.  M.  Grayson,  Samuel  E.  Northington,  J.  N.  Norris 
and  others  of  Johnson  County,  and  H.  C.  Smith,  C.  C. 
Wilcox,  L.  W.  Fletcher,  William  and  D.  B.  Jenkins  and' 
others  of  Carter  County,  were  all  active  at  this  time  in. 


LIEUT.  RICHARD  L.  WILSON,  R.  Q.   M. 
(See  page  279.) 


GEN.    ALVIN   C.  GILLEM. 
(See  page  151.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

enlisting  men  for  the  army.  It  was  not  long  until  several 
hundred  men  were  enlisted.  Among  the  men  enlisted 
were  quite  a  number  of  loyal  men  from  Western  North 
Carolina,  some  of  whom  had  done  service  in  the  Carter 
County  rebellion,  and  now  learning  that  Burnside  had 
occupied  East  Tennessee  came  to  join  the  Union  stand 
ard. 

The  Federal  forces,  under  Gen.  Shackelford,  Gen.  S.  P. 
Carter,  Col.  Foster  and  others,  had  advanced  as  far  east 
as  Abingdon,  Virginia,  driving  in  the  rebel  pickets  at  that 
place  when  they  were  ordered  back  to  the  defense  of 
Knoxville. 

The  men  who  had  been  recruited  for  the  I2th  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry  (afterwards  changed  to  the  Thirteenth) 
joined  the  retreating  Federal  forces  at  Johnson's  Depot 
and  Jonesboro  and  fell  back  with  them  to  Greeneville, 
Tenn. 

Having  drawn  our  first  rations  at  the  latter  place  from 
the  United  States  Government,  as  well  as  frying  pans 
and  some  old  Springfield  rifles,  we  date  the  beginning  of 
our  service  at  Greeneville,  and  the  time  September  3Oth, 
1863,  and  take  the  liberty  henceforth  to  use  the  first  per 
sonal  pronoun  being  now  a  part  of  the  organization  soon 
to  be  mustered  into  service  as  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A. 

On  the  night  of  September  3<Dth  the  enemy  were  ac 
tively  pushing  our  forces.  Equipped  now  with  frying 
pans  and  old  rifles  we  began  our  first  retreat,  in  the  night. 
Rumors  of  fighting,  verified  by  the  sound  of  musketry  in 
our  rear,  was  a  new  experience  to  most  of  us,  and  some 
what  alarming.  Though  not  yet  mustered  into  service, 
like  young  Prince  Napoleon  at  Sedan,  we  were  receiving 
"the  baptism  of  fire;"  but  we  reached  Bull's  Gap  in  safety, 
and  with  no  loss  except  frying  pans  and  perhaps  a  few 
muskets  that  some  of  us  threw  away  to  accelerate  our 
speed. 

Here  we  rested,  little  thinking  that  this  dreary-looking 
place  was  to  cut  such  a  figure  in  the  future  history  of  our 
Regiment.  Such  of  the  frying  pans  as  had  not  been 


114  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

thrown  away  in  our  flight  from  Greeneville  were  brought 
into  use. 

On  the  night  of  Oct.  2d  we  were  loaded  into  some  old 
flat  cars  and  taken  to  Strawberry  Plains  where  we  arrived 
just  before  daylight.  The  nights  were  growing  cold  now, 
and  using  the  tactics  of  Col.  Woolford,  "we  scattered 
out"  and  "huddled  up"  in  straw  piles,  or  any  old  barns  or 
houses  that  would  afford  us  a  place  to  take  a  little  rest 
and  sleep. 

The  next  day,  learning  we  were  to  remain  here  for 
sometime,  the  men  set  about  erecting  rude  huts  or  shan 
ties  out  of  such  material  as  they  could  find,  to  protect 
them  from  the  rain  and  the  sun,  which,  at  mid-day,  still 
poured  its  effulgent  rays  upon  the  shadeless  plains  with 
uncomfortable  warmth.  We  were  without  equipments 
of  any  kind,  except  the  muskets,  and  what  were  left  of  the 
frying  pans,  and  such  blankets  as  we  had  brought  from 
home.  Some  of  the  men  had  also  brought  their  horses 
with  them  when  they  left  home. 

We  were  at  this  time  dependent,  to  a  great  extent,  on 
foraging  for  subsistence  for  ourselves  and  horses,  that, 
too,  in  a  country  that  had  been  largely  stripped  by  both 
armies.  Men  unused  to  cooking  made  most  amusing  and 
ridiculous  efforts  to  prepare  their  meals  and  keep  their 
scanty  wardrobes  in  order,  with  the  very  few  of  the  neces 
sary  conveniences  for  this  purpose.  We  were  a  motley 
crowd,  presenting  little  appearance  of  soldiers,  or  giving 
little  promise  that  we  ever  would  be. 

It  might  be  in  order  just  here  to  compare  our  home- 
leaving  with  that  of  our  comrades  of  the  North,  or  the 
Confederate  soldiers  in  the  South. 

They  were  usually  uniformed,  equiped  and  at  least  par- 
t^ally  drilled  in  camps  near  their  homes.  They  generally 
spent  several  weeks  in  camp,  provided  with  tents  and  all 
the  accessories  to  make  a  soldier's  life  as  comfortable  as 
posible.  Their  friends  visited  them,  often  bringing  deli 
cacies  to  eat  and  little  mementoes  of  love.  When  they 
were  ordered  to  the  front  they  were  presented  with  beauti 
ful  banners,  often  the  handiwork  of  fair  and  loving 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  115 

• 

hands ;  large  crowds  gathered  at  the  railroad  stations,  or 
places  of  embarkment,  to  bid  them  goodby ;  and  with  the 
sound  of  music  and  amidst  the  waving  of  flags,  with  the 
kisses  of  loved  ones  warm  upon  their  lips,  and  the  bless 
ings  of  parents,  wives,  sisters  and  sweethearts  they  were 
speeded  on  their  journey  in  comfortable  coaches. 

How  different  with  us !  Hastily  getting  together  a 
few  articles  of  clothing,  a  blanket,  and  perhaps  a  little 
lunch,  if  we  had  the  time,  we  hurriedly  left  our  homes. 
With  a  hasty  kiss  and  pressure  of  our  loved  ones  to  our 
hearts  we  were  gone.  Tramping  over  rugged  roads,  toil 
ing  over  hills — foot-sore  and  weary,  our  first  introduc 
tion  to  military  service  was  the  sound  of  musketry,  and 
the  roar  of  artillery. 

The  time  was  spent  at  Strawberry  Plains  in  making 
such  efforts  as  we  could  to  maintain  discipline  and  order 
as  far  as  possible  without  any  authorized  officers,  and  in 
making  ourselves  as  comfortable  as  we  could.  Recruiting 
officers  were  sent  back  and  men  were  continually  joining 
us  from  the  upper  counties  and  Western  North  Carolina. 

THE   REGIMENT   PARTIALLY   ORGANIZED. 

While  we  were  at  Strawberry  Plains  Gen.  Burnside 
and  his  staff  went  east  on  the  train,  the  Union  forces  not 
having  all  fallen  back  yet  as  far  as  Knoxville. 

Col.  Miller  now  had  perhaps  500  or  600  men  who  had 
been  recruited  for  the  I2th  Tennessee  Cavalry.  These 
men  were  mostly  from  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties, 
some  from  Western  North  Carolina  and  a  few  from  other 
counties  in  East  Tennessee.  Alexander  D.  Smith,  of 
Johnson  County,  was  the  choice  of  the  Regiment  for 
Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  Johnson  County  being  entitled 
to  that  position  he  received  the  appointment. 

While  the  service  of  the  Field  and  Staff  dated  from 
October  28,  owing  to  some  delay  in  obtaining  a  muster 
ing  officer,  they  were  not  mustered  until  November. 

In  the  meantime,  Col.  A.  D.  Smith,  who  had  been 
serving  as  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Regiment,  was 
taken  seriously  ill  and  died  at  the  home  of  Mr.  McBee  at 


Il6  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

• 

Strawberry  Plains,  Tennessee,  November  3,  1863.  Much 
regret  was  expressed  throughout  the  Regiment  upon 
learning  of  the  death  of  a  man  who  was  well  known  and 
held  in  high  esteem  by  all  the  Carter  and  Johnson  county 
men. 

Hamilton  C.  Smith,  of  Carter  county,  a  brother  of 
Col.  A.  D.  Smith,  had  the  appointment  of  Major  in  the 
Regiment,  but  was  taken  sick  with  fever  at  Strawberry 
Plains,  and  never  became  able  to  serve.  He  was  after 
wards  Chancellor  of  the  First  Chancery  Division  of  Ten 
nessee  for  many  years,  and  was  among  the  most  promi 
nent  citizens  of  East  Tennessee.  He  has  been  dead 
( 1902)  a  number  of  years. 

Upon  the  death  of  Colonel  Smith,  Colonel  R.  R.  But 
ler's  recruits  were  attached  to  the  Regiment  and  he  was 
commissioned  and  mustered  as  Lieutenant-Colonel.  The 
number  of  the  Regiment  was  changed  to  the  Thirteenth. 

The  following  are  the  names  and  rank  of  the  officers  of 
the  Field  and  Staff  of  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of  Ten 
nessee  Volunteer  Cavalry,  mustered  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  at  Strawberry  Plains,  Tennessee,  by 
Captain  Ogden,  U.  S.  Mustering  Officer,  to  date  from 
October  28,  1863,  an<^  to  serve  three  years,  or  during  the 
war. 

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

John  K.  Miller,  Colonel. 
Roderick  R.  Butler,  Lieutenant-Colonel. 
James  W.  M.  Grayson,  Major. 
Brazillias  P.  Stacy,  Adjutant. 
James  H.  Conkling,  Quartermaster. 
Joel  H.  Williams,  Commissary. 
William  H.  Matlock,  Surgeon. 
James  M.  Cameron,  Asst.  Surgeon. 
Alfred  T.  Donnelly,  Sergeant-Major. 
Charles  Lefler,  Commissary  Sergeant. 
Larkin  P.  Blackburn,  Hospital  Steward. 
Oliver  C.  Butler,  Saddler  Sergeant. 
Jordan  J.  Heck,  Blacksmith  Sergeant. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  1 17 

At  this  time  few  of  the  companies  had  a  sufficient  num 
ber  of  men  to  entitle  them  to  a  full  complement  of  officers, 
hence  the  Regiment  was  not  fully  organized  until  it 
reached  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.  The  names  of  the  company 
officers  with  rank  and  date  of  muster  will  appear  with 
the  rolls  of  the  companies. 

Our  officers  and  men  were  ignorant  of  the  arts  of 
war,  and  knew  very  little  about  military  rules  and  disci 
pline.  A  few  were  elected  to  office  under  the  impression 
that  having  attended  the  old  militia  musters  they  might 
be  useful  in  drilling  the  men,  but  the  tactics  used  in  the 
old  muster  days  were  now  out  of  date,  and  antiquated, 
and  these  men  were  found  to  be  not  only  useless  as  drill- 
masters,  but  found  it  most  difficult  to  acquire  the  new 
methods  of  drill  laid  down  in  the  modern  tactics.  There 
were  a  few  men  with  us,  however,  who  had  seen  service 
and  were  very  useful  at  this  time.  Among  these  men 
were  Patrick  F.  Dyer,  who  had  been  captured  at  the  first 
battle  of  Bull's  Run,  taken  to  Saulsbury  prison  and  made 
his  escape  into  East  Tennessee  just  before  the  organiza 
tion  of  the  Regiment. 

Col.  John  K.  Miller,  who  had  always  been  a  civilian, 
and  was  therefore  inexperienced  in  military  affairs,  upon 
the  recommendation  of  Gen.  Samuel  P.  Carter,  ap 
pointed  as  his  Adjutant  B.  P.  Stacy,  who  had  seen  service 
a:-  Sergeant-Major  of  the  7th  Ohio  Cavalry.  Adjutant 
Stacy  joined  us  at  Strawberry  Plains  and  proved  a  most 
gallant  and  efficient  officer,  as  will  appear  later  on. 

The  Regiment  made  some  progress  in  drill  and  disci 
pline  while  at  the  Plains,  and  the  verdancy  that  charac 
terizes  the  new  recruits  began  to  wear  off  to  some  extent. 

An  extended  notice  of  the  death  of  Col.  A.  D.  Smith 
will  appear  among  the  "Sketches  of  Officers"  in  another 
chapter.  Other  deaths  in  the  Regiment  at  Strawberry 
Plains  were  privates  David  N.  Gourley  and  James 
Williams.  The  latter  assisted  in  burning  the  bridge  at 
Zollicoffer.  Both  were  brave  boys  and  were  the  first  of 
the  Regiment  to  die. 

Gen.   Burnside  fell  back  to  Knoxville  and  began  to 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

make  preparations  for  the  defense  of  the  city,  which  was 
threatened  by  Gen.  Longstreet.  There  were  no  Federal 
troops  east  of  us  now,  placing  us  in  an  extremely  serious 
situation.  After  some  fighting  at  Kingston  and  Camp 
bell's  Station  Burnside  fell  back  to  Knoxville,  and  Long- 
street,  following,  invested  the  city.  We  were  only  18 
miles  distant,  and  a  small  force  either  from  Longstreet's 
army,  or  any  rebel  force  that  might  come  from  the  east 
were  liable  to  capture  us  at  any  moment.  Being  practic 
ally  unarmed  we  were  in  no  condition  to  defend  ourselves 
against  any  armed  force,  however  small. 

In  this  dilemma  several  days  passed,  leaving  us  in  great 
suspense,  knowing  if  we  were  captured  most  of  us  having 
been  conscripted  would  be  treated  as  deserters  from  the 
Confederate  army. 

Col.  Miller,  appreciating  the  danger  of  the  situation, 
called  a  council  of  the  officers  and  it  was  determined  to 
send  a  detachment  of  men  through  Gen.  Longstreet's 
lines  to  Knoxville  to  advise  Gen.  Burnside  of  the 
situation,  and  ask  for  instructions  and  orders.  Volun 
teers  were  called  for  and  a  number  of  men  readily  as 
sented  to  make  the  dangerous  trip.  Lieut.  D.  B.  Jenkins, 
of  Company  C,  and  Lieut.  B.  F.  Ferguson,  of  Company 
F,  volunteered  to  lead  the  detachment.  This  detachment, 
numbering  about  20  men,  left  Strawberry  Plains  about 
4  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  2ist  of  November  and  made  its 
way  down  the  Holston  river,  reaching  the  vicinity  of  the 
enemies'  lines  at  a  point  four  miles  east  of  Knoxville. 
Lieuts.  Jenkins  and  Ferguson  ascertained  from  Union 
people  in  the  vicinity  the  position  of  the  enemy,  and  se 
lecting  the  weakest  point  in  his  line  charged  the  position 
and  succeeded  in  reaching  the  city,  and  reported  to  Gen. 
Burnside.  Receiving  instructions  these  men  again  made 
their  way  through  the  enemies'  lines  back  to  Strawberry 
Plains,  arriving  there  in  safety  at  1 1  o'clock  P.  M.  on  the 
same  day. 

Gen.  Burnsides  gave  Col.  Miller  instructions  to  either 
make  his  way  to  Knoxville,  or  take  the  Regiment  to 
Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  by  way  of  the  Cumberland  Gap. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  119 

Knoxville  was  now  closely  invested,  and  the  Federal 
army  reduced  to  short  rations.  On  the  one  hand,  the 
possibility  of  being  captured  in  the  attempt  to  reach  Knox 
ville  and  our  men,  most  of  whom  had  been  conscripted  in 
the  Confederate  army,  treated  as  deserters,  or,  escaping 
this  contingency,  Knoxville  itself  falling  into  the  hands 
of  the  enemy.  On  the  other  hand  we  were  illy  prepared 
to  make  the  long  journey  to  Kentucky  in  the  cold 
weather,  now  approaching,  most  of  us  on  foot,  poorly  clad 
and  without  tents  or  other  protection  from  the  cold.  / 

After  some  discussion  i/was  at  length  decided  to  make  fy 
our  way  to  Camp  Nelsor/  Rev.  Wm.  Rogers,  of  Knox 
ville,  an  ex-chaplain  of  the  Mexican  War  and  a  Union 
man  of  unquestioned  courage,  was  sent  out  with  Lieut. 
Jenkins  to  pilot  us  into  Knoxville,  and  when  we  decided 
to  go  to  Camp  Nelson  he  went  with  us  as  far  as  New 
Market,  Tenn.  We  left  Strawberry  Plains  about  12  m. 
o'clock  on  the  night  of  November  21,  1863,  carrying  with 
us  our  few  effects — some  on  foot,  others  on  horseback — 
and  began  the  toilsome  march  of  170  miles  over,  rough 
roads,  across  rugged  mountains,  through  mud  and  rivers 
and  streams  and  without  rations  or  any  adequate  protec 
tion  from  the  weather. 


120  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XIII. 


March  to  Camp  Nelson. — Without  Shelter  or  Rations. — 
Much  Suffering  and  Hardships  on  the  Way — Mid-Winter. — 
Cold  and  Rain  and  Snow. — Towns  Passed  Through. — Incidents 
on  the  Way. — Our  Appearance. 

After  leaving  Strawberry  Plains  at  night,  we  reached 
Newmarket,  Tenn.,  early  on  the  morning  of  the  22d,  got 
breakfast,  and  crossing  the  Holston  river  at  Nancy's 
Ferry,  proceeded  to  Bean's  Station,  where  we  arrived  that 
evening.  Here  we  learned  that  Gen.  Wilcox,  who  was 
guarding  the  Cun?berland  Gap  with  a  brigade  of  Indiana 
troops,  had  blockaded  the  road  through  the  Gap  of  Clinch 
Mountain.  We  rested  here  and  procured  some  food  for 
the  men  and  feed  for  the  horses.  Sending  the  mounted 
men  and  wagon-train  under  Lieut.  Ferguson  via  Powder 
Spring  Gap,  the  remainder  passed  around  the  blockade, 
crossed  the  Clinch  mountain  and  Clinch  river  and  halted 
four  miles  from  Tazewell,  Tenn.  Here  we  procured  some 
supplies  and  moved  up  to  Tazewell,  where  we  camped 
for  the  night,  the  23d  of  November. 

On  the  24th  we  reached  the  highest  elevation  of  the 
Cumberland  Gap,  where  we  remained  all  night  without 
food.  Here  a  stone  was  pointed  out  that  was  said  to 
mark  the  place  where  the  three  States — Tennessee,  Ken 
tucky  and  Virginia — touched  each  other.  Leaving  here 
on  the  morning  of  the  25th  we  marched  all  day  in  a  cold, 
drizzling  rain,  wading  streams,  with  nothing  to  eat,  cold, 
wet,  hungry  and  tired,  we  reached  the  Cumberland  river, 
crossed  at  Cumberland  Ford,  and  went  into  camp.  It 
was  still  raining,  and  the  men  sought  shelter  under  the 
projections  of  ledges  of  rocks,  and  having  procured 
scanty  rations  of  corn-meal  and  pork,  baked  bread  on  flat 
rocks,  or  fried  the  dough  in  grease  and  ate  it  with  much 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  121 

relish,  only  regretting  they  did  not  have  more  of  it.  We 
resumed  our  journey  the  next  morning,  marching  a  few 
miles  to  an  old  mill  where  we  secured  a  further  supply  of 
<:orn-meal  and  finished  our  breakfast,  moving  in  the  after 
noon  to  within  a  few  miles  of  Barboursville,  Ky.,  where 
we  remained  over  night,  still  subsisting  mostly  on  corn- 
meal.  This  road  had  recently  been  traveled  over  by  Burn- 
side's  army,  and  stripped  of  everything  for  several  miles 
on  each  side  of  the  road.  On  the  27th  we  straggled  into 
Barboursville,  where  we  drew  bread  and  meat  and  fared 
sumptuously.  We  were  joined  at  this  place  bv  our  horse 
men  and  wagon-train.  Quite  a  number  of  our  men  had 
taken  sick  from  the  exposure  of  the  march.  They  were 
quartered  in  an  old  building  and  cared  for  as  well  as  pos 
sible.  In  the  night  this  building  caught  fire,  creating 
some  alarm  and  excitement,  but  the  flames  were  ex 
tinguished  without  serious  results. 

Leaving  Barboursville  the  28th  nothing  occurred  of  in 
terest  on  that  day,  or  until  we  reached  Camp  Pitman,  in  a 
snow-storm,  on  the  evening  of  the  2Qth  and  went  into 
camp  in  an  old  field  full  of  dead  trees,  which  the  men 
began  to  cut  down  for  fire-wood  It  must  be  remembered 
we  were  without  tents  and  poorly  clad,  and  only  such 
Llankets  as  we  had  brought  with  us  from  home.  After 
cooking  our  suppers,  and  weary  from  long  marching, 
the  wet  ground  offered  poor  accommodation  for  a  night's 
repose ;  and  from  appearances  our  covering  was  to  be  "the 
beautiful  snow."  However,  we  divided  into  quartettes 
and  prepared  to  make  the  best  of  our  unpromising  situa 
tion.  Some  one  suggested  that  we  try  the  "Buntin  Plan," 
and  explained  that  Buntin  had  been  a  great  bear  hunter, 
•and  in  bad  weather  would  build  a  fire  before  night  to  dry 
and  warm  the  ground,  then  move  the  fire  and  make  his 
l>ed  where  the  fire  had  been.  So  our  party  fell  into  the 
plan,  removed  our  fire  some  distance,  scraped  away  the 
coals  and  ashes,  then  spread  down  our  blankets,  removed 
our  coats  for  pillows,  and  lying  down  with  other  blankets 
over  us,  soon  went  to  sleep.  We  slept  soundly  for 
awhile,  but  waking  up  in  the  middle  of  the  night  we 


122  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

found  the  steam  from  the  hot  ground  had  given  us  a 
"Quaker  bath."  Our  clothes  were  wringing  wet.  There 
was  nothing  left  us  now  but  to  get  up  and  shiver  around 
the  fire,  turning  first  one  side  and  then  the  other,  while 
the  cold  wind  pierced  us  through  and  through.  The 
mistake  we  made  was  that  the  fire  should  have  been  re 
moved  long  enough  to  give  the  hot  steam  time  to  escape 
before  lying  down.  We  long  remembered  our  experience 
with  the  "Buntin  plan,"  but  never  repeated  the  experi 
ment. 

We  left  Camp  Pitman  the  next  morning,  November 
30th,  crossed  Wild  Cat  Mountain  and  the  river  of  the 
same  ferocious  name.  Roads  were  terrible,  and  the  dead 
mules  left  by  Burnside's  wagon-train  were  innumerable; 
for  miles  we  were  not  out  of  sight  of  their  carcasses. 
These  were  the  first  dead  mules  some  of  us  had  ever  seen, 
and  we  had  thought  these  long-eared  quadrupeds  were 
almost  immortal. 

The  following  day,  December  i,  we  reached  Mount 
Vernon,  Ky.,  and  on  December  2d  the  Crab  Orchard,  a 
very  pretty  little  town.  Some  of  us  when  approaching 
this  place  thought  of  the  section  of  country  in  Carter 
county  bearing  that  euphonious  name.  Here  we  pro 
cured  supplies  and  rested  for  the  night.  The  3d  we 
reached  Lancaster,  Ky.,  where  we  met  Lieut.  D.  P.  Wil- 
cox,  of  the  2d  Tennessee  Mounted  Infantry,  who  had 
been  severely  wounded  at  Mill  Springs,  Ky.,  and  was 
now,  with  his  family,  living  temporarily  at  Lancaster. 
We  finally  reached  Camp  Nelson  on  the  4th  day  of  De 
cember,  1863.  This  was  indeed  a  haven  of  rest  to  weary 
pilgrims.  On  our  march  some  of  our  men  had  to  be  left 
on  the  way  sick,  one  or  two  never  to  join  us  again.  Many 
took  sick  at  Camp  Nelson  after  this  mid-winter  march. 
Here  we  hastened  to  build  Winter  quarters,  drew  rations 
regularly  and  were  paid  for  two  months  service,  and 
twenty-five  dollars  bounty.  Our  condition  was  now 
comparatively  pleasant.  Our  greatest  anxiety  was  for 
our  folks  at  home.  Knowing  that  Longstreet  was  winter 
ing  in  East  Tennessee  with  his  large  army,  and  that  our 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  123 

people  were  still  being  harassed  by  the  rebel  soldiers — 
knowing  too,  that  they  were  deprived  of  all  the  luxuries, 
and  many  of  what  was  considered  the  necessaries  of  life, 
we  could  scarcely  see  how  they  would  get  through  this 
dreadful  Winter.  But  for  this  we  would  have  been  com 
paratively  happy. 

The  4th  Tennessee  Infantry  was  at  Camp  Nelson,  and 
among  them  we  found  many  Carter  and  Johnson  county 
friends  which  was  a  source  of  great  pleasure  to  us. 
Among  these  were  L.  F.  Hyder,  D.  A.  Taylor,  F.  S. 
Singletary,  Allan  Blevins  and  many  other  Carter  county 
friends. 

The  cold  New  Year's  day  of  1864,  long  remembered 
as  the  coldest  day  ever  known  in  that  climate,  found  us 
snugly  ensconced  in  our  winter  quarters,  but  the  cold 
was  so  extreme  that  all  suffered,  more  or  less ;  and  it  was 
reported  that  a  number  of  men,  teamsters  and  others,  who 
were  out  in  the  rain  the  previous  day,  froze  to  death  that 
night. 

One  sad  incident  occurred  in  our  camp.  Major  Mc- 
Clellan,  of  Greene  county,  Tenn.,  who  had  been  trying  to 
effect  an  arrangement  to  secure  a  position  in  our  Regi 
ment,  had  put  up  a  tent  and  he  and  his  son,  Oliver,  occu 
pied  it.  The  Major  had  left  a  few  days  before  on  re 
cruiting,  or  other  service,  leaving  the  young  man  to  oc 
cupy  the  tent  alone  on  the  cold  night  of  January  ist.  In 
the  night  the  young  man,  Oliver  McClellan,  awoke  almost 
frozen  and  went  to  Lieut.  Conkling's  tent.  Doctor  Cam 
eron  administered  stimulants  and  sent  him  to  the  hospital, 
and  tried  in  every  way  to  save  him,  but  he  died  during 
the  next  day.  He  was  a  bright,  intelligent  youth,  16  or 
17  years  old.  His  sad  death,  away  from  home  and 
friends,  was  much  regretted. 


124  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XIV. 


At  Camp  Nelson. — Major  Doughty's  Detachment  Joins  the 
Regiment. — Cold  New  Year's  Day. — Oliver  McClellan  and 
Others  Frozen  to  Death. — Rigiment  Clothed. — Mounted, 
Fully  Equipped  and  Paid  Off. — Improved  Appearance  of  Offi 
cers  and  Men. — Death  of  Capt.  Luttrell — Ordered  to  Nash 
ville. — Fight  Guerrillas  Through  Kentucky — Arrival  at  Nash 
ville. 

Soon  after  our  arrival  at  Camp  Nelson,  Captain  George 
W.  Doughty,  Henry  M.  Walker  and  James  N.  Freels  ar 
rived  at  that  place  with  about  150  men  that  had  been  re 
cruited  for  the  1 7th  Tennessee  Cavalry  by  Col.  James  A. 
Doughty,  who  had  been  authorized  to  recruit  a  regiment 
of  cavalry,  but  did  not  succeed  in  enlisting  a  sufficient 
number  of  men.  Captain  George  W.  Doughty,  Henry  M. 
Walker  and  James  N.  Freels  (the  two  latter  not  yet  com 
missioned)  with  their  men,  had  rendered  valuable  service 
in  securing  forage  for  Gen.  Burnside's  army  and  floating 
it  down  the  river  to  Knoxville  for  its  relief. 

The  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  did  not  yet  have  the 
requisite  number  of  men  to  complete  its  organization. 
Negotiations  were  entered  into  by  which  this  detachment 
was  attached  to  the  Thirteenth,  giving  Captain  Doughty 
the  position  of  Major  of  the  First  Battalion,  H.  M. 
Walker  ist  Lieutenant  of  Company  K,  and  James  N. 
Freels  2d  Lieutenant  of  Company  H. 

The  Regiment  being  entitled  to  whatever  credit  is  due 
this  detachment  for  services  rendered,  we  insert  here  an 
account  of  this  service  for  which  Captain  Doughty  re 
ceived  complimentary  notice  from  General  Burnside. 

George  W.  Doughty  is  a  native  of  East  Tennessee,  but 
resided  several  years  in  Gordon  county,  Georgia,  prior 
to  1 86 1,  and  was  living  there  at  the  beginning  of  the 
Civil  War.  He  had  the  distinction  of  being  the  only  man 
from  his  adopted  county  in  the  Federal  army. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  125 

Between  July  and  September,  1863,  he  recruited  a 
company  of  about  sixty  men  for  the  I7th  Tennessee  Cav 
alry,  U.  S.  A.,  at  Glasgow,  Kentucky.  He  took  his  re 
cruits  to  Nicholasville,  Kentucky,  when,  after  much  diffi 
culty  and  expense  of  a  trip  to  Cincinnati,  he  succeeded 
in  getting  mustered  as  Lieutenant. 

By  skillful  management  he  finally  obtained  arms  and 
equipments  and  secured  horses  to  mount  his  company. 
He  at  once  started  for  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  by  way  of 
Cumberland  Gap.  On  the  way  he  recruited  enough  men 
to  complete  his  company,  and  at  Knoxville  was  com 
missioned  Captain  by  Governor  Johnson  and  mustered 
into  service  with  that  rank. 

Many  of  his  men  had  been  conscripted  into  the  Con 
federate  service,  and  were  surrendered  at  the  time  the 
Confederate  forces  surrendered  to  General  George  W. 
Morgan  at  Cumberland  Gap.  These  men,  who  proved 
to  be  good  soldiers  to  the  end  of  the  wrar,  were  at  first 
not  disposed  to  enlist  in  the  Federal  army,  fearing  if  they 
should  be  captured  they  would  be  shot  as  deserters,  as  had 
been  done  with  others  in  like  condition,  who  had  been  cap 
tured  a  short  time  before  at  Rogersville,  Tennessee,  and 
marched  out  and  shot  down  without  trial.  Captain 
Doughty  made  them  a  solemn  promise  that  under  no  cir 
cumstance  would  he  ever  surrender  them,  and  this 
promise  was  faithfully  kept,  as  the  records  of  the  regi 
ment  will  show.  It  was  generally  understood  that  men 
sent  out  under  Doughty  would  return  if  not  killed,  as  his 
motto  was,  "never  surrender." 

Captain  Doughty  with  his  full  company  of  well- 
mounted  men  reported  in  person  to  General  Burnside,  just 
before  the  siege  of  Knoxville.  With  the  assistance  of 
Lieutenants  Henry  M.  Walker  and  James  N.  Freels,  he 
continued  to  recruit  men  for  the  I7th  Cavalry  until  Gen 
eral  Bunrside  had  ordered  him  to  send  a  commissioned 
officer  with  a  strong  detachment  of  men  to  guard  the 
United  States  mails  from  Knoxville  to  Cumberland  Gap. 
Lieutenant  Walker  was  detailed  for  this  service,  with 
the  greater  part  of  the  best  equipped  men  of  the  company, 


126  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

leaving  only  a  few,  except  new  recruits,  with  Captain 
Doughty.  With  this  small  force  he  was  ordered  by  Gen 
eral  Burnsides  to  go  up  the  country,  reconnoiter  both 
sides  of  the  Holston  river  and  ascertain  and  report  any 
movements  of  the  enemy  in  that  direction,  as  it  was  ex 
pected  that  a  small  part  of  Longstreet's  command  would 
cross  the  Holston  and  French  Broad  rivers  and  come 
down  on  the  south  side  of  Knoxville,  while  the  main 
body  would  cross  below  the  town  and  leave  only  a  small 
force  to  make  a  feint  on  the  north  side  of  the  city. 

Some  Michigan  troops  with  about  forty  flat  boats  were 
engaged  in  trying  to  find  supplies  along  the  Holston  and 
French  Broad  rivers  with  which  to  feed  the  army  at 
Knoxville,  but  hearing  of  the  advance  of  the  enemy 
towards  that  place,  they  at  once  abandoned  their  boats 
and  returned  to  Knoxville  without  orders.  At  this  time 
Captain  Doughty  was  informed  that  Knoxville  was  com 
pletely  invested  by  Longstreet,  that  Burnside's  army  was 
on  one-fourth  rations  and  only  enough  to  last  a  very  few 
days,  and  if  his  supplies  were  not  replenished  that  he 
would  be  compelled  to  surrender. 

Captain  Doughty  was  well-acquainted  with  the  coun 
try  and  many  of  the  people  in  Knox,  Jefferson  and  Se- 
vier  Counties,  and  as  he  was  averse  to  the  surrender  idea, 
at  once  sent  couriers  in  all  directions  calling  on  the  loyal 
people  of  these  counties  to  send  in,  without  delay,  all  the 
subsistence  for  either  man  or  beast  that  could  be  found, 
to  be  loaded  on  boats  abandoned  by  the  Michigan  troops, 
and  he  would  send  it  down  the  river  to  feed  Burnside's 
starving  army.  Captain  Doughty  with  his  handful  of  re 
cruits  and  such  old  men  as  he  could  press  into  the  service, 
at  the  same  time  guarding  both  sides  of  the  river  from 
expected  attack  of  the  enemy,  loaded  these  boats  with 
flour,  bacon,  hogs,  cattle  and  all  kinds  of  produce.  He 
dropped  the  boats  down  the  river  to  within  a  few  miles 
of  the  enemy's  picket  line,  and  waiting  until  just  before 
day,  with  one  steersman  to  each  boat,  under  cover  of 
darkness  and  fog  floated  them  silently  in  the  middle  of 
the  river,  and  landed  the  boats  safely  at  the  pontoon 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

bridge  within  the  Union  lines.  It  was  the  supplies  ob 
tained  in  this  way  that  saved  Burnside's  army  from  star 
vation  or  final  capitulation.  Captain  Doughty  through 
his  daring  and  energy  and  the  loyal  farmers  of  this  re 
gion  should  have  full  credit  for  averting  this  catastrophe 
to  the  Union  cause. 

In  calling  on  the  farmers  to  send  in  everything  they 
could  spare,  Captain  Doughty  pledged  his  honor  that 
every  dollar's  worth  of  provisions  loaded  on  the  boats 
should  be  paid  for  whether  it  reached  Knoxville  or  not, 
or  whether  the  parties  furnishing  it  were  loyal  or  disloyal. 
This  promise  was  sacredly  kept,  and  the  farmers  received 
their  pay.  The  great  mystery  was  where  all  these  sup 
plies  could  come  from,  after  the  country  was  supposed 
to  have  been  stripped  of  everything  by  the  two  armies. 
It  appeared  to  come  down  from  the  heavens  like  the  show 
ers  of  manna  in  the  wilderness. 

Captain  Rule  in  his  History  of  Knox  County,  and  ( in 
cidentally  the  siege  of  Knoxville),  says:  "As  was  well 
known  the  object  of  General  Longstreet  was  to  starve 
the  Union  forces  into  a  surrender,  in  which  he  certainly 
would  have  succeeded  had  he  been  able  to  cut  off  all  sup 
plies  from  reaching  the  Fort,  but  large  quantities  of  pro 
visions  were  contantly  sent  down  the  Holston  river  from 
the  vicinity  of  the  French  Broad  and  Holston,  under 
cover  of  the  darkness  and  fog.  At  the  close  of  the  siege 
there  was  within  the  fortifications  a  sufficient  supply  to 
last  many  weeks  longer.  These  supplies  were  contributed 
by  the  loyal  citizens  in  the  immediate  sections  of  the 
country  whose  loyalty  to  the  United  States  Government 
never  abated,  and  whose  faithfulness  saved  the  city  and 
caused  its  final  abandonment  by  the  Confederate  forces. 
All  these  provisions  were  secured  and  sent  down  the  river 
by  Captain  G.  W.  Doughty  and  his  men  who  remained  on 
the  river  during  the  siege." 

Speaking  of  the  valuable  services  rendered  by  Captain 
Doughty,  General  Burnsides  in  his  report  of  the  siege 
of  Knoxville  says :  "When  the  siege  was  raised  we  had 
five  times  as  many  rations  as  when  it  commenced,  and 


128  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

could  have  held  out  at  least  a  month  longer !"  He  gives 
great  praise  to  Captain  Doughty  and  his  little  band  of 
brave  men  for  the  part  they  took  in  this  desperate 
struggle. 

For  ten  days  and  nights  the  Captain  and  his  men  were 
in  the  saddle  almost  without  intermission.  As  a  matter 
of  fact  more  praise  is  due  these  men  than  they  ever  re 
ceived,  for  the  indomitable  courage  and  energy  they  dis 
played  can  only  be  equalled  but  never  surpassed. 

The  suggestion  of  a  possible  surrender  continued  ta 
come  from  all  directions,  and  as  before  stated,  Captain 
Doughty  had  made  a  solemn  promise  to  these  men  that 
they  should  never  be  surrendered  to  be  shot,  as  they 
verily  believed  "without  Judge  or  Jury."  He  then  sent 
a  dispatch  to  each  captain  of  the  one  hundred  days  men, 
of  whom  there  were  several  in  Knox  and  adjoining  coun 
ties,  notifying  them  of  the  situation,  and  his  determina 
tion  to  make  his  way  through  to  Cumberland  Gap  in  the 
event  of  Burnside's  surrender,  promising  to  take  them  all 
through  to  that  place.  In  less  than  twenty-four  hours 
about  400  armed  men  had  reported  to  the  Captain  at 
Bowman's  Ferry,  twelve  miles  above  Knoxville.  In  the 
meantime  he  had  communicated  with  Col.  John  K.  Mil 
ler  at  Strawberry  Plains,  who  was  recruiting  a  regiment 
at  that  place,  giving  him  his  plans,  which  were  approved 
and  accepted  by  Colonel  Miller,  with  the  assurance  that 
he  would  willingly  co-operate  with  him.  Just  before  the 
final  attack  on  Fort  Saunders,  the  Confederates  con 
ceived  the  idea  of  destroying  the  pontoon  bridge,  which 
was  the  only  communication  between  the  Union  forces 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  Holston  river.  Several  hun 
dred  men  were  put  to  work  on  the  North  side  of  the  river 
above  Bowman's  ferry  to  prepare  a  large  loose  raft  of 
logs,  which  was  designed  to  carry  away  the  pontoon 
bridge  and  prevent  communication  between  the  Federal 
forces  on  opposite  sides  of  the  river,  or  reinforcements 
being  sent  from  one  side  to  the  other.  Captain  Doughty 
from  the  south  side  of  the  river  immediately  took  in  the 
situation  and  divining  their  intention  sent  a  courier  with- 


C/J 


CAPT.   DANIEL   ELLIS. 
(See  Chapter  XXIX.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  129 

a  dispatch  to  Captain  Poe,  who  had  charge  of  the  bridge, 
and  suggested  the  idea  of  throwing  a  boom  just  above  the 
bridge  to  protect  it  from  the  raft.  Captain  Poe  acted 
upon  this  suggestion  and  it  saved  the  bridge.  Captain 
Doughty  watched  the  soldiers  work  "like  beavers"  but 
he  knew  a  great  many  of  the  logs  would  sink,  as  he  saw 
they  were  green  beech,  oak  and  sycamore  and  thought 
the  men  must  be  from  a  country  where  it  was  all  pine 
woods  or  they  knew  very  little  about  rafting  logs. 

General  Sherman,  who  had  been  sent  from  Chatta 
nooga  to  assist  General  Burnsides,  was  coming  up  in 
Longstreet's  rear,  which  caused  the  Confederates  to  "fold 
their  tents  and  silently  steal  away." 

In  the  latter  part  of  December,  1863,  Governor  John 
son  issued  an  order  for  all  the  unorganized  Tennessee 
recruits  then  in  Tennessee  to  proceed  at  once  to  Camp 
Nelson,  Kentucky,  w7here  they  would  be  consolidated  into 
regiments.  Captain  Doughty  and  his  men  (then  a  part 
of  two  companies)  reached  Camp  Nelson  on  the  last  day 
of  December,  1863.  After  some  delay  Captain  Doughty 
and  his  detachment  was  consolidated  with  what  was  then 
the  1 3th  Tennessee  Cavalry  under  command  of  Colonel 
John  K.  Miller.  In  this  consolidation  what  was  known 
as  Company  A  of  the  I7th  became  Company  K  of  the 
1 3th,  under  Captain  John  G.  Dervan,  and  Henry  M. 
Walker,  First  Lieutenant.  The  company  known  as  Com 
pany  B  of  the  1 7th  was  consolidated  with  Company  H  of 
the  1 3th,  under  Captain  Landon  Carter,  with  James  N. 
PYeels  as  ist  Lieutenant.  From  this  time  forward  the 
history  of  this  detachment  is  identical  with  the  history 
of  the  1 3th  Tennessee  Cavalry. 

In  consideration  of  the  valuable  services  previously 
rendered  by  Captain  Doughty  and  the  number  of  men 
brought  to  the  Regiment  by  him,  he  was  by  unanimous 
consent  promoted  to  Major  of  the  ist  Battalion  of  the 
1 3th  Tennessee  Cavalry,  and  being  the  ranking  Major 
although  among  the  youngest  men  of  his  rank  in  our 
command,  he  was  by  virtue  of  his  rank  frequently  in 
command  of  the  Regiment  and  gained  the  good  will  and 
confidence  of  both  officers  and  men. 


130  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

The  Regiment  left  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  on  the  25th  of 
January,  1864,  with  orders  to  disperse  some  guerrilla 
bands  that  had  been  committing  depradations  in  some 
parts  of  Kentucky  and  Tennessee,  its  final  destination 
being  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Those  of  the  Regiment  who  were  unable  for  duty 
were  sent  by  rail  to  Nashville,  via  Lexington  and  Louis 
ville,  Ky.,  in  charge  of  Major  J.  W.  M.  Grayson  and 
Lieutenant  S.  W.  Scott. 

Captain  R.  H.  Luttrell,  one  of  our  most  popular  and 
highly  respected  officers,  died  of  pneumonia  at  Camp 
Nelson,  January  20,  1863.  Further  notice  of  this  officer 
will  be  found  in  the  Sketches  of  Officers. 

The  Regiment  now  presented  a  soldierly  appearance 
and  gave  better  promise  of  future  usefulness. 

This,  our  second  march,  though  in  mid-winter,  Jan 
uary  and  February  being  considered,  usually  the  most  in 
clement  season  of  the  year,  was  a  pleasure-trip  in  com 
parison  with  our  march  from  Strawberry  Plains,  Tenn., 
to  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 

We  were  now  well-clothed,  mounted,  had  good  blank 
ets  and  received  our  inarching  orders  gladly  as  our  faces 
wrere  turned  back  toward  dear  old  Tennessee. 

We  broke  camp  on  the  morning  of  January  25.  1864; 
and  at  the  sound  of  the  bugle  moved  out  in  the  direction 
of  Danville,  Ky.,  passing  Camp  Dick  Robinson,  of  which 
we  had  heard  so  much,  we  reached  Danville  that  evening. 
We  cannot  refrain  from  drawing  a  contrast  with  the 
Regiment  as  it  now  appeared  and  the  forlorn  aggrega 
tion  that  reached  Camp  Nelson  in  December.  Think 
of  a  lot  of  men  straggling  along  the  highway,  illy  clad, 
covered  with  mud,  weary  with  marching  and  gaunt  for 
want  of  food — with  woe-begone  countenances  and  no 
sound  of  laughter  or  cheer,  and  you  have  a  picture  of  the 
embryo  Regiment  on  its  march  to  Camp  Nelson.  But 
now  it  was  different;  the  men  were  all  in  new  blue  uni 
forms  with  glittering  sabres  and  shining  carbines,  with 
rosy  cheeks  and  smiling  faces  and  merry  with  songs  and 
laughter. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  131 

Our  readers  will  pardon  us  for  observing  that  these 
men  being  largely  tall,  young  and  well  built  mountaineers, 
now  presented  a  fine  appearance  and  inspired  their  offi 
cers  with  confidence  that  with  a  little  training  and  ex 
perience  they  would  be  able  to  cope  with  any  equal  num 
ber  of  men  they  might  meet,  even  were  they  the  boasted 
chivalry  of  the  South. 

Passing  through  Danville  on  the  26th  we  camped  near 
that  town  and  on  the  27th  reached  the  beautiful  and  far- 
famed  "Blue  Grass"  country  of  Kentucky  and  camped  on 
.ground  where  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan's  command  had 
formally  camped  when  raiding  through  Kentucky.  We 
did  not  think  then  we  would  again  cross  the  path  of  this 
noted  Chieftain  with  such  tragic  result  to  him.  Passing 
through  Lebanon,  and  near  Campbellsville,  and  Colum 
bia,  we  moved  on  without  special  incidents  until  January 
3  ist,  when  we  reached  the  country  infested  by  guerrillas 
and  were  expecting  to  be  fired  on.  We  traveled  all  day 
ii  the  rain  and  reached  Burksville,  Ky.,  on  the  Cumber 
land  river,  and  remained  in  camp  there  February  ist, 
awaiting  the  wagon  train.  February  2d  we  were  ordered 
to  move  early  but  the  order  was  countermanded.  The 
weather  was  very  cold.  The  wagon  train  came  up  in  the 
evening. 

We  moved  out  to  the  river  February  3d  and  com 
menced  crossing  in  a  small  ferry  boat  only  sufficient  to 
carry  8  or  10  animals  at  a  time.  We  worked  all  day  this 
way,  not  succeeding  in  getting  all  the  stock  across  the 
river.  On  the  morning  of  the  4th  a  large  steam  ferry 
boat  came  clown  the  river,  followed  by  several  small 
steamers  loaded  with  forage  and  protected  by  gun  boats. 
These  were  enroute  'for  Nashville. 

The  steam  ferry  boat  took  the  remainder  of  our  stock, 
and  the  entire  Regiment,  stock  and  wagons  and  all  were 
across  the  river  in  a  few  hours. 

On  the  5th  we  marched  only  a  few  miles  and  camped 
on  the  summit  of  a  rough  ridge. 

On  the  6th  we  moved  out  early ;  the  weather  was  bad 
and  roads  exceedingly  rough.  A  detachment  of  150  men 


132  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

was  sent  out  and  had  a  skirmish  with  guerrillas  and  found 
and  destroyed  a  still-house. 

On  February  7th  the  Regiment  left  camp  at  3  A.  M. ; 
it  was  fearfully  dark  that  morning  and  we  made  poor 
speed — the  scout  joined  us  near  the  State-line  where  we 
went  into  camp. 

On  the  8th  of  February  another  scout  was  sent  out, 
and  skirmished  with  guerrillas  and  burnt  another  place 
where  they  manufacture  "Kentucky  Bourbon." 

On  February  loth  we  moved  out  early,  with  Co.  G  in 
advance.  We  sent  out  a  scouting  party  again  to  look  for 
guerrillas.  The  Regiment  halted  about  3  P.  M.  and  sent 
out  Joseph  McCloud  and  William  A.  Goodwin  as  advance 
guard;  McCloud  went  into  a  house,  some  distance  from 
the  picket  post,  to  get  something  to  eat,  and  a  guerrilla 
clashed  up,  got  the  drop  on  him,  made  him  prisoner  and 
started  with  him  to  the  hills.  Learning  of  this,  Captain 
Wilcox,  Sergeants  S.  P.  Angel,  John  M.  Wilcox  and 
Corporal  John  G.  Shell  started  after  them  in  hot  pursuit. 
After  an  exciting  chase  the  guerrilla  was  captured  and 
McCloud  re-captured,  or  released.  The  little  black  mare 
captured  from  this  guerrilla  was  kept  in  the  Regiment 
and  rode  by  John  C.  Scott,  a  Carter  county  Union  man,, 
while  on  a  visit  to  the  Regiment  in  the  following  sum 
mer.  Six  other  guerrillas  were  captured  on  this  day, 
including  the  notorious  Capt  Dorrity,  who  had  com 
mitted  many  depradations.  There  were  no  further  in 
cidents  of  note. 

The  Regiment  passed  through  Kirkville,  Putnam  coun 
ty,  Tennessee,  Carthage,  Smith  county,  Term.,  and  cross 
ed  the  Cumberland  river  at  the  latter  place  in  steam 
boats  on  February  I3th,  passing  on  through  the  beauti 
ful  country  in  Middle  Tennessee,  we  reached  Hartsville 
on  the  1 6th,  Gallatin  on  the  same  day  and  Nashville  on 
the  1 8th  of  February. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  133 


CHAPTER  XV. 


At  Camp  Gillem — Camp  and  Guard  Duty. — Religious  Ser 
vice. — Drill  and  Discipline — East  Tennessee  Refugees — Dan 
Ellis  in  Camp. — Gov.  Brownlow  and  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter  Visit 
the  Regiment. — Small-pox  and  Measles. — Many  Deaths  in  the 
Regiment. — Move  to  Camp  Catlett. — Brigade  Organized. 

Arriving  at  Nashville  about  10  A.  M.  February  18  the 
Regiment  marched  through  the  city  to  Camp  Gillem,  lo 
cated  about  one  mile  northwest  of  the  city.  The  camp 
was  named  in  honor  of  Gen.  A.  C.  Gillem,  who  was  to  be 
closely  identified  with  our  Brigade  during  the  continu 
ance  of  the  war.  It  was  a  very  pretty  location  for  a  camp, 
and  the  officers  and  men  went  to  work  in  good  earnest 
to  establish  themselves  in  their  new  quarters.  We  found 
the  detachment  sent  around  under  Major  Grayson  await 
ing  us  here. 

On  the  i  Qth  forty  recruits  came  in  from  Johnson  and 
Carter  counties,  bringing  news  from  home  and  creating 
quite  a  stir  in  the  Regiment.  Many  were  old  acquaint 
ances  and  nearly  all  were  known  to  some  one  of  the  Regi 
ment.  They  brought  sad  tidings  of  suffering  in  these 
two  counties,  which  was  not  conducive  to  our  happiness, 
but  we  trusted  some  way  would  be  provided  for  our 
friends  until  we  could  go  to  their  relief  which  we  hoped 
to  do  as  soon  as  winter  broke. 

For  the  next  few  days  all  were  busily  engaged  putting 
up  our  big  "Bell"  tents,  regular  old  "smokers"  that 
brought  more  tears  to  our  eyes  than  all  our  other  tribu 
lations.  Some  of  the  men  were  put  to  work  draining  and 
policing  the  camp,  while  others  were  sent  off  on  scouting 
expeditions.  Many  of  the  boys  who  had  never  been  in  a 
city  began  to  want  to  see  the  sights,  visit  the  theatre  and 
have  a  good  time  generally.  To  prevent  too  much  run 
ning  to  town,  as  well  as  to  enforce  discipline  and  teach 


134  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  men  they  were  now  soldiers,  subject  to  the  orders  of 
their  officers,  a  strict  camp-guard  was  established  and 
none  were  permitted  to  go  in  or  out  without  a  written 
pass  in  the  day  and  the  countersign  at  night,  but  they 
often  managed  to  elude  the  vigilance  of  the  guards. 

On  the  23d  of  February  R.  A.  Lyle,  whom  we  have 
mentioned  as  having  been  Deputy  Provost  Marshal  at 
Elizabethton,  and  had  come  through  the  lines  nearly  a 
year  before  with  Dan.  Ellis,  visited  our  camps.  He  was 
now  in  Secretary  of  State  East's  office.  All  were  glad 
to  see  him  as  he  had  done  many  of  us  favors  when  pos 
ing  as  a  rebel  provost  marshal.  Mr.  Lyle  visited  our 
camps  a  number  of  times  while  we  were  at  Nashville. 
At  this  time  a  great  many  refugees  were  coming  into 
Nashville  from  all  the  counties  of  East  Tennessee.  Long- 
street's  army  had  been  quartered  on  that  unhappy  sec 
tion  all  winter  and  rebel  soldiers  were  stationed  in  al 
most  every  village,  draining  the  country  of  its  scanty  sup 
plies,  so  that  thousands  had  to  leave  the  country, — men, 
women  and  childen.  These  made  their  way  to  Nashville, 
and  even  to  the  Northern  border  States  of  Ohio  and  In 
diana,  where  they  were  generally  charitably  received  by 
the  sympathetic  people  of  the  North  who  had  read  and 
heard  much  of  their  sufferings.  Many  good  families 
moved  to  the  Western  States  and  remained  until  after 
the  war;  some  never  returned.  But  for  the  philanthropic 
people  of  the  North,  the  condition  of  East  Tennessee,  de 
plorable  as  it  was  now,  and  as  it  continued  to  be  to  the 
end  of  the  war,  would  have  been  far  worse,  resulting  in 
a  large  number  falling  victims  to  actual  starvation. 

Among  the  LTnion  men  who  came  to  Nashville  from 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties  and  Western  North  Caro 
lina,  and  who  were  unable  to  remain  at  their  homes  at 
that  time,  and  could  not  for  various  reasons  join  the 
army,  were :  John  M.  Smith,  Hamilton  C.  Smith,  Rich 
ard  L.  Wilson  (then  a  citizen),  L.  W.  Fletcher,  Charles 
P.  Toncray,  Nat.  T.  Williams,  Rev.  Mr.  Van,  (  a  North 
Carolina  Union  man),  Rev.  Bovell,  McCall,  John  W. 
Cameron,  Dr.  A.  Jobe,  S.  A.  Cunningham,  Hon.  N.  G. 
Taylor  and  many  others. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  135 

These  men  were  all  received  with  much  pleasure  and 
respect  on  their  visits  to  the  Regiment.  A  number  of  our 
officers  and  men  often  took  meals  at  the  boarding  house 
of  Mrs.  Fulgium,  a  very  kind  lady,  who  kept  boarders 
at  Number  31,  Summer  street.  This  place  became  the 
headquarters  for  the  Johnson  and  Carter  county  refugees 
where  we  spent  many  pleasant  hours  with  them  talking 
about  our  friends  at  home. 

On  the  25th  of  February  John  M.  Smith,  of  Carter 
county,  brought  Andrew  Campbell  into  our  Regiment 
where  he  was  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  Captain  C.  C.  Wilcox's 
company.  Campbell  made  a  fine  soldier  and  was  after 
wards  promoted  to  Sergeant  for  gallantry,  and  later  to 
ist  Lieutenant  of  Co.  E  for  killing  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan 
at  Greenville,  Tennessee. 

On  the  26th  we  received  news  of  the  death  of  Corporal 
William  T.  White  of  Co.  G,  who  had  taken  sick  on  the 
road  during  the  march  from  Camp  Nelson,  but  was 
brought  to  Nashville  and  put  in  the  hospital.  Corporal 
White  belonged  to  a  good  Carter  county  family,  was  a 
brave,  intelligent  young  man,  and  would  have  been  one 
of  our  best  soldiers  had  he  lived. 

On  Sunday,  February  28th,  the  first  religious  service 
was  held  in  the  camp  of  the  Regiment.  Rev.  J.  B.  Van 
preached  a  good  sermon  and  the  men  gave  him  good  at 
tention.  He  was  a  refugee  from  North  Carolina,  and  a 
splendid  man.  It  was  sad  to  one  of  a  religious  turn  of 
mind  to  note,  as  a  rule,  how  little  the  soldiers  seemed 
to  think  of  the  great  "Hereafter"  when  their  chances 
were  so  many  to  be  called  before  the  "Judgment  Bar" 
by  sickness,  accident  or  death  upon  the  battlefield. 

March  the  ist  we  were  engaged  in  making  out  pay 
rolls,  and  on  the  2d  Hon.  W.  G.  Brownlow  and  Gen. 
Samuel  P.  Carter  visited  our  camps.  The  Regiment  gave 
them  a  rousing  reception.  We  felt  honored  by  a  visit 
from  these  two  distinguished  East  Tennesseeans.  They 
seemed  much  pleased  with  the  appearance  of  the  Regi 
ment  and  complimented  the  officers  and  men  upon  their 
fine  appearance  and  soldierly  bearing. 


J3  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

On  the  3d  the  Regiment  was  paid  for  two  months'  ser 
vice,  and  money  was  plentiful.  It  was  to  be  regretted 
that  many  of  the  men  parted  with  their  money  so  fool 
ishly,  spending  it  with  prodigality  for  needless  and  use 
less  things.  Fakirs,  gamblers  and  swindlers  of  all  kind, 
swarmed  about  the  vicinity  of  the  camp,  selling  all  kinds 
of  trash,  pistols,  watches  and  worthless  jewelry  that  the 
men  had  little  use  for.  Some,  however,  took  care  of  their 
money  and  sent  it  back  to  their  suffering  families  in  East 
Tennessee  where  it  was  so  greatly  needed. 

On  Sunday,  March  I3th,  we  had  our  first  inspection 
in  this  camp  in  the  forenoon,  and  dress  parade  in  the 
afternoon;  this  was  kept  up  regularly  thereafter  as  long 
as  we  remained  in  camp. 

On  the  1 5th  we  had  our  first  mounted  drill.  The 
soldiers  were  somewhat  awkward,  the  officers  as  well  as 
the  men,  and  many  amusing,  though  not  serious  accidents 
resulted. 

April  ist  the  boys  played  all  sorts  of  pranks  on  each 
other,  and  the  day  was  not  far  advanced  until  everybody 
knew  it  was  "All  Fools"  day. 

Things  passed  along  with  the  usual  routine  of  duty 
and  drill  until  the  7th  of  April,  some  time  in  the  night, 
after  taps  had  been  sounded  and  the  men  had  "turned 
in,"  the  cry  was  heard :  "Ellis  has  come.''  All  turned  out 
and  Dan.  was  besieged  for  news  and  "letters  from  home," 
Many  were  gladdened  by  letters  from  dear  ones,  while 
others  were  disappointed,  or  received  sad  tidings  from 
home. 

"Dan."  was  the  guest  of  honor  while  he  remained.  All 
had  a  good  word  for  the  quiet,  genial,  but  daring  woods 
man  and  pilot.  Ellis  always  brought  recruits  from  Carter 
and  Johnson  counties, — and  they,  too,  received  an  ova 
tion  from  the  boys  of  the  Regiment. 

Upon  Ellis'  returning  to  East  Tennessee  he  was  al 
ways  loaded  with  letters  and  packages  for  the  folks  at 
home. 

While  at  Nashville,  the  Field  and  Staff  of  the  Regi 
ment  was  completed  by  the  addition  of  Majors  E.  N. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  137 

Underwood  and  J.  H.  Wagner,  who  were  assigned  to  the 
Second  and  Third  Battalions,  respectively;  all  officers 
and  recruits,  who  had  not  already  mustered,  were  now 
mustered  into  service. 

At  Nashville  there  were  many  cases  of  small-pox  dur 
ing  our  stay,  the  "Black  Mariah,"  as  the  small-pox  ambu 
lance  was  called,  came  to  our  camp  almost  daily  to  con 
vey  patients  to  the  hospital.  The  measles,  too,  was  a 
dreaded  disease  and  almost  as  fatal  as  small-pox. 

Believing  that  a  removal  from  the  city  would  be  more 
healthy  and  better  for  the  Regiment,  we  were  ordered  to 
Camp  Catlett,  on  General  Harding's  farm,  9  miles  from 
Nashville,  on  the  North  Western  railroad,  April  I3th, 
1864.  We  reached  this  place  in  good  order,  and  found 
a  delightful  place  to  camp  near  Gen.  Harding's  large  park 
which  had  contained  a  fine  collection  of  animals — buffalo, 
deer,  and  other  game.  There  was  still  some  of  them  left, 
but  the  park  had  been  greatly  depleted.  The  men  were 
pleased  with  the  new  camp.  They  had  grown  tired  of 
city  life  very  soon ;  most  of  them  were  mountaineers,  and 
as  it  was  now  Spring-time  in  this  mild  Middle  Tennessee 
climate,  the  grass  was  green,  the  foliage  putting  out,  and 
the  birds  were  heralding  the  approach  of  summer  with 
their  songs.  The  men  enjoyed  country  life  much  better 
than  being  in  the  city  and  engaged  in  hunting  and  catch 
ing  ground  hogs,  or  woodchucks,  and  dug  them  out  of 
their  burrows,  some  times  instead  of  getting  a  ground 
hog  for  their  toil  in  digging,  their  nostrils  were  greeted 
with  the  disgusting  stench  of  a  pole-cat.  But  the  men 
were  now  in  much  better  health  and  spirits. 

BRIGADE    ORGANIZED. 

The  Brigade,  composed  of  the  8th,  Qth  and  I3th  Ten 
nessee  Volunteer  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A.,  and  Batteries  E  and 
G,  of  the  ist  Tennessee  Light  Artillery,  U.  S.  A.,  and 
known  as  the  "Third  Brigade,  Governor's  Guards,"  was 
now  organized,  and  Col.  John  K.  Miller  assigned  to  its 
command.  He  named  the  following  staff  officers :  Dr.  Jas. 
H.  Hobbs.  Surgeon;  Adjutant,  B.  P.  Stacy,  A.  A.  G., 


138  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Lt.  James  H.  Conkling,  A.  Q.  M.,  Lt.  Joel  H.  Williams, 
A.  C.  S.,  Lt.  George  A.  Miller,  Aid-de-Camp,  and  Capt. 
George  E.  Gresham,  Provost  Marshal. 

Lieut.  S.  W.  Scott,  of  Company  G,  was  detailed  as 
Acting  Adjutant  of  the  Thirteenth  in  place  of  Adjutant 
Stacy. 

The  Regiment  remained  at  this  camp  from  April  I3th 
to  May  3d.  The  time  was  spent  in  drill,  sabre  exercise, 
camp  duty  and  grazing  horses.  Officers  and  men  were 
frequently  detailed  to  guard  forage  that  was  being  trans 
ported  down  the  Cumberland  river  to  Nashville,  and  for 
other  purposes. 

On  the  25th  of  April  we  drew  sabres  and  carbines,  and 
about  the  same  time  our  horses  were  turned  over  to  some 
other  regiment.  Our  men  did  not  like  to  part  with  their 
horses  as  this  was  an  indication  that  we  were  not  to  be  or 
dered  to  East  Tennessee  soon,  as  we  had  hoped,  and  ex 
pected  to  be.  Our  sabre  exercises,  which  we  now  had 
daily,  were  awkward  and  amusing.  Most  of  our  men 
could  have  handled  pitchforks  more  gracefully  and  to 
better  advantage.  Some  of  them  were  armed  with  the 
latter  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion. 

On  Sunday,  May  ist,  we  had  the  first  Brigade  inspec 
tion,  and  on  the  3<d  we  struck  tents,  and  were  loaded  on 
the  cars  for  Gallatin,  Tenn.  Like  all  soldiers,  we  became 
restless,  and  were  all  glad  to  make  a  move  of  any  kind. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  139 


CHAPTER  XVI. 


At  Gallatin.— Lieut.  -Col.  Butler  Resigns.— W.  H.  Ingerton 
Appointed  Lieut. -Col. — Proves  to  be  a  Most  Efficient  Officer. 
Drill  and  Discipline. — Dan  Ellis  Again  Visits  the  Regiment. 
Brings  Recruits  and  Letters  From  Home. — Accounts  of  Dis 
tress  in  East  Tennessee — 4th  of  July  at  Gallatin. — Gov.  John 
son  in  Camp. — Regiment  Again  Paid  Off. — Life  in  Camp. 
Brigade  Detached  for  Special  Service  in  East  Tennessee. — 
Designated  "Third  Brigade,  Governor's  Guard."— Gen.  Gil- 
lem. — He  is  Assigned  to  Command  of  the  Forces  in  E.  Tenn. 
Gov.  Johnson's  Order-. — Brigade  Ordered  to  E.  Tenn. 

At  Gallatin  we  went  into  camp  west  of  the  Louisville 
and  Nashville  railroad,  where  we  remained  a  short  time 
and  then  moved  into  a  beautiful  sugar  grove  near  by. 

Gallatin  had  the  appearance  of  having  been  a  good 
town,  and  of  having  had  a  prosperous  business  before 
the  war,  and  it  was  surrounded  by  fine  farming  lands. 
Both  town  and  country  now  bore  evidences  of  the  rav 
ages  and  blight  of  war. 

Sumner  county  produced  some  of  the  ablest  men  of 
Tennessee  in  the  ante-bellum  days.  Hon.  Bailey  Peyton, 
one  of  the  last  Whig  candidates  for  Governor  of  Tennes 
see,  resided  in  this  county  and  was  a  visitor  in  our 
camps. 

The  town  was  garrisoned  by  the  First  Tennessee  Light 
v Artillery,    Capt.    Benj.    Nicklin,    commanding   the   post, 
and  Lieut.  J.  B.  Miller,  of  Company  H,  our  Regiment,, 
was  detailed  for  duty  in  his  office. 

May  4th,  the  day  after  we  reached  Gallatin,  was  ex 
ceedingly  hot,  even  for  this  climate,  and  our  men  who 
were  accustomed  to  the  mountain  breezes  could  hardly 
endure  this  torrid  weather.  They  were  somewhat  like 
the  soldiers  out  in  Arizona.  It  is  said  that  a  company  of 
regulars  were  stationed  on  the  Gila  river,  and  the 
weather  was  so  hot  they  had  to  go  into  the  river  during 


14°  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  day  to  keep  from  burning  up.  They  were  Spiritual 
ists,  and  one  of  their  number  having  died,  they  held  a 
seance  and  called  up  their  dead  comrade.  He  answered 
promptly  and  told  them  "to  send  him  his  blankets, — it's 
cold  down  here  to  what  it  is  in  Arizona."  Our  men  did 
not  express  themselves  just  that  way  but  it  meant  about 
the  same.  We  leave  our  readers  to  guess  what  they  said. 

We  presume  the  object  in  bringing  the  Regiment  to 
this  place  was  to  guard  the  L.  &.  N.  railroad,  and  later  to 
mount  it  from  some  fine  horses  that  were  still  left  in 
Sumner  county. 

Company  G  was  detached  and  sent  to  South  Tunnel, 
a  few  miles  north  of  Gallatin,  on  the  L.  &  N.  railroad. 
There  was  a  stockade  and  look-out  there.  The  company 
found  nice  quarters  that  had  been  provided  with  con 
veniences  by  a  regiment  of  German  Pennsylvanians  that 
had  previously  occupied  the  place. 

On  the  5th  of  May  there  was  a  collision,  about  day 
light,  between  a  freight,  or  mixed  train,  going  north, 
and  a  train  carrying  the  loth  Indiana  Cavalry  to  the 
front.  It  was  a  head-end  collision  and  occurred  just  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Tunnel,  resulting  in  a  general  wreck  in 
v/hich  a  number  of  the  soldiers  were  killed  and  wounded. 
The  engineer  of  one  of  the  trains  iumDed  from  his  en 
gine  and  ran  through  a  field.  He  was  fired  at  by  the 
soldiers  who  suspected  he  was  a  rebel  sympathizer  and 
had  caused  the  collision  on  purpose. 

There  were  many  pretty  girls  at  Gallatin,  but  they 
were  at  first  disposed  to  ignore  the  "blue  coats,"  but  soon 
became  quite  friendly,  and  it  was  not  long  until  "Every 
laddie  had  his  lassie."  Strawberries  and  ice  cream  were 
plentiful  and  the  boys  took  their  best  girls  to  the  ice  cream 
parlors  and  they  were  soon  on  excellent  terms. 

There  was  a  "Contraband  Camp"  at  Gallatin  and  it 
looked  as  if  all  the  colored  people  in  the  country  had 
gathered  there.  The  Northern  soldiers,  who  had  pre 
ceded  us  at  this  place,  had  made  the  "colored  man  and 
brother"  think  he  was  the  whole  thing.  When  we  first 
Vent  there  our  men  had  to  give  the  pavement  to  these 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  141 

"Contrabands,"  who  did  not  seem  to  think  they  had  any 
thing  to  do  but  parade  the  sidewalks.  Our  men  soon 
concluded  they  needed  good  strong  walking  sticks.  Pro 
vided  with  these  the  colored  gentry  soon  found  it  con 
venient  to  vacate  the  walk  in  ample  time  when  he  saw  a 
"Thirteenth"  soldier  approaching.  These  mountaineers 
had  known  the  colored  man  only  as  a  slave  and  had  lost 
little  sleep  over  him  in  any  way;  they  were  not  fighting 
tc  free  the  slave  but  to  restore  the  Union.  He  might  be 
free  for  all  they  cared,  but  his  place  was  not  in  front; 
he  must  "go  way  back  and  sit  down,"  and  not  be  "sassy." 

May  6th  Dan  Ellis  came  to  us  again  with  100  recruits. 
Another  big  time  reading  letters  from  home,  but  many 
of  them  were  sad.  Things  had  been  growing  from  bad 
to  worse  in  Carter  and  Johnson  counties.  The  Confed 
erate  soldiers  were  absorbing  what  little  the  people  had 
to  live  on. 

How  changed  the  scene  now  in  Carter  and  Johnson 
from  the  happy  condition  we  have  described  before  the 
war !  The  men  had  been  driven  from  home ;  the  farms 
neglected,  the  horses  stolen  or  taken  out  of  the  country; 
the  farming  implements  worn  out  and  no  way  to  replace 
them.  The  burden  now  fell  largely  on  the  heroic  women,  . 
the  old  men  and  chil^en.  Even  if  the  brave  women  should  // 
take  up  the  plow  and  hoe,  as  they  often  did,  they  had  no 
assurance  the  results  of  their  labor  would  not  be  appro 
priated  by  the  heartless  soldiery.  The  women  did  all  it 
was  possible  to  do,  still  dividing  their  scanty  stores  with 
those  more  unfortunate  than  themselves.  It  is  difficult 
now  to  conceive  how  they  got  through  the  dreadful  year 
of  1863.  It  is  true  that  the  soldiers  sent  back  some  money 
to  their  families,  but  in  many  cases  their  houses  wrere 
robbed  and  this  taken  from  them ;  besides  everything  was 
so  scarce  and  so  exorbitantly  high  that  a  small  amount 
of  money  did  not  count  for  much.  All  were  now  poor 
alike,  those  who  had  been  accustomed  to  the  luxuries  of 
life  were  almost  on  a  level  writh  the  poorest  class.  Know 
ing  that  this  condition  of  things  existed  at  home  our  men 
were  much  depressed,  and  were  eager  for  orders  to  go  to 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  relief  of  their  families.  It  was  said  that  many,  brood 
ing  over  the  condition  of  their  families,  died  of  home 
sickness,  with  no  symptoms  of  any  malady  or  disease. 

On  May  i6th  all  our  recruits  were  mustered  into  ser 
vice,  and  May  2ist  Lieut.  Col.  R.  R.  Butler  having  re 
signed  on  the  nth  of  May,  Lieut.  Col.  W.  H.  Ingerton, 
who  had  been  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy,  arrived  at 
Gallatin  and  issued  an  order  assuming  command  of  the 
Regiment. 

Col.  Ingerton  had  been  a  Lieutenant  in  the  4th  Regular 
U.  S.  Cavalry,  and  served  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  W.  Sooy 
Smith  in  his  Mississippi  campaign.  He  was  a  model 
officer  and  had  had  many  years'  experience  in  the  Regu 
lar  Army,  and  in  the  field,  since  the  beginning  of  the 
civil  war.  He  was  a  thorough  disciplinarian,  the  man  of 
all  others  needed  to  make  the  Regiment  one  of  the  best 
in  the  service.  But  there  was,  at  that  time,  a  great  preju 
dice  in  the  minds  of  our  officers  and  men  against  serving 
under  a  regular  army  officer;  and  especially  having  him 
promoted  over  our  own  native  officers  that  we  had  known 
all  our  lives.  Much  feeling  was  aroused  in  the  Regi 
ment,  and  violence  was  threatened  if  Ingerton  remained. 
Col.  Ingerton  kept  cool  and  told  the  officers  they  had  the 
material  for  a  fine  Regiment;  that  he  had  been  in  the 
army  for  a  number  of  years  and  flattered  himself  he 
could  be  useful  to  the  officers  and  men.  He  said  he  did 
not  desire  to  remain  with  them  if  it  was  not  satisfactory, 
and  made  a  proposition  to  the  officers  that  he  would  re 
main  a  month,  and  if  at  the  end  of  that  time  he  was  not 
satisfactory  to  them  he  would  resign.  Some  few  of  the 
officers,  among  whom  were  Major  Doughty,  who  was 
himself  in  line  of  promotion  to  the  Lt.  Colonelcy,  believed 
we  needed  an  experienced  commanding  officer  now  that 
we  were  about  to  take  the  field,  and  favored  the  retention 
of  Ingerton.  He  at  once  addressed  himself  to  drilling 
and  disciplining  the  Regiment ;  all  recognized  his  ability 
and  nothing  further  was  ever  heard  of  his  resigning. 

Col.  Ingerton-  soon  won  the  confidence  of  officers  and 
men;  and  though  he  was  untiring  in  drill  and  discipline, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  143 

and  some  times  harsh  in  dealing  with  negligent,  or  inef- 
ficent  officers  and  men,  he  won  the  admiration  and  af 
fection  of  the  Regiment. 

The  month  of  May,  and  up  to  the  I3th  of  June,  was 
spent  in  the  sugar  grove.  Many  of  the  men  were  sick  and 
in  the  hospital.  The  sickness  was  attributed  to  the  un 
healthy  location,  it  being  low  ground  and  densely  shaded 
by  the  sugar  trees.  It  was  decided  to  move  the  camp  to 
a,  place  about  one  mile  east  of  town.  Here  we  had  a  nice 
camp  on  rolling  ground  so  that  it  was  easily  drained. 
Col.  Ingerton  had  the  frame  of  an  old  building  covered 
with  tarpaulins  and  called  it  "West  Point."  He  had  the 
Army  Regulations  and  Tactics  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
officers  and  they  were  required  to  study  them  and  make 
daily  recitations.  Drill  and  sabre  practice  was  constantly 
going  on,  with  dress-parades  in  the  evening  and  inspec 
tion  every  Sunday. 

Every  Sunday  morning  the  men  were  formed  in  front 
of  their  companies ;  Col.  Ingerton,  in  uniform  and  white 
gloves,  passed  down  each  line,  received  his  gun  from  each 
soldier,  passed  his  hand  along  the  barrel  and  lock,  glanced 
at  his  glove,  and  if  soiled  the  gun  was  tossed  back  to  the 
soldier  with  some  force  and  he  was  ordered  to  his  quar 
ters  to  spend  an  hour  cleaning  it.  When  the  soldier's  gun 
did  not  soil  the  Colonel's  gloves  he  pitched  it  back  to  him 
gently,  with  a  kind  word  or  encouraging  smile,  and 
passed  on  down  the  line.  The  Colonel  being  a  regular 
army  man,  and  accustomed  to  the  strictest  discipline,  had 
no  patience  with  those  who  failed  to  keep  themselves  tidy, 
their  arms  in  good  condition,  or  violated  military  rules, 
— whether  officers  or  men.  At  guard  mount  every  morn- 
ing,  four  extra  guards  were  detailed  and  the  Adjutant 
was  instructed  to  select  two  of  the  neatest,  tidiest  soldiers 
among  the  guards  and  give  one  of  them  a  pass  for  24 
hours,  and  appoint  the  other  one  orderly  for  the  day,  in 
stead  of  putting  them  on  guard  duty.  The  two  who  pre 
sented  the  most  untidy  appearance  and  had  the  dirtiest 
arms  were  ordered  to  the  disagreeable  duty  of  cleaning 
the  horse-lines.  This  method  materially  improved  the 


144  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

appearance  of  the  men — especially  at  guard-mount.  While 
here  two  soldiers  who  had  been  caught  stealing  were 
marched  through  the  camp  with  the  word  "Thief"  in 
large  letters  pinned  on  each  of  their  backs.  Other  minor 
offenses  were  punished  by  the  offenders  being  "tied  up 
by  the  thumb ;"  or  made  to  dig  holes  to  bury  dead  horses. 
One  negro  who  had  committed  some  heinous  offense 
was  punished  in  this  way :  The  guard  made  him  lie  down 
on  his  back,  tied  ropes  around  his  wrists  and  ankles,  and 
stretching  his  legs  and  hands  as  far  apart  as  possible, 
staked  him  to  the  ground  where  he  had  to  remain  two- 
hours,  with  the  hot  sun  broiling  down  in  his  face.  This 
looked  cruel,  but  the  crime  was  unmentionable. 

Rebel  guerrillas  were  frequently  seen,  and  heard  of, 
in  the  vicinity  of  Gallatin,  and  it  was  not  safe  for  one 
or  two  soldiers  to  venture  far  into  the  country  alone. 
Some  of  our  men  were  fired  on  and  one  or  two  wounded, 
and  various  depredations  were  committed.  Major 
Doughty  was  sent  out  with  a  detachment  with  orders  if 
any  guerrillas  were  found  with  arms  not  to  make  any  re 
port  when  he  returned. 

We  give  below  a  summary  of  the  Major's  report — the 
first  and  only  one  he  ever  made  of  this  trip  as  far  as  we- 
know. 

DIPLOMACY  VS.    FORCE. 

Many  thrilling  incidents  might  be  given  where,  during 
the  Civil  War,  the  diplomacy  of  Tennesseeans  did  much 
towards  overcoming  obstacles  that  the  pursuasive  influ 
ence  of  physical  force  could  never  reach. 

During  the  spring  of  1864,  while  our  Brigade  was  en 
camped  at  Gallatin,  Tennessee,  there  was  a  band  of  guer 
rillas  along  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  railroad,  known 
as  "Harpers'  Gang,"  ostensibly  commanded  by  one  Ellis 
Harper  (now  Col.  Harper,  a  respected  citizen  of  Car 
thage).  The  principle  pastime  of  this  band  seemed  to 
be  to  wreck  and  rob  trains  on  the  railroad,  regardless  of 
who  was  killed,  whether  friends  or  foes,  and  carrying^ 
their  booty  back  into  the  interior,  where  they  had  ter- 


SCOUT  DANIEL  ELLIS. 
(See  Chapter  XXIX.) 


CAPT.   ISAAC  A.   TAYLOR. 
(See  page  284.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  145 

rorized  the  people  into  complete  acknowledgment  of 
their  absolute  sovereignty ;  in  fact  their  sway  had  reached 
for  many  miles  around  in  all  directions. 

General  Payne,  who  had  preceded  us  in  command  at 
Gallatin,  had  issued  proclamations  and  ultimatums,  and 
sent  them  out  broadcast  until  it  had  become  an  "old 
song."  Capt.  Nicklin  commanding  a  battery  at  Galla 
tin,  thought  he  could  go  out  and  "shell  the  woods,"  and 
thus  scare  everybody  into  submission.  Accordingly,  with 
a  regular  outfit  of  warlike  paraphernalia,  he  made  the 
start,  but  had  not  gone  far  before  he  found  out  he  had 
probably  "bit  off  more  than  he  could  chew,"  and  instead 
of  checking  the  enemy,  he  did  not  even  take  time  to 
"check"  himself,  until  he  was  safe  inside  of  the  Fort  As 
a  matter  of  fact  his  brilliant  campaign  ended  in  a  com 
plete  rout  with  the  "Gang"  close  at  his  heels. 

Finally  the  wrecking  of  trains  and  consequent  killing 
of  soldiers  on  the  railroad  became  so  notorious  that  Gov 
ernor  Johnson  sent  Adjutant  General  Gillem  to  Gallatin, 
with  orders  to  have  that  county  cleared  of  guerrillas,  "no 
odds  what  means  were  used  to  do  it,"  and  if  his  Tennes 
see  troops  could  not  do  it,  he  would  have  to  "call  on  the 
War  Department  to  send  troops  that  could."  After  a 
lengthy  conference  between  General  Gillem  and  Col.  Mil 
ler,  commanding  the  Brigade,  and  the  Regimental  com 
manders,  finally  the  task  was  left  to  Col.  Ingerton,  com 
manding  the  1 3th,  who  at  once  sent  for  Major  Doughty, 
commanding  the  ist  Battalion,  who  was  taken  into  the 
conference,  and  after  being  made  acquainted  with  all 
the  facts,  was  ordered  to  take  "whatever  force  he  deemed 
necessary,"  and  to  "never  come  back  until  the  country 
was  cleared  and  some  assurance  of  safety  that  could  be 
relied  upon"  for  the  passing  trains,  as  this  railroad  was 
the  only  means  of  communication  between  Louisville  and 
Nashville. 

Accordingly  Major  Doughty  selected  about  eighty  men 
(or  rather  he  selected  the  officers,  and  each  officer  selected 
his  own  men).  His  orders  from  Gen.  Gillem,  through 
Col.  Ingerton,  were  to  "clean  the  country,"  and  if  neces- 


146  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

sary  to  "burn  their  strongholds  and  otherwise  destroy 
their  power"  before  he  returned,  and  "not  to  come  back 
until  it  was  done." 

Not  far  from  where  they  had  just  wrecked  a  train,  and 
caused  the  death  of  sixteen  Union  soldiers,  Major 
Doughty  came  to  a  little  town  in  the  interior,  where  they 
had  just  left;  in  fact  it  was  impossible  to  come  up  with 
them  except  by  accident,  as  every  man,  woman  and  child 
was  on  the  lookout  and  ready  to  send  news  flying  on  the 
first  sign  of  our  approach.  At  this  place  he  gained  posi 
tive  knowledge  that  here  they  had  made  their  "headquar 
ters,  as  a  number  of  their  friends  and  relatives  lived  in 
and  around  the  village,  many  of  whom  were  wealthy  and 
influential  citizens.  In  fact  they  had  made  this  their  place 
of  general  rendezvous,  as  well  as  a  distributing  point 
from  which  to  send  out  their  "plunder."  One  of  the 
"Gang"  was  captured  near  this  place,  but  was  so  badly 
wounded  that  it  was  impossible  to  carry  him  further,  and 
yet  not  so  bad  but  that  he  might  soon  recover  and  rejoin 
his  more  fortunate  comrades  at  the  same  old  business. 
So  it  was  thought  best  to  make  an  example  of  at  least 
one  to  give  others  warning  of  what  might  be  expected : 
so  he  was  "hung  on  the  spot." 

Now  here  is  where  Diplomacy  came  in,  where  Force 
had  failed.  Calling  all  the  older  citizens  of  the  town  to 
gether,  including  doctors,  preachers,  and  thi  prominent 
men  generally,  Major  Doughty  told  them  in  plain 
United  States  language  what  his  orders  were,  and  further 
supplemented  his  explanation  with  the  information  that 
the  "business  simply  had  to  stop,"  if  it  took  a  division  of 
men  to  do  it,  and  that  while  under  his  orders,  he  was 
expected  to  lay  waste  their  town  and  country,  and  take 
every  man  he  found  to  Gallatin;  yet  he  was  confident, 
from  his  knowledge  of  their  influence,  and  their  direct 
intimacy  with  these  men,  they  could  stop  it  if  they  would ; 
if  not,  and  he  failed  to  accomplish  what  he  was  sent  to 
do,  that  the  next  man  that  came  would  simply  "clean  out 
the  cane-brake." 

After  a  prolonged  conference  with  each  other  (in  pri- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  147 

vate)  they  agreed  to  his  proposition,  and  pledged  not 
only  their  word  and  honor,  but  their  lives  and  property, 
that  such  a  thing  should  never  occur  again,  and  it  never 
did. 

In  leaving  the  town,  Major  Doughty,  after  paying  for 
everything  his  men  and  horses  had  eaten,  as  a  parting 
order,  enjoined  these  men  to  bury  the  man  that  was  hung 
decently;  also  to  make  up  $500.00  and  give  to  the  man's 
widow,  and  to  see  that  she  was  well  cared  for  until  the 
war  was  over,  which,  it  was  learned  afterwards,  they  did 
to  the  letter.  This  ended  one  of  the  most  troublesome  ob 
stacles  that  was  probably  ever  overcome  with  the  loss  of 
only  one  life.  Major  Doughty  to  this  day  considers  this 
one  of  the  greatest  victories  won  by  Tennessee  soldiers. 

R.  H.  M.  Donnelly,  of  Company  D,  then  Captain,  was 
along  with  this  expedition  and  took  a  hand  In  the  pro 
ceedings  as  he  always  did  when  there  was  an  enemy  in 
sight,  whether  the  enemy  was  a  guerrilla  or  plain  "John- 
nie  Reb." 

The  Regiment  was  paid  off  the  22d  of  June,  and  the 
usual  number  of  fakirs  and  peddlers  made  their  appear 
ance  to  relieve  the  soldiers  of  their  money.  Col.  Inger- 
ton,  learning  that  a  Dr.  Greene  was  in  camp  filing  the 
enamel  off  the  soldiers'  teeth  under  the  pretense  of  clean 
ing  them,  and  charging  them  a  big  price  for  ruining  them, 
ordered  him  out  of  camp. 

A  Jew  peddler  also  came  in  and  sold  the  men  several 
hundred  dollars'  worth  of  worthless  jewelry.  The  Col 
onel,  learning  this  after  the  Jew  had  gone,  sent  Lt.  B.  A. 
Miller  and  another  officer  to  follow  him,  and  if  found, 
bring  him  back  to  camp.  In  the  meantime  the  Orderly 
Sergeant  of  each  company  was  directed  to  gather  up  the 
jewelry  and  make  out  a  list  of  the  amount  paid  for  it. 
Lieut.  Miller  found  the  Jew  at  the  hotel  eating  dinner, 
and  when  he  came  out  arrested  him,  brought  him  back 
to  camp,  and  made  him  take  back  the  jewelry  and  pay 
back  the  money.  The  Jew  was  then  released  but  said  he 
had  been  robbed,  and  indulged  in  some  ugly  talk.  He 
was  again  arrested  and  placed  in  charge  of  a  corporal 


148  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

and  guard,  armed  with  a  pick  and  shovel,  and  put  to  dig 
ging  a  hole  in  the  ground.  The  sun  was  at  its  zenith  and 
poured  its  rays  down  on  the  toiling  Jew  unmercifully. 
Unused  to  manual  labor  his  hands  were  blistered  and  his 
clothing  soon  saturated  with  perspiration.  After  two 
hours  labor  he  was  released.  His  tongue  was  silent  but 
his  countenance  betrayed  "  a  pent  up  Utica."  We  heard 
no  more  of  Jews  or  fakirs  in  the  Regiment. 

On  the  25th  of  June  Charles  P.  Toncray,  one  of  the 
leading  loyalists  of  Carter  county,  who  had  been  a  dele 
gate  to  the  Greeneville  convention,  visited  the  Regiment. 
"Charley,"  as  he  was  familiarly  known,  was  a  genial 
gentleman,  well  known  in  the  Regiment,  and  was  given 
a  hearty  welcome  by  the  Carter  and  Johnson  boys.  Mr. 
Toncray,  though  he  did  not  join  the  army,  was  a  staunch 
Union  man  and  a  loyal  friend  to  the  soldiers  and  their 
families,  and  perhaps  did  more  for  the  cause  than  he  could 
have  done  in  the  army.  He  afterwards  spent  much  time 
with  the  Regiment  and  was  always  regarded  as  one  of 
the  ''boys."  Being  "foot-loose"  he  could  keep  an  eye  on 
the  progress  of  events  in  Carter  and  Johnson  counties, 
and  do  much  valuable  and  kindly  service  for  the  soldiers. 
His  two  brothers,  William  J.  and  Capt.  A.  R.  P.  Ton 
cray  did  good  service  in  their  respective  regiments,  the 
2d  and  loth  Tennessee  Infantry.  We  were  the  honored 
guests  of  Mr.  Toncray  and  his  most  amiable  wife  during 
their  temporary  residence  in  Knoxville  in  1864.  We 
are  pleased  to  note  they  are  still  living  and  enjoying  life 
at  their  comfortable  home  at  "Toncray's  Spring,"  near 
Elizabethton,  Tenn. 

On  the  26th  of  June  Dan.  Ellis  visited  us  again,  bring 
ing  recruits  and  letters.  It  is  needless  to  say  he  always 
received  an  ovation.  The  President  himself  would  not 
have  been  so  warmly  welcomed.  It  meant  news  from  the 
dear  ones  at  home,  though  the  news  was  often  sad,  yet 
silence  and  suspense  was  almost  unendurable.  We  think 
it  was  at  this  time  that  Capt.  Landon  Carter  received  the 
news  of  the  death  of  his  wife.  It  was  sad,  indeed,  to 
witness  his  grief.  He  was  silent,  but  the  tears  streamed 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  149 

down  his  face,  and  his  strong  frame  trembled  with  emo 
tion.  Others  received  sad  news  of  distress  at  home. 

The  Regiment  was  now  ordered  to  be  remounted  by 
impressing  horses  from  the  citizens  of  Sumner  9"»d  ad 
joining  counties,  most  of  whom  were  disloyal  They 
were  given  vouchers  marked  "loyal/'  or  "disloyal,"  as  the 
case  might  be,  usually  the  latter.  Dates  were  made  for 
the  people  to  come  to  Gallatin  to  attend  to  the  valua 
tion  of  their  horses  by  the  Quartermaster,  and  receive 
their  vouchers.  On  those  days  the  town  was  thronged 
with  people.  Many  elderly  men  visited  our  camp,  some 
well  dressed  and  sporting  "bay-windows"  and  gold- 
headed  canes — mementos  of  better  and  happier  days. 
They  made  all  sorts  of  importunities  for  the  return  of 
their  horses,  but  in  vain.  Col.  Ingerton  usually  dismissed 
them  summarily,  telling  them  they  were  the  class  of  men 
that  had  brought  on  all  this  trouble  by  their  disloyalty. 
They  had  "sown  the  wind  and  were  now  reaping  the 
whirlwind."  Other  poor  men  came,  stating  that  their 
horses  were  their  only  dependence  to  keep  their  families 
from  starvation.  Col.  Ingerton  listened  to  these  with 
patience  and  often  used  his  influence  to  have  their 
horses  returned,  especially  when  they  were  not  very  valu 
able  for  military  service.  He  was  always  kind  to  the 
lower  classes  and  the  more  ignorant,  who  were  rebels, 
saying  they  had  been  deluded  by  the  richer  and  more  in 
fluential  men.  We  regret  to  say  this  was  the  exception 
to  the  rule  with  United  States  officers.  They  toadied 
to  the  wealthy  who  were  responsible  for  the  war,  and 
were  wined  and  dined  by  them,  while  they  often  treated 
the  poor  with  incivility  and  needless  cruelty. 

On  the  morning  of  July  4th  "boots  and  saddles"  was 
sounded,  then  "assembly"  and  "mount,"  in  quick  suc 
cession.  The  Regiment  was  soon  in  line,  and  then  in 
column  dashed  off  through  Gallatin,  and  out  on  the  pike 
to  the  river.  The  citizens  of  the  town  were  frightened, 
thinking  it  was  going  out  to  meet  the  enemy,  and  a  battle 
was  imminent,  but  it  was  only  a  ruse  of  the  Colonel's  to 
see  how  promptly  the  Regiment  could  be  gotten  out  in 
case  of  need. 


15°  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

A  piece  of  artillery  was  moved  up  to  the  Public  Square 
and  salutes  fired  in  honor  of  the  "Glorious  Fourth.'* 
Dress  parade  in  the  evening  closed  the  day's  doings. 
From  this  time  forward  no  time  was  lost  in  drilling  the 
Regiment,  both  mounted  and  on  foot.  Ditches  were 
dug  and  officers  and  men  were  required  to  train  their 
horses  to  jump  ditches,  logs  and  fences,  charge  up  and 
down  steep  hills,  and  handle  their  horses  skillfully.  It 
was  now  considered  a  disgrace  for  an  officer  to  get  "un 
horsed,"  and  it  required  "a  basket  of  champagne"  to  re 
move  the  stigma.  About  that  time  the  officers  who  were 
awkward  in  handling  their  men  received  sharp  rebukes, 
and  often  lectures,  from  the  Lt. -Colonel ;  most  of  them 
took  it  all  in  good  part  and  tried  to  do  better,  while  a  few 
"sulked  in  their  tents." 

It  was  about  that  time  that  a  soldier  was  drowned  in 
the  Cumberland  river  while  bathing.  A  piece  of  artillery 
was  taken  out  and  fired  over  the  water  to  raise  his  body, 
but  without  avail. 

The  Regiment  was  sent  out  to  the  river  frequently  to 
water  and  swim  the  horses  and  for  the  men  to  take  a 
bath  themselves. 

About  the  I5th  of  July  rumors  were  rife  that  the  Regi 
ment  would  soon  be  ordered  to  East  Tennessee.  This 
was  cheering  news  and  all  hoped  it  would  prove  true. 

On  the  i  Qth  Gov.  Andrew  Johnson  made  a  speech  to 
the  Brigade.  All  had  the  highest  respect  for  our  "War 
Governor,"  and  many  prize  the  parchment  bearing  his 
signature  that  we  still  retain,  which  reads :  "Reposing 
special  trust  and  confidence  in  the  patriotism,  valor,  fidel 
ity  and  ability  of  (name  of  officer)  we  hereby  appoint 
him,"  to  whatever  office  or  rank  the  party  receiving  this 
commission  attained.  We  did  not  think  then  this  signa 
ture  was  that  of  a  future  President. 

On  the  26th  a  ball  was  given  to  the  officers  in  honor 
of  their  early  departure  for  the  front,  at  the  post  head 
quarters.  It  was  largely  attended,  and  the  officers  with 
some  of  Gallatin's  fair  daughters  moved  in  the  graceful 
quadrlle,  or  whirled  in  the  dizzy  waltz  till  the  "wee  sma' 
hours"  bade  them  seek  their  quarters. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY. 

On  the  24th  the  train  bearing  the  remains  of  Gen. 
McPherson,  who  was  killed  near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  passed 
over  the  railroad.  A  squad  of  soldiers  fired  a  salute  of 
honor  over  the  passing  train  that  bore  all  that  remained 
of  this  splendid  officer  who  had  given  another  grand  life 
for  his  country. 

August  ist  Co.  G  was  called  in  from  South  Tunnel, 
and  with  Company  I,  was  ordered  to  move  out  to  Lebanon 
tc  await  the  Regiment. 

On  this  date  Governor  Johnson  issued  the  following 
order : 

State   of  Tennessee,    Executive   Department. 

Nashville,  Tenn.,  August  ist,  1864. 

Ordered  i.  That  Gen.  A.  C.  Gillem,  Adjutant-General  of  Ten 
nessee,  be  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  troops  known  as  the 
"Governor's  Guards." 

2.  That  First  Lieut-  Ed-  S.  Richards  is  announced  as  Assistant 
Adjutant-General  of  the  State  of  Tennessee  and  must  be  obeyed 
and  respected  accordingly.     Lieut.  Richards  will  establish  his  office 
in  this  city. 

3.  It  is  further  ordered  that  Gen.  Alvin  C.  Gillem  will  proceed 
with  the   Ninth  and  Thirteenth   Regiments   of  Tennessee   Cavalry 
and  Batteries  E  and  G,  First  Tennessee  Light  Artillery,  to  East 
Tennessee,  and,  under  such  orders  as  he  shall,  from  time  to  time, 
receive  from  this  office,  kill  or  drive  out  all  bands  of  unlawful  per 
sons  or  bands  which  now  infest  that  portion  of  the  State.     It  is 
not  to  be   understood  that  his   order   shall   prevent   Gen-   Gillem, 
whenever  he   shall   deem  it  feasible   or  expedient,   from  pursuing 
said  bands  of  outlaws  beyond  the  limits  of  the  State-     Gen  Gillem 
is  further  authorized  under  such  instructions  as   he  shall  receive 
from  this  office,  to  take  such  measures  as  are  deemed  expedient 
to   re-establish   order   and   enforce   civil   law,    to   which   end   Gen. 
Gillem  will  lend  every  assistance  in  his  power  to  the  regularly  con 
stituted    civil    authorities.     All   the    organized    regiments   of   Ten- 
ness  troops,  being  raised  in  East  Tennessee  to  serve  one  year  or 
longer,  will  obey  the  orders  of  Gen.  Gillem,  who  is  authorized  to 
organize  such  new  regiments  as  may  be  deemed  expedient. 

Officers  of  the  Quartermaster's  and  Commissary  Departments 
will  furnish  the  necessary  supplies  upon  the  requisition  of  Gen. 
Gillem. 

ANDREW  JOHNSON, 
Brigadier-General  and  Military  Governor  of  Tennessee. 

The  following  wTere  the  officers  detailed  to  act  on 
General  Gillem's  staff:  Oliver  C.  French,  ist  Lieut,  and 
A.  A.  Q.  M.,  Lieut.  J.  B.  Carpenter,  A.  A.  A.  G.,  Lieuts. 
David  M.  Nelson,  B.  A.  Miller  and  J.  J.  Douglas,  Acting 
Aide-de-Camp,  and  Capt.  Geo.  E.  Gresham,  Provost 
Marshal. 


152  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

They  were  all  brave,  courteous,  and  high-toned  young 
officers.  Major  Sterling  Hambright,  a  dashing  and  pop 
ular  officer,  detailed  from  the  loth  Tennessee  Cavalry, 
commanded  Gen.  Gillem's  "Body  Guard." 

All  was  now  bustle  in  camp,  making  preparations  to 
start  for  the  front.  The  officers  and  men  had  become 
thoroughly  tired  of  camp  life  and  inactivity,  and  wel 
comed  the  news  with  gladness,  yet  there  was  a  tinge  of 
sadness  common  to  the  soldier  on  leaving  a  place  where 
he  has  remained  long  enough  to  make  friends  and  ac 
quaintances.  We  had  been  kindly  treated  at  Gallatin, 
although  the  citizens  were  solid  in  their  sympathy  for  the 
South.  They  were  a  kind  hearted,  generous  and  intelli 
gent  people.  Many  strong  attachments  were  formed,  es 
pecially  between  the  young  officers  and  the  many  hand 
some  young  ladies;  some  stronger,  perhaps,  than  mere 
friendship.  Cupid,  ever  busy  with  his  "bow  and  arrow," 
had  not  been  idle  all  the  summer  months. 

Lieut.  J.  B.  Miller,  who  had  been  detailed  in  the  Pro 
vost  Marshal's  office,  remained  in  Gallatin.  Several  of 
our  officers  who  were  not  able  for  duty  were  left,  among 
these  were  Capt.  Fred.  Slimp  and  Lieut.  A.  C.  Williams, 
both  of  Co.  F.  There  were  also  a  number  of  men  left  in 
the  hospital.  We  were  sorry  to  leave  these  comrades,  and 
regretted  they  could  not  accompany  us  on  our  trip  to  old 
East  Tennessee,  which  we  knew  they  would  have  been 
delighted  to  do. 

On  the  morning  of  August  4th,  1864,  the  Regiment 
moved  out  in  column, — all  except  Companies  G  and  I — 
that  had  already  gone  forward  to  Lebanon,  Tenn.  The 
horses  were  in  fine  condition,  -the  uniforms  clean  and  new, 
arms  glittering  in  the  sunshine,  and  colors  fluttering  in 
the  breeze,  it  presented  a  handsome  appearance.  We 
were  halted  for  a  short  time  in  town  giving  the  officers 
and  men  an  opportunity  to  say  good-by  to  friends,  or 
have  a  last  word  with  the  girl  they  were  to  leave  behind. 
Our  departure  from  Gallatin  had  more  resemblance  to  a 
real  soldier's  home-leaving  than  anything  we  had  known. 
About  2  p.  m..  with  fluttering  of  handkerchiefs  and  wav- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  153 

ing  adieus,  we  moved  out  of  the  little  town  we  were  not 
destined  to  see  again  as  soldiers;  but  our  memory  has 
often  turned  back  to  that  town  with  its  kind-hearted,  in 
telligent  people,  and  we  trust,  though  regarded  as  "ene 
mies/'  the  members  of  the  "Thirteenth"  have  been  re 
membered  with  more  kindness  than  displeasure  by  them. 
But  with  them,  as  with  us,  doubtless  old  Father  Time 
has  been  busy  making  "crows-feet,"  and  sprinkling  "sil 
ver  threads  among  the  gold,"  while  many  have  been  cut 
down  by  his  ruthless  scythe. 


TRAGIC  DEATH  OF  REV.  BOVELL  McCALL,  R. 
H.  ALLAN,  AND  SERGEANT  WIL 
LIAM  DAVIS. 

About  this  time  we  received  the  sad  intelligence  of  the 
tragic  deaths  of  three  men  connected  with  the  Regiment, 
who  were  well  known  and  highly  respected. 

Rev.  Bovell  McCall  was  a  citizen  of  Jonesboro,  Tenn., 
he  was  a  minister  of  the  M.  E.  Church  and  a  physician. 
He  came  to  the  Regiment  as  well  as  we  remember  at 
Nashville,  and  acted  as  Chaplain  from  March  until  some 
time  in  July,  1864.  He  made  himself  useful  not  only  in 
looking  after  the  spiritual  welfare  of  the  men  but  his 
medical  information  was  also  of  value  to  them.  He  en 
deared  himself  to  the  officers  and  men  by  his  gentleman 
ly  and  Christian  character  as  well  as  his  loyal  sentiments. 

Lieut.  R.  H.  Allan  was  a  brother-in-law  of  Major  R. 
H.  M.  Donnelly,  and  was  a  native  of  Johnson  county; 
William  Davis  was  also  a  native  of  Johnson  county,  and 
we  understand  was  a  Federal  recruiting  officer.  The  lat 
ter  was  the  son-in-law  of  Col.  Samuel  Howard  of  John 
son  county. 

These  three  men  had  left  the  Regiment  at  Gallatin, 
Tenn.,  some  time  in  the  early  part  of  July  and  gone  to 
visit  their  homes  in  Washington  and  Johnson  counties, 
and  were  on  their  return  to  the  regiment  in  company  with 


154  HISTORY    OF    THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

quite  a  large  company  of  Union  men  who  were  making 
their  way  through  the  rebel  lines  to  Knoxville,  when  they 
were  killed.  We  did  not  learn  the  particulars  of  their 
death  at  that  time,  but  it  was  learned  subsequently  that 
the  company  of  Union  men  had  reached  Seaton's  Mill  on 
Middle  Creek,  in  Green  county,  Tenn.,  and  while  the 
main  body  were  in  concealment  McCall,  Allan  and  Davis 
went  to  the  home  of  a  Union  man  near  the  mill  to  get 
something  to  eat,  and  while  it  was  being  prepared  sat 
down  to  rest  under  an  apple  tree.  A  squad  of  rebel 
soldiers  came  on  to  them  suddenly  and  captured  them. 
McCall  had  with  him  a  field-glass  which  he  had  bor 
rowed  from  Major  Wagner  and  was  accused  of  being  a 
spy  and  was  immediately  shot.  Recruiting  papers  were 
found  on  Davis'  person  and  he  was  killed  with  bayonets. 
Allan  was  the  last  of  the  three  killed  and  was  tortured 
in  a  most  shocking  manner. 

He  was  taken  to  a  cedar  thicket  and  divested  of  his 
clothing  and  shot  and  left  for  dead.  When  found  he  had 
an  old  wool  hat  and  had  an  old  bed  quilt  around  him, 
this  and  the  old  hat  had  been  left  in  exchange  for  his  hat 
and  uniform.  He  had  been  shot  in  the  head  and  his  skull 
broken,  and  had  picked  the  bullet  out  of  the  wound 
with  his  fingers.  He  was  taken  to  the  home  of  a  man 
by  the  name  of  Bird  where  he  died  after  suffering  for 
eleven  days.  The  remainder  of  the  company  made  their 
escape. 

Although  McCall  served  in  the  capacity  of  Chaplain 
for  several  months  his  name  does  not  appear  on  the  rolls 
of  the  Regiment  in  the  Adjutant-General's  report,  and 
we  are  not  advised  whether  he  was  commissioned  and  not 
yet  mustered  or  whether,  being  unable  to  remain  at  his 
home  on  account  of  his  loyalty,  like  many  others,  took 
refuge  in  the  army  until  he  could  return  to  his  family. 

We  have  not  been  able  to  locate  either  Allan  or  Davis 
in  the  Adjutant-General's  report  but  know  they  were  well 
known  in  the  Regiment. 

All  three  of  these  men  were  highly  connected  and  brave 
and  honorable  as  well  as  patriotic  and  loyal  men. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  155 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


March  Across  the  Mountains.. — On  Towards  Home — First 
Skirmish  With  the  Enemy  at  Rogersville- — Sharp  Fighting  at 
Blue  Springs  and  Greeneville. — Wheeler's  Cavalry. — Fight  at 
Rice's  Gap.— Enemy  Defeated.— Col.  Miller,  Lt.-Col.  Inger- 
ton,  Lt.-Col.  Brownlow,  Major  Newell  and  Lt.  Patterson  Com 
plimented  for  Gallantry  by  Gen.  Gillem- 

On  the  first  day  out  we  reached  the  Cumberland  river, 
7^2  miles  distant  from  Gallatin,  where  we  were  joined 
by  Companies  G  and  I,  and  encamped  for  the  night. 

On  the  morning  of  the  5th  we  moved  out  early  to 
Spring  Creek.  The  rain  poured  down  in  torrents,  but 
the  men  were  supplied  with  ponchos  and  gum  coats  and 
paid  little  heed  to  it. 

On  the  6th  we  found  good  roads  and  plenty  of  good 
water — all  seemed  cheerful  and  happy.  We  crossed 
Caney  Fork  and  encamped  in  a  beach  grove;  and  on  the 
7th  found  roads  rough  and  country  broken.  We  camped 
that  night  5  miles  north  of  Sparta — it  rained  that  day. 
The  next  day  we  had  good  roads  and  an  abundance  of 
fine  water  on  our  way  to  Sparta.  The  town  had  recently 
been  almost  completely  burned  out.  We  were  joined  at 
that  place  by  the  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  Col.  Joe  Par 
sons  commanding,  and  Batteries  E  and  G,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  W.  J.  Patterson. 

We  remained  at  Sparta  all  day,  the  loth,  and  at  dinner 
a  number  of  our  officers  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  a  rebel 
lady,  sister  of  Gen.  Dibbrill,  who  had  two  sons  in  the  Con 
federate  army.  This  lady  treated  us  with  great  kindness, 
asking,  as  the  only  reward,  that  if  her  sons,  should  fall 
into  our  hands  we  would  treat  them  kindly.  This  was  one 
of  the  few  oases  in  the  desert  of  the  soldier's  life  in  the 
field  not  easily  forgotten. 


156  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

That  night,  the  nth,  we  reached  the  Cumberland 
mountains,  which  divide  the  Middle  from  East  Tennes 
see,  and  encamped  at  a  place  on  the  mountain  that  had 
been  a  popular  watering  place  before  the  war,  and  where 
a  beautiful  cascade  fell  over  a  precipice,  a  distance  of 
fifty  feet  or  more.  We  were  annoyed  by  guerrillas  who 
fired  a  few  shots  but  did  no  damage. 

We  would  remark  here  that  Mrs.  Col.  Ingerton  accom 
panied  us  on  this  march  over  the  mountains  in  a  buggy. 
Adjutant  Scott  was  her  escort.  She  Wets  a  native  of 
Oberlin,  Ohio,  and  was  highly  educated  and  a  most  in 
telligent  and  agreeable  lady.  She  resided  at  Amarillo, 
Texas,  for  many  years  after  the  war.  We  heard  recently 
with  much  regret  that  she  died  in  1893  or  1894. 

On  the  1 2th  we  were  in  the  midst  of  the  mountains 
where  "rattlers"  and  "varmints"  abounded.  We  crossed 
"Mammy's"  and  "Daddy's"  creeks,  passed  through 
broken  country  and  reached  Crossville,  Cumberland 
county,  and  on  the  I3th  passed  over  the  roughest  roads 
yet  encountered.  We  camped  within  10  miles  of  Kings 
ton,  where  we  could  get  no  forage.  We  moved  early  on 
the  I4th  and  crossed  the  Clinch  river,  four  miles  above 
Kingston,  passed  through  that  town  and  encamped  four 
miles  east  of  it.  There  we  again  met  with  the  4th  Ten 
nessee  Infantry,  that  regiment  being  on  duty  at  that  place, 
and  again  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  a  number  of  old 
Carter  and  Johnson  county  friends.  The  roads  had  been 
very  dusty  that  day,  but  at  night  we  had  a  good  rain,  lay 
ing  the  dust  and  making  our  march  more  agreeable  the 
next  day. 

On  the  1 5th  we  reached  Campbell's  Station  and  saw  a 
large  brick  house  which  had  been  damaged  by  artillery 
in  the  fight  there,  a  year  previous,  between  Gens.  Burn- 
side  and  Longstreet,  just  before  the  siege  of  Knoxville. 
The  lady  of  the  house  told  us  Gen.  Burnside  made  his 
headquarters  there  during  the  fight,  and  that  when  forced 
to  retreat,  he  had  not  been  gone  longer  than  fifteen  min 
utes  when  Gen.  Longstreet  entered  the  house. 

On  the  1 6th  we  reached  Knoxville  and  went  into  camp 
near  the  Fair  Grounds,  two  miles  east  of  the  city. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  157 

We  had  now  reached  the  scene  which  was  to  be  that  of 
pur  operations  for  some  time  to  come.  Other  Tennessee 
troops  were  fighting  the  battles  of  our  country  on  differ 
ent  fields,  some  far  removed  from  their  homes.  As  we 
have  said  the  winter  of  1863-4  had  been  one  of  extreme 
suffering  and  destitution  in  upper  East  Tennessee.  That 
section  had  been  overrun  by  Confederate  soldiers,  and 
was  still  occupied  by  them.  All  the  troops  that  could  be 
spared  ha4  been  sent  with  Sherman  on  his  great  cam 
paign  through  Georgia  and  final  march  to,  the  sea. 

Our  Brigade  was  left  as  the  only  dependence  for  the 
redemption  and  protection  of  the  upper  counties.  A  few 
regiments  were  sent  to  our  assistance  now  and  then. 
During  our  first  operations  the  8th  Tennessee  Cavalry 
was  not  with  our  Brigade,  but  the  loth  Michigan  Cav 
alry,  a  fine  regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  L.  S.  Trobridge, 
took  its  place. 

The  Confederate  troops  had  found  East  Tennessee, 
with  its  fertile  fields,  a  fine  foraging  ground,  notwith 
standing  both  armies  had  despoiled  it  in  their  marches 
back  and  forth,  and  they  were  determined  to  hold  on  to  it 
as  long  as  possible.  For  this  purpose  various  commands 
under  well  tried  officers  occupied  this  field  at  various 
times  during  the  summer  of  1864.  Among  the  Confed 
erate  officers  that  operated  in  upper  East  Tennessee  at 
this  time  were,  Generals  Vaughn,  Morgan,  Wheeler, 
Duke,  Jackson,  Giltner,  Williams  and  Major  General 
John  C.  Breckenridge.  In  detailing  the  operations  of  the 
Brigade  to  which  our  Regiment  was  attached,  we  will 
take  pleasure  in  mentioning,  as  far  as  we  can,  the  services 
of  other  regiments,  and  their  officers,  who  were  associated 
with  us  in  trying  to  redeem  our  homes.  Each  performed 
his  duty  nobly,  and  many  brave  deeds  were  done.  In 
these  campaigns,  that  after  varying  fortunes,  resulted 
in  the  final  expulsion  of  the  enemy  from  East  Tennes 
see,  we  would  say  in  the  language  of  Admiral  Schley: 
"There  was  glory  enough  for  all." 

The  one  night  we  encamped  at  Knoxville  we  had  our 
tents  blown  down  by  a  rain  storm.  The  Regiment  left 


158  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Knoxville  on  the  i/th  and  moved  east  as  far  as  Straw 
berry  Plains,  the  point  we  had  left  nine  months  before, 
almost  to  a  day.  We  could  not  help  but  reflect  what 
a  change  those  months  had  brought  about. 

From  an  unorganized  mob,  fleeing  from  the  enemy, 
we  were  a  well  drilled  organization,  with  confidence  in 
our  officers,  and  in  our  ability  to  meet  any  equal  number 
of  the  enemy,  however  experienced,  who  might  be  found 
on  our  way  towards  our  homes. 

We  rested  at  Strawberry  Plains  on  the  i8th  and  on 
the  following  day  passed  through  New  Market  and  on 
to  Mossy  Creek  (now  Jefferson  City),  where  we  heard 
there  was  a  force  of  rebels  at  Morristown.  Moving  for 
ward,  we  reached  the  latter  place  about  daylight  on  the 
morning  of  the  igth*  but  found  no  enemy.  From  Morris- 
town  a  detachment  of  the  Thirteenth,  under  Col.  Inger- 
ton,  was  sent  to  Rogersville,  Tenn.,  to  attack  a  rebel 
force  at  that  place,  the  remainder  of  the  Regiment  moved 
with  the  Brigade  as  far  as  Lick  Creek  on  the  2Oth,  where 
Col.  Ingerton  rejoined  the  command. 

On  the  previous  morning  Col.  Ingerton  had  reached 
the  ford  of  the  Holston  river  at  McKinney's  mill,  3 
miles  south  of  Rogersville,  just  before  daylight,  captured 
the  rebel  pickets,  hurried  on  into  Rogersville  and  sur 
prised  the  small  rebel  force  there,  killing  several  of  the 
enemy  and  capturing  35  prisoners,  among  whom  were 
Joseph  R.  Heiskell,  Confederate  States  Congressman. 
Sergeant  J.  H.  Pharr,  of  Co.  A,  captured  a  fine  black, 
blaze-faced  horse,  belonging  to  Capt.  Clay,  of  Gen.  Mor 
gan's  command.  Gen.  Gillem  rode  this  horse  through 
the  campaign  in  East  Tennessee. 

This  was  the  first  fighting,  except  with  guerrillas,  done 
by  the  Regiment,  but  the  men  behaved  like  veterans. 
After  the  little  brush  was  over  the  men . scattered  about 
the  town,  hunting  something  to  eat,  when  the  report  came 
that  a  considerable  force  of  rebels  was  approaching  from 
the  east.  The  men  were  recalled  and  moved  out  in  the 
direction  of  the  enemy  and  formed  in  line.  Skirmishers 
were  thrown  out  in  a  corn  field,  but  presently  Col.  Inger- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  159 

ton  moved  towards  the  enemy's  left,  as  if  trying  to  get 
into  his  rear.  Perceiving  this  the  enemy  retreated,  when 
Ingerton,  believing  the  enemy  to  be  superior  in  number, 
leaving  a  rear  guard,  fell  back  to  the  river,  recrossed, 
and  joined  the  command  with  his  prisoners. 

On  the  22d  Gen.  Gillem,  learning  that  Wheeler's  Cav 
alry  was  marching  by  way  of  Maryville  to  Dandridge,  de 
termined  to  turn  back  and  attack  his  forces  in  detail,  as 
they  crossed  the  river,  so  our  command  retrograded  as 
far  as  Russellville.  Hearing  nothing  further  of  Wheeler, 
on  the  23d  we  moved  east  in  the  direction  of  Bull's  Gap 
again. 

On  this  date  the  Regiment  was  again  detached  to  go 
to  Rogersville  to  attack  a  rebel  force  at  that  place.  While 
crossing  the  Holston  river  at  Cobb's  Ford  the  Regiment 
was  fired  on,  when  the  "Sharp  Shooters,"  under  Ser 
geant  Peter  L.  Barry,  hastily  reaching  the  bank  of  the 
river,  went  in  pursuit  of  the  pickets.  Firing  was  soon 
heard  and  Capt.  Wilcox  of  Company  G  was  ordered  for 
ward  to  support  the  sharp  shooters.  Coming  up  we 
found  that  Sergeant  Barry  had  killed  one  of  the  pickets, 
wounded  another  and  captured  the  remaining  one.  Learn 
ing  that  the  rebels  were  located  in  Rice's  Gap,  about  four 
miles  distant,  and  having  captured  the  pickets,  a  detach 
ment  was  sent  to  the  right,  near  the  river,  hoping  to  get 
in  their  rear  and  capture  the  whole  force.  However,  the 
Regiment  reached  the  Gap  before  the  detachment  reached 
the  rear  and  a  charge  was  made,  led  by  the  sharp  shooters, 
supported  by  Capt.  Northington,  Co.  I.  The  rebels  were 
surprised  and  completely  routed,  killing  and  wounding 
thirty  of  the  enemy  without  any  losses  on  our  part.  The 
enemy  fled  in  the  direction  of  Rogersville,  pursued  for 
some  distance  by  our  cavalrymen.  The  Regiment  re 
turned  to  the  river  and  went  into  camp  for  the  night. 

On  the  24th  we  crossed  the  river  at  Carmichael's.  The 
river  was  very  high  but  we  crossed  safely,  and  reached 
Greenville  on  the  25th,  late  at  night,  and  rejoined  the 
brigade  which  had  been  engaged  with  the  enemy  at  Blue 
Springs  and  Greeneville. 


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HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


On  the  26th  the  Brigade  moved  back  to  Rogersville, 
and  on  the  28th  attempted  to  reach  Morristown  but  found, 
the  river  too  high  to  cross  and  returned  to  camp.  It 
will  be  seen  that  our  Brigade  had  been  marching  and 
countermarching,  back  and  forth  for  several  days,  al 
most  over  the  same  ground.  This  was  puzzling  and  dis 
heartening  to  those  who  did  not  understand  the  situation. 
Our  men  were  impatient  to  move  towards  their  homes, 
and  even  began  to  distrust  the  officers  in  command,  and 
believe  they  were  trying  to  avoid  rather  than  meet  the 
enemy.  It  was  learned,  however,  that  while  Gen.  Mor 
gan  had  a  force  equal  to,  if  not  superior  to  ours,  some 
where  east  of  us,  Gen.  Wheeler  with  a  large  force  of 
rebel  cavalry  was  in  our  rear,  and  liable  to  cut  us  off 
from  our  base  at  Knoxville,  and  capture  our  entire  Bri 
gade,  so  it  was  not  cowardice,  but  only  ordinary  prudence 
that  had  governed  the  movements  of  the  Brigade  which 
had  appeared  so  mysterious. 

We  will  mention  here  that  Gen.  Gillem  paid  a  high 
tribute  to  Col.  Miller's  gallantry  in  the  fighting  at  Blue 
Springs  and  Greeneville  in  his  official  report  to  Governor 
Johnson,  stating  that  "it  would  be  great  injustice  not  to 
call  particular  attention  to  the  almost  reckless  gallantry 
of  Col.  John  K.  Miller,  who  was  always  in  the  thickest  of 
the  fight,  inspiring  his  men  by  his  own  example  to  acts  of 
gallantry."  He  also  said :  "Lieut-Col.  W.  H.  Ingerton 
deserves  great  credit  for  the  prompt  and  efficient  move 
ments  to  the  enemy's  rear."  In  his  report  to  the  Gover 
nor,  Gen.  Gillem,  after  complimenting  the  bravery  of 
Col.  John  B.  Brownlow  of  the  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry, 
Major  Newell  of  the  loth  Michigan  and  Lieut.  W.  J. 
Fatterson  of  the  Battery,  said  of  the  Ninth  and  Thir 
teenth  :  "These  Regiments  are  improving  rapidly  and  re 
quire  little  more  experience  to  make  them  excellent 
soldiers." 

Lieut.  B.  A.  Miller  was  injured  near  Greeneville  by 
his  horse  falling  off  a  bridge  in  the  darkness. 

On  the  3Oth  we  crossed  the  Holston  river  and  en 
camped  near  Russellville.  A  reconnoitering  party  was  sent 


LIEUT.    ALEX.  D.   FRASIER. 
(See  page  285.) 


CAPT-   DAVID  B.    JENKINS. 
(See  page  287.) 


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out  under  Capt.  Wilcox  on  this  date  to  obtain  informa 
tion  as  to  the  whereabouts  of  the  enemy.  On  his  arrival 
near  Bull's  Gap,  about  10  p.  m.,  he  was  met  by  a  re- 
connoitering  party  of  the  enemy  about  100  strong,  he  im 
mediately  charged  them,  drove  them  back  and  held  the 
Gap  until  the  remainder  of  the  command  came  up  at 
daylight. 

On  the  3  ist  a  scout  going  out  on  the  road  to  Lick 
Creek  met  a  flag  of  truce,  and  returned  to  the  Gap  where 
the  command  remained,  shoeing  horses,  repairing  wag 
ons  and  getting  things  in  order.  The  Adjutant  of  the 
Thirteenth  sent  in  the  regular  monthly  report  of  the  Regi 
ment  and  received  a  complimentary  notice  from  Brigade 
Headquarters,  it  being  the  only  report  received.  We  re 
mained  here  rather  quietly  until  the  night  of  September 
3d,  1864. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 


Fight  at  Greeneville,  Tenn. — Death  of  the  Famous  Raider, 
Gen.  John  H.  Morgan.— The  Facts  Told  by  Eye- Witnesses 
and  Participants  in  the  Affair. — Proof  That  Gen.  Morgan  Was 
Killed  While  Attempting  to  Make  His  Escape  and  While  Fir 
ing  on  His  Pursuers. — The  Fabulous  Stories  That  He  Was 
Betrayed  by  a  Woman  and  Murdered  After  He  Had  Sur 
rendered  Disproved — Andrew  Campbell  His  Slayer. — The 
History  of  the  Aflfair  Corrected  in  Many  Particulars. 

The  .particulars  of  the  movement  leading  up  to  the 
fight  at  Greeneville,  Tenn.,  and  the  death  of  Gen.  John 
H.  Morgan  at  that  place  on  the  morning  of  September 
4th,  1864,  would  necessarily  occupy  but  small  space  were 
it  not  for  his  prominence,  and  the  persistence  with  which 
newspaper  and  periodical  writers,  as  well  as  historians, 
have  attempted  to  convert  this  incident  into  fiction,  al 
most  from  the  date  of  its  occurrence  to  the  present  time. 
Almost  every  year  some  new  version  of  this  affair  has 
appeared,  each  differing  so  materially  from  its  predeces 
sor  as  to  mystify  the  reader  and  raise  doubts  in  his  mind 
as  to  the  accuracy  of  any  of  them. 

The  writers  were  staff  officers  in  the  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry,  one  of  them  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment, 
and  the  other  one  Sergeant  Major,  at  the  time  Gen.  Mor 
gan  was  killed.  We  were  both  present  at  Bull's  Gap  on 
the  night  the  Regiment  was  ordered  to  Greeneville,  and 
every  order-  given  by  Col.  Ingerton  that  night  and  dur 
ing  the  operations  of  the  next  day,  was  transmitted  to 
the  officers  through  us  or  given  directly  to  them  in  our 
presence.  Realizing  the  importance  of  placing  on  record 
an  accurate  account  of  this  event,  and  with  a  view  of  cor 
recting  the  many  absurd  and  ridiculous  stories  published 
concerning  it,  we  have  examined  with  the  greatest  care 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  163 

Gen.  Gillem's  official  report  made  at  the  time,  official  cor 
respondence  in  regard  to  it,  the  report  of  Gen.  Basil 
Duke,  who  succeeded  Gen.  Morgan  as  commander  of  the 
Confederate  forces  after  the  death  of  that  officer,  and 
many  newspaper  and  magazine  articles  written  by  men 
who  claimed  to  have  participated  in  that  affair.  The  most 
accurate  detailed  account  of  it  we  have  found  is  that  writ 
ten  by  Hon.  A.  B.  Wilson,  Attorney-at-Law,  and  a  resi 
dent  of  Greeneville,  Tennessee,  which  was  recently  pub 
lished  in  the  "Nashville  Banner"  of  March  20,  1902,  and 
also  in  the  "National  Tribune," 

Gen.  John  H.  Morgan,  the  famous  Kentucky  Raider, 
gained  a  national,  and  almost  world-wide  reputation  as 
the  "Marion  of  the  South"  by  his  raids  into  Kentucky, 
Indiana  and  Ohio.  The  long  pursuit  and  his  capture  by 
the  Federal  forces  and  imprisonment  in  the  Ohio  peni 
tentiary,  from  which  he  subsequently  made  his  escape, 
are  matters  with  which  all  readers  of  history  are  familiar. 
After  his  escape  from  prison  he  reorganized  his  com- 
rrand  and  made  one  or  two  other  unsuccessful  raids  into 
Kentucky,  in  which  he  met  with  disaster  and  defeat,  and 
it  has  been  alleged  the  authorities  of  his  Government  had 
lost  confidence  in  him,  while  his  admirers  believed  he 
was  the  victim  of  envy  and  jealousy.  While  under  this 
cloud,  and  desiring  to  restore  himself  in  the  favor  of  his 
Government,  he  conceived  the  idea  of  getting  together 
such  of  his  old  command,  "the  Morgan  Men,"  who  were 
greatly  attached  to  him,  as  were  available,  and  such  other 
forces  as  he  could,  assemble  them  in  Southwest  Virginia, 
and  swoop  down  on  Colonel  Miller's  Brigade,  which  was 
now  the  only  defense  of  Upper  East  Tennessee,  capture 
and  destroy  it,  and  menace,  or  possibly  capture  Knoxville. 
Could  he  have  consummated  these  plans  the  country 
would  have  again  rung  with  his  praise,  and  he  would 
have  regained  the  confidence  of  the  Confederate  authori 
ties  and  the  plaudits  of  the  Southern  people.  Had  this 
expedition  been  successful  this  daring  officer  would  no 
doubt  have  realized  his  fondest  hopes  and  brightest 
dreams,  but  fate  decreed  otherwise. 


164  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

According  to  official  papers  captured  on  the  morning 
of  the  fight  at  Greeneville,  Gen.  Morgan  had  at  this  time 
about  2,500  men  making  due  allowance  for  absentees. 
They  were  composed  of  Gens.  Vaughn's,  Duke's,  Gilt- 
ner's,  A.  E.  Jackson's,  Palmer's  and  Smith's  brigades. 
On  the  day  before  this  engagement  these  forces  were 
scattered  in  various  places  from  within  a  few  miles  of 
Greeneville  to  the  State  line  at  Bristol. 

Having  arranged  for  the  concentration  of  all  these 
brigades  at  Greeneville  for  the  purpose,  as  we  have  noted, 
of  surprising  Gen.  Gillem  and  Col.  Miller  at  Bull's  Gap, 
or  possibly  having  information  that  Miller's  Brigade  was 
still  on  the  south  side  of  the  Holston  river,  hoped  to 
reach  that  stronghold  in  advance  of  them. 

Whatever  may  have  been  his  designs  Gen.  Morgan  in 
person,  with  part  of  his  command,  left  Bristol  on  the 
morning  of  September  3,  1864,  and  making  an  almost 
unprecedented  march  of  56  miles  over  very  muddy  and 
hilly  roads,  reached  Greeneville  about  5  p.  m.  that  day. 
Gen.  Vaughn's  brigade,  (commanded  by  another  officer 
in  Vaughn's  absence)  not  having  come  so  far,  probably 
reached  Greeneville  at  an  earlier  hour  and  passed  on 
through  the  town  and  encamped  at  Blue  Springs  about 
eight  miles  west  of  Greeneville  in  the  direction  of  Bull's 
Gap,  where  Miller's  Brigade  was  encamped.  It  was  evi 
dently  the  intention  of  this  brigade  (Vaughn's)  to  await 
the  remainder  of  Gen.  Morgan's  force  and  join  them  on 
the  following  day.  One  brigade  was  sent  out  on 
the  Rogersville  road,  and  strong  pickets  were  sent  out 
on  all  the  roads  leading  into  Greeneville  over  which  it 
was  supposed  an  enemy  could  or  would  attempt  to  reach 
the  town. 

As  nearly  as  we  have  been  able  to  ascertain,  Gen. 
Duke's  brigade  went  into  camp  near  College  Hill,  a  short 
distance  east  of  the  town,  and  the  artillery,  six  pieces 
with  the  caissons,  was  placed  in  position  on  this  hill  and 
near  the  college  building.  Gen.  Palmer's  men  were  south 
east,  and  Jackson's  northeast  of  the  town.  Quite  a  large 
squad  of  Confederate  soldiers,  fifty  or  more,  had  appar- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  165 

ently  come  in  on  Main  street  and  weary  from  the  long 
forced  march,  after  feeding-  their  horses  and  getting 
something  to  eat,  had  tethered  their  horses  to  the  fences 
and  wrapping  their  blankets  around  them,  laid  down  to 
rest  and  sleep  in  the  street. 

Gen.  Morgan  himself,  with  the  following  staff  officers, 
and  others :  Major  Mines,  Captains  Clay  and  Rogers,  Dr. 
Morgan,  (a  brother  to  the  General)  Lieutenant  Claude 
M.  Johnson,  Major  Gossett,  (the  latter  not  a  staff  offi 
cer)  and  probably  a  number  of  other  aides  and  orderlies 
and  others  took  shelter  and  established  headquarters  in 
the  spacious  residence  of  Mrs.  Williams,  the  building 
now  known  as  the  Morgan  Inn,  located  near  the  corner 
of  Church  and  Irish  streets,  Greeneville,  Tenn. 

General  Morgan  before  retiring  that  night  had  issued 
orders  to  his  subordinate  officers  in  regard  to  the  opera 
tions  of  the  following  day,  and  among  other  things  had 
ordered  that  the  company  commanders  have  their  men, 
whose  guns  were  loaded,  discharge  them  for  fear  the 
ammunition  might  be  damp,  as  it  had  been  raining.  Such 
was  the  situation,  as  nearly  as  it  can  now  be  told,  at 
Greeneville  and  Blue  Springs,  on  the  night  preceding 
the  death  of  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan. 

At  Bull's  Gap,  Miller's  Brigade,  consisting  of  the 
Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  commanded  by  Lieut.-Col. 
John  B.  Brownlow,  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry, 
commanded  by  Lieut.-Col.  William  H.  Ingerton,  part  of 
the  loth  Michigan  Cavalry,  commanded  by  Major 
Newell,  and  two  sections  of  the  First  Tennessee  Light 
Artillery,  comanded  by  Lieut.  W.  J.  Patterson,  all  under 
the  general  command  of  Gen.  Alvin  C.  Gillem,  as  will  be 
seen  by  reference  to  Governor  Johnson's  order  published 
in  another  part  of  this  history,  was  lying  quietly  in 
camp. 

The  most  authentic  account  of  the  manner  in  which 
the  information  was  received  by  Gen.  Gillem  and  Col. 
Miller  that  led  to  the  night  march  which  resulted  in  the 
death  of  Gen.  Morgan,  is  as  follows :  On  the  evening 
of  September  3d  a  lad  about  12  or  13  years  old  named 


l66  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

James  Leady,  whose  parents  were  Union  people,  was  sent 
from  Greeneville  to  Capt.  R.  C.  Carter's  mill,  near  Blue 
Springs,  with  a  grist  of  corn  or  wheat.  As  he  was  re 
turning  home  he  was  stopped  by  some  of  Vaughn's 
soldiers,  and  his  meal  or  flour  taken  from  him.  In 
censed  at  that  treatment,  and  being  a  Union  boy,  he  made 
his  way  to  Bull's  Gap  and  reported  to  Gen.  Gillem  and 
Col.  Miller  that  a  Confederate  force,  numbering  200  or 
300  men,  were  encamped  at-  Blue  Springs.  The  boy  was 
closely  questioned  but  his  information  seemed  to  be  re 
liable.  A  consultation  was  held  among  the  Federal  offi 
cers,  and  a  proposition  made  to  send  a  force  by  an  un 
frequented  road  to  the  rear  of  this  force  and  move  the 
remainder  of  the  Brigade  up  the  main  road,  surprise 
and  capture  it.  It  was  alleged  that  Gen.  Gillem  strenu 
ously  opposed  this  movement  as  unmilitary  and  danger 
ous  in  the  extreme,  and  refused  to  take  the  responsibility 
of  making  it.  But,  Col.  Miller,  Lieut.-Col.  Brownlow 
and  others  of  the  officers  favoring  it,  and  Col.  Miller  as 
suming  the  responsibility,  the  movement  was  decided 
upon.  Col.  Miller  went  in  person  then  to  Col.  Inger- 
ton's  tent  and  explained  the  situation  to  that  officer,  who 
was  in  command  of  the  Thirteenth  Tenn.  Cavalry,  and 
ordered  him  to  get  out  his  Regiment  and  proceed  under 
the  direction  of  a  guide,  Capt.  William  Sizemore,  who 
was  well  acquainted  with  the  country,  to  a  point  a  short 
distance  west  of  Greeneville,  and  take  position  and  hold 
himself  in  readiness  to  attack  Gen.  Vaughn's  force  when 
the  remainder  of  the  Brigade,  which  was  to  move  up  the 
State  road,  succeeded  in  dislodging  and  driving  that 
force  back  on  his  position.  It  was  about  10  o'clock  at 
night,  September  3d,  and  while  forming  the  Regiment 
it  was  discovered  that  the  clouds  and  darkness  presaged 
a  storm.  Col.  Ingerton  immediately  gave  orders  for  the 
company  commanders  to  get  out  every  well  mounted 
soldier  in  each  company  ready  to  move.  The  Regiment 
was  soon  in  column  and  conducted  by  Captain  Sizemore 
moved  out  in  a  southerly  direction  from  the  Gap,  over 
a  kind  of  woods-road  made  by  hauling  wood  to  camp, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  167 

finally  reaching  what  was  called  the  Warrensburg  road, 
crossed  Lick  Creek  on  a  bridge,  near  Warrensburg,  and 
came  to  an  obscure  road  or  bridle-way  called  the  Arnet 
road,  which  was  almost  impassable,  even  in  daylight. 
The  storm  had  now  broken  loose,  and  it  would  have  been 
impossible  to  find  the  way  but  for  the  continuous  blaze  of 
lightning  that  enabled  the  men  to  see  the  road.  The 
lightning  blinded  the  horses,  however,  so  that  when  the 
column  halted  they  would  often  run  against  each  other. 
But  the  Regiment  struggled  on,  men  and  horses  often 
falling  into  ditches  and  others  running  against  each 
other,  the  Third  Commandment  was  broken  that 
night  more  than  once,  as  the  men  cursed  the 
promoters  of  this  night  expedition.  A  short  dis 
tance  from  Greeneville,  just  about  daylight,  the 
Regiment  left  this  road  and  passing  through 
a  woodland,  reached  the  Newport  road  and  moving  on  to 
the  State  road  formed  on  an  eminence  one  mile  west  of 
Greeneville,  facing  west,  companies  G  and  I,  commanded 
by  Captains  C.  C.  Wilcox  and  S.  E.  Northington,  were 
formed  a  short  distance  in  rear  of  the  Regiment,  and 
nearest  to  Greeneville.  The  Regiment  was  partially 
screened  from  view  by  a  growth  of  cedars  and  some  scat 
tering  trees.  It  was  now  in  position  to  intercept  the  force 
at  Blue  Springs — Vaughn's  brigade — when  driven  back 
upon  it  by  the  remainder  of  the  Brigade. 

The  reader  will  note  that  the  "Thirteenth,"  commanded 
by  Lieut.-Col.  Ingerton,  occupied  a  position  within  one 
mile  of  College  Hill,  where  General  Morgan's  force  of  not 
less  than  1500  to  2000  men,  making  allowance  for  the 
two  brigades  not  there,  were  encamped.  That  the  Regi 
ment,  numbering  on  this  night  less  than  500  men,  only 
the  well  mounted  men  being  present — was  in  line  with  its 
rear  towards  Gen.  Morgan's  main  force,  and  facing,  and 
expecting  to  intercept  and  attack  Gen.  Vaughn's  brigade, 
when  driven  back  upon  it  by  the  remainder  of  Miller's 
Brigade.  It  will  be  observed  that  this  was  a  most  peril 
ous  position  for  Col.  Ingerton,  and  it  being  now  broad 
day-light,  had  Gen.  Morgan  or  Gen.  Duke  been  apprised 


l68  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

of  the  situation,  the  Regiment  would  have  been  attacked 
in  the  rear  by  a  largely  superior  force,  while  a  force  al 
most  equal  to  its  own  was  between  it  and  the  remainder 
of  the  Brigade.  Although  Gen.  Gillem,  after  the  victory, 
claimed  that  he  started  out  to  attack  Morgan,  we  cannot 
believe  that  any  sane  officer  would  have  ordered  a  regi 
ment  into  the  position  now  occupied  by  Col.  Ingerton, 
had  he  known  that  Gen.  Morgan's  entire  force  wat  at 
Greeneville.  Gen.  Morgan  having  made  the  almost  un 
precedented  march  of  56  miles  on  the  day  he  arrived  at 
Greeneville,  it  is  more  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
neither  Gen.  Gillem  or  Col.  Miller  suspected  that  Gen. 
Morgan  had  reached  Greeneville,  but  that  the  force  at 
Blue  Springs  was  an  unsupported  scouting  party  which 
they  hoped  to  capture  by  sending  a  Regiment  in  its  rear 
and  attacking  it  from  the  front,  and  this  was  evidently 
their  design.  The  Regiment  had  been  in  position  but  a 
short  time  when  the  artillery  was  heard  in  the  direction 
of  Blue  Springs,  notifying  us  the  fight  was  on,  and  to  be 
in  readiness  to  attack  the  enemy  vigorously  when  he  ap 
proached,  but  there  were  several  miles  intervening  and 
our  men  awaited  with  nervous,  but  silent  expectation  as  it 
was  believed  that,  finding  himself  hemmed  in  between 
two  forces  the  enemy  would  make  a  desperate  attempt 
to  break  through  our  lines,  or  turn  our  flank.  Our  men 
felt  that  they  were  expected  to  hold  that  line  at  all  haz 
ards  until  the  force  below  closed  in  and  forced  the  sur 
render  of  the  enemy.  At  12  o'clock,  midnight,  Gen.  Gil 
lem  and  Col.  Miller  with  the  remainder  of  the  Brigade, 
which  consisted  of  the  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  com 
manded  by  Lieut.-Col.  John  B.  Brownlow,  part  of  the 
Tenth  Michigan  Cavalry,  commanded  by  Major  Newell, 
and  two  sections  of  the  First  Tennessee  Light  Artillery, 
commanded  by  Lieut.  W.  J.  Patterson,  moved  out  from 
Bull's  Gap  as  rapidly  as  the  darkness  and  storm,  and  the 
condition  of  the  roads,  would  permit,  came  upon  the 
enemy  about  6  A.  M.,  captured  the  videttes,  who  were 
found  asleep,  and  attacked  the  main  body,  which  after  a 
few  rounds  from  the  artillery,  retreated  towards  Greene- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  169 

ville.  This  force  was  completely  surprised,  and  was  un 
able  to  stand  the  gallant  charge  of  the  Ninth  Tennessee, 
and  the  Tenth  Michigan  Cavalry,  interspersed  with  the 
morning  salutes  of  Lieut.  Patterson's  well-directed  artil 
lery. 

It  was  not  very  long  until  the  advance  guard  (about  20 
men)  of  Vaughn's  Brigade,  which  we  have  seen  was  driven 
from  Blue  Springs  appeared  in  sight  of  Ingerton's  force 
posted  west  of  Greeneville,  and  not  suspecting  danger 
from  that  direction,  was  within  50  yards  of  our  line  be 
fore  it  saw  us.  Lieut.  W.  F.  M.  Hyder  who  was  in  com 
mand  of  Company  L  near  the  road,  evidently  mistaking 
Col.  Ingerton's  signal  to  keep  quiet,  fired  on  the  guard, 
this  was  followed  by  a  fusilade  from  his  company, 
wounding  several  of  the  guard  and  killing  a  number 
of  the  horses.  The  prisoners  were  disarmed  and  placed 
under  guard. 

During  the  confusion  attending  this  incident  a  citizen 
rushed  into  our  lines  inquiring  for  the  commanding  officer. 
Col.  Ingerton  being  pointed  out  to  him  he  said :  "For 
God's  sake  get  out  of  here  as  quickly  as  possible,  Gen. 
Morgan  is  in  town,  and  has  a  force  of  5000  men  (which 
no  doubt  the  citizen  believed)  and  if  you  do  not  retreat  at 
once  every  one  of  you  will  be  killed  or  captured."  The 
excited  citizen  added,  however,  that  Gen.  Morgan,  with 
his  staff  and  a  small  guard,  were  at  the  residence  of  Mrs. 
Williams  in  town,  some  distance  away  from  his  com 
mand.  Col.  Ingerton  had  no  thought  of  retreating,  but 
sent  Sergeant-Major  Angel  for  Captain  Wilcox  and  gave 
•orders  for  him  and  Captain  Northington  with  their  two 
companies  to  "dash  into  town,  surround  the  William's 
residence  and  bring  Morgan  out  dead  or  alive." 

It  might  be  well  to  explain  here  why  Gen.  Morgan 
and  his  men  were  not  aroused  by  the  firing  in  such  close 
proximity  to  them,  which  had  been  heard  by  the  citizens 
of  Greeneville,  and  which  had  brought  the  citizen  out  to 
warn  Ingerton  of  his  danger.  It  is  said,  as  before  stated, 
that  on  the  preceding  night  Gen.  Morgan  had  given 
orders  to  his  officers  to  have  the  men  discharge  their 


I7O  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

guns  the  next  morning,  fearing  the  ammunition  might 
be  wet,  as  it  had  been  raining.  If  he  or  his  guard  heard 
the  firing,  which  is  more  than  probable,  they  supposed 
it  was  their  own  men  discharging  their  guns  as  directed. 
We  give  below  a  diagram  of  the  Williams  grounds  and 
house  so  that  the  movements  of  the  two  companies  and 
the  events  that  follow  may  be  better  understood : 

i.  Williams  residence.  2.  Place  where  Gen.  Morgan  fell.  3. 
Mason  house.  4-  Fry  Hotel-  5.  Stable.  6-  Gate  on  Main  street. 
7.  Shop.  8.  Episcopal  Church.  9-  Court-house.  10.  Where  body 
of  Gen.  Morgan  was  taken  out.  11.  Old  Summer  house.  12. 
Where  Campbell  fired  from 

College  Hill,  where  Morgan's  troops  encamped,  */4  mile  from 
Williams'  house- 
Through  the  courtesy  of  Hon.  A.  B.  Wilson,  of 
Greeneville,  Tennessee,  himself  a  gallant  officer  of  the 
Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry,  we  give  some  quotations  from 
an  article  recently  written  by  him  and  published  in  the 
"National  Tribune." 

These  quotations  refer  mainly  to  the  history  of  the 
Williams  family,  the  location  of  the  premises  where  Gen. 
Morgan  was  killed,  and  incidents  attending  that  event, 
with  corrections  of  the  many  false  stories  which  have  been 
published  from  time  to  time  concerning  it.  Besides  Mr. 
Wilson's  excellent  version  of  the  affair,  which  is  in  our 
judgment,  the  most  accurate  yet  published,  as  far  as  it 
goes,  we  have  recently  visited  the  scene  in  person  with 
the  view  of  gaining  new  information,  and  verifying  what 
we  were  already  in  possession  of.  We  feel  that  every 
fact  connected  with  this  much  talked  of  event,  owing  to 
the  prominence  of  Gen.  Morgan,  will  be  read  with  great 
interest  in  the  years  to  come. 

Before  recording  the  details  of  the  dash  made  into 
Greeneville  by  Captains  Wilcox  and  Northington,  with 
their  two  companies,  we  wish  to  emphasize  the  fact  that 
no  other  Federal  troops  entered  Greeneville  that  morning 
previous  to  the  death  of  Gen.  Morgan  except  these  two 
companies,  and  none  knew  that  he  had  been  killed  until 
his  dead  body  had  been  brought  out  of  town  and  laid 
down  by  the  roadside  about  three-fourths  of  a  mile  west 
of  Greeneville. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 


LOCATION  OF  THE  WILLIAMS  RESIDENCE  WHERE  GENERAL 

MORGAN'S  HEADQUARTERS  WERE. 

'The  house,  a  large  brick  structure,  is  now  the  Mor 
gan  Inn.  It  is  near  Irish  street,  which  runs  parallel  with 
Main.  From  the  house  a  walk  led  through  the  grounds 
to  a  gate  opening  on  Main  street.  On  this  walk,  and 
about  half  way,  there  was  a  Summer-house  covered  with 
vines.  The  other  buildings  on  the  square  consisted  of 
the  Mason  House,  on  the  corner  on  Main  street,  an  old 
store-house  separating  it  from  the  Fry  Hotel  ;  a  shop  on 
the  next  corner;  an  Episcopal  Church,  and  a  few  out 
buildings. 

"A  large  portion  of  the  grounds,  and  that  portion 
fronting  on  Depot  street,  was  embraced  in  a  vineyard, 
while  much  of  the  residue  was  a  vegetable  garden.  Mrs. 
Williams  also  owned  a  large  farm  four  miles  north  of 
Greeneville. 

"When  Gen.  Morgan  came  to  Greeneville  he  put  up  at 
the  Williams  residence,  leaving  his  command  on  the  east 
side  of  the  town,  and  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  distant, 
thus  placing  himself  directly  between  his  own  forces  and 
the  enemy.  His  entire  staff  stopped  at  the  same  house 
with  him,  and  their  horses  were  stabled  just  across  Depot 
street  from  the  Williams  ground." 

THE  WILLIAMS   FAMILY. 

"The  lady  with  whom  Gen.  Morgan  lodged  was  Mrs. 
Catharine  D.  Williams.  She  was  the  widow  of  Dr.  Alex 
ander  Williams,  who  had  died  a  few  years  previously. 
Dr.  Alexander  Williams  was  in  his  lifetime  considered 
the  wealthiest  man  in  the  town,  and  his  beautiful  grounds, 
embracing  three-  fourths  of  a  square  and  in  its  center  was 
a  place  for  pleasure  resorts,  for  which  purpose  their  use 
was  never  refused.  Mrs.  Williams,  although  charitable 
to  all,  was  an  ardent  Southern  sympathizer,  and,  besides, 
was  in  some  way  related  to  Gen.  Morgan,  or  rather  to  his 
wife. 


172  HISTORY    OF   TILE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

"One  of  her  sons  was  a  Captain  in  the  Confederate 
•army,  and  her  oldest  son  who,  now  an  old  man,  resides  in 
Greeneville,  was  with  Morgan's  forces  at  the  time.  In 
the  absence  of  her  sons,  Mrs.  Williams's  family  consisted 
of  herself  and  her  daughter-in-law,  Mrs.  Lucy  Williams, 
the  wife  of  her  son  Joseph  A.  Williams,  who  was  absent 
from  home  writh  some  visiting  friends." 

It  would  appear  at  first  thought  that  General  Morgan 
acted  most  imprudently  in  separating  himself  from  his 
command  with  none  but  a  small  guard  and  his  staff  offi 
cers  to  protect  him,  that  too  in  a  country  whose  inhabi 
tants  were  largely  hostile  to  the  cause  for  which  he  was 
fighting,  but  when  we  consider  that  he  had  made  a  long 
and  wearisome  march  the  previous  day,  that  the  night 
was  a  stormy  one,  and  he,  without  adequate  protection 
from  the  rain,  the  hospitable  mansion  of  Mrs.  Williams, 
where  he  had  often  been  before,  was  a  strong  temptation 
for  him  to  stop  there,  and  take  a  much  needed  rest  to  fit 
him  for  the  march  and  battle  which  according  to  his 
plans  would  take  place  in  the  vicinity  of  Bull's  Gap,  16 
miles  away,  on  the  following  day.  Again,  all  the  main 
roads  leading  into  the  town  were  strongly  guarded,  and 
if  the  rough  bridleway  over  which  Ingerton  came  with 
his  Regiment  that  night  was  known  to  him,  he  little 
dreamed  that  any  officer  would  attempt  to  pass  over  it  on 
a  night  like  that. 

It  has  been  related  since,  that  after  Gen.  Morgan  had 
taken  up  his  quarters  at  the  Williams  home  that  dismal 
night,  he  expressed  some  forebodings  of  coming  ill  and 
spoke  of  returning  to  his  command,  but  was  lulled  into 
security  by  the  more  cheerful  mood  of  his  companions. 
Possibly  his  good  angel  was  whispering  words  of  warn 
ing  in  his  ear  which  the  brave  chieftain  failed  to  heed. 

THE   CHARGE   INTO   TOWN. 

Deeming  the  facts  in  regard  to  what  occurred  in  the 
town  of  the  greatest  importance  we  have  conversed  with  a 
number  of  men  who  were  present  and  witnessed  the  kill 
ing  of  Gen.  Morgan,  and  who  are  men  of  integrity  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  173 

character  and  we  believe  that  any  statement  made  by 
them  would  be  true  as  far  as  their  memory  will  permit 
them  to  tell  the  exact  facts  after  the  passing  of  so  many 
years.  Among  those  whom  we  have  received  statements 
from  are:  M.  D.  L.  Miller,  of  Keensburg;  W.  M.  Bishop, 
of  Watauga;  John  M.  Wilcox,  of  Elizabethton ;  W.  E. 
Shuffield,  of  Lineback;  Joseph  McCloud,  of  Hampton, 
and  John  G.  Burchfield,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  All  of 
them  were  members  of  Company  G,  and  went  into 
Greeneville  that  morning  with  Captain  C.  C.  Wilcox, 
and  all  agree  that  the  material  facts  as  we  state  them  are 
true.  One  point  of  difference  which  we  have  been  un 
able  to  settle  satisfactorily  is  whether  Captain  Northing- 
ton  with  his  company  (I.)  was  ordered  into  town  at  the 
same  time  and  did  go  with  Company  G.,  or  whether  after 
the  firing  began  he  was  ordered  to  the  support  of  that 
company.  Our  recollection  and  best  information  favors 
die  latter  as  the  fact.  We  have  been  unable  to  get  any 
statement  regarding  this  point  from  members  of  that 
company,  but  we  know  Captain  Northington  and  his  son, 
Lieut.  H.  C.  Northington,  went  into  town  with  their  com 
pany  and  played  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  events  of  that 
morning1. 

Receiving  orders  as  we  have  seen  from  Col.  Ingerton 
to  go  into  town  Captain  Wilcox  formed  his  company  in 
column  of  fours  and  started  towards  the  point  where  the 
State  road  intersects  with  the  main  street  of  Greeneville. 
Near  this  point  he  cut  off  20  men  and  ordered  Lieut. 
White  to  take  charge  of  them  and  locate  and  surround 
the  Williams  residence,  while  he  with  the  remainder  of 
the  company  proceeded  east  on  Main  street.  It  was  yet 
very  early  in  the  morning,  and  succeeding  the  rain,  the 
fog  hung  low,  obscuring  the  vision  for  a  time.  Reaching 
a  point  where  a  small  brick  building  of  some  kind  stood 
then  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Church  streets,  they  ran 
onto  the  men  and  horses  (rebels)  whom  we  have  men 
tioned  as  having  camped  on  Main  street  the  night  before, 
probably  Gen.  Morgan's  guard.  These  men,  just  aroused, 
were  in  great  confusion,  running  to  and  fro,  and  some  of 


1/4  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

them  shouted,  "Kirk's  bushwhackers !  get  out  of  the  way !'' 
and  all  ran  in  every  direction,  leaving  most  of  their  horses 
in  the  streets.  Captain  Wilcox  halted  his  men  here  and 
detached  the  following  men:  Sergt.  John  M.  Wilcox, 
Sergt.  W.  E.  Shuffield,  Corp.  John  G.  Burchfield,  Corp. 
William  Humphreys  and  Privates  W.  M.  Bishop,  J.  H. 
and  David  White,  Sol.  Turner,  N.  T.  Campbell,  Joseph 
McCloud,  and  one  or  two  others  (about  10  or  12  in  all) 
led  by  Sergt.  Wilcox,  dashed  on  towards  College  Hill 
where  they  found  the  enemy  and  drove  them  from  around 
their  artillery.  One  or  two  of  the  men  actually  tried  to 
hitch  the  horses,  which  were  harnessed  close  by,  to  the 
caissons.  During  this  time  the  enemy  appeared  utterly 
dumfounded  and  did  not  fire  a  gun.  Capt.  Wilcox  leaving 
part  of  his  company  back  near  Church  street  rode  up,  and 
seeing  the  enemy  forming  on  all  sides,  ordered  this  squad, 
that  had  in  the  meantime  picked  up  25  or  30  prisoners, 
back  to  Church  street,  to  which  place  they  brought  the 
prisoners. 

In  the  meantime  Lieut.  White  with  his  detachment  had 
come  in  on  what  is  now  Irish  street  and  formed  his  men 
about  the  Williams  House.  At  about  this  time  also  firing 
had  commenced,  men  on  both  sides  shooting  wherever 
they  could  see  an  enemy,  and  the  artillery  on  the  hills 
had  opened  up.  Capt.  Northington  and  his  men  were 
also  in  town  and  had  surrounded  the  stable  and  captured 
the  horses  belonging  to  Gen.  Morgan  and  his  staff,  which 
were  in  a  stable  on  what  is  now  Depot  street,  and  cap 
tured  some  prisoners.  Gen.  Morgan  and  his  staff  had 
been  aroused  and  came  down  into  the  garden  or  grounds, 
and  attempted  to  escape,  but  seeing  no  chance  concealed 
themselves  in  the  summer  house,  potato  hole  and  out 
houses.  Gen.  Morgan  was  the  last  to  come  down  and 
was  but  partially  dressed,  having  on  no  coat.  He  was 
armed  with  two  navy  pistols  which  he  carried  in  his 
hands.  He  inquired  of  Mrs.  Williams.  "Where  are 
they?"  meaning  the  Yankees.  She  replied,  "Every 
where."  He  then  started  towards  the  Episcopal  Church 
.and  seeing  the  Yankees  near  it  turned  towards  the  Fry 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

Hotel,  where  he  hid  under  the  porch  of  that 
building  for  a  short  time;  Major  Cosset,  it  was 
said,  was  under  the  porch  at  the  same  time 
and  watching  an  opportunity  ran  out,  and  rind 
ing  a  loose  horse,  mounted  and  escaped — the  only  officer 
with  Gen.  Morgan  that  night  that  got  away,  About  this 
time  Captain  Wilcox  with  a  squad  of  men  came  down 
Main  street  and  halted  near  a  gate  leading  into  the  Wil 
liams  ground  from  that  street.  Corporal  J.  G.  Burch- 
field  rode  on  down  to  the  Fry  Hotel,  where  he  saw  Mrs. 
Fry,  a  relative  of  his,  and  stopped  and  shook  hands  with 
her.  She  said  to  him,  "John,  Morgan  is  in  that  brick 
house  (pointing  to  the  Williams  house)  and  1  want  you 
people  to  catch  him."  Capt.  Wilcox  saw  a  man  running 
towards  the  Williams  house  and  riding  his  mule  against 
the  gate,  which  was  fastened,  broke  it  down  and  ordered 
his  men  inside  the  premises  with  directions  to  look  out 
for  prisoners  and  capture  the  man  who  had  been  seen. 
Sergt.  John  M.  Wilcox  and  Corporal  Burchfield  and 
others  of  Company  G.  rode  in,  the  two  former  going 
towards  where  they  had  seen  the  man.  He  ran  out  from 
near  the  Summer  house  and  fired  at  them;  they  ordered 
him  to  halt  but  he  continued  to  dodge  in  and  out  of  the 
grapevines  and  the  framework  that  supported  them,  they 
calling  on  him  to  surrender.  They  did  not  fire  at  him  be 
cause  their  guns  were  not  loaded,  as  he  probably  sur 
mised.  Things  were  growing  warm  now  in  all  direc 
tions.  The  artillery  was  firing  from  the  hill,  and  the 
enemy  was  advancing  and  men  shooting  at  each  other 
from  almost  every  direction.  The  man  in  his  shirt 
sleeves  started  in  the  direction  of  Depot  street  when  he 
was  discovered  by  Private  Andrew  Campbell,  who  was 
011  that  street  40  or  50  yards  distant  from  him.  Camp- 
hell  fired  at  him  from  his  horse  but  missed  him.  Camp 
bell  then  dismounted  and  placing  his  gun  on  the  fence 
fired  again.  The  man  threw  up  his  hands  and  was  heard 
to  say,  "O,  God !"  and  fell  forward  on  his  face,  gave  one 
or  two  gasps  and  expired. 

There  was  no  insignia  of  rank  on  his  person  and  no  one 


176  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

knew  who  he  was.  Sergt.  Wilcox  and  Corp.  Burchfield 
were  the  first  to  reach  his  body  as  they  had  been  pursuing 
him.  Captain  Wilcox  and  others  were  there  in  a  few 
minutes.  Captain  Wilcox  thought  from  his  appearance 
he  was  not  a  common  soldier,  and  suspected  at  once  that 
he  was  Gen.  Morgan.  He  sent  for  Captains  Clay  and 
Rodgers  who  had  already  been  captured  and  asked  them 
who  the  man  was,  one  of  them,  Captain  Clay,  we  have, 
been  informed,  said  with  much  feeling :  "That  is  the  best 
man  that  ever  lived,  Gen.  Morgan." 

Captain  Wilcox  then  ordered  the  men  to  carry  the  body 
out  to  the  street  and  place  it  on  a  horse  and  take  it  back 
to  the  Regiment.  Captains  Clay  and  Rodgers,  especially 
the  former,  protested  against  the  order  and  requested  that 
the  body  be  removed  to  the  Williams  house.  Captain 
Wilcox  told  them  he  had  orders  to  bring  Morgan  out 
whether  dead  or  alive  and  he  had  to  obey  orders. 

The  body  was  then  hastily  carried  out  to  the  fence 
and  put  on  the  horse  in  front  of  Campbell,  the  man  who 
shot  him.  The  prisoners  and  horses  had  been  placed  in 
charge  of  Company  I.,  while  Lieut.  White's  detachment 
was  ordered  to  protect  the  rear.  At  the  time  the  body 
was  placed  on  the  horse  the  enemy  was  advancing  from 
the  east  and  a  small  squad  from  the  south.  The  latter 
was  driven  back  by  Lieut.  White's  detachment.  It  seems 
strange  that  notwithstanding  the  hundreds  of  shots  that 
were  fired  at  these  two  companies,  both  by  infantry  and 
artillery,  we  did  not  hear  of  a  single  casualty.  We  can 
only  attribute  this  to  the  surprise  and  confusion  of  the 
enemy  w7hich  must  have  caused  them  to  shoot  "wild." 

The  two  companies  now  made  a  hasty  retreat  back  in 
the  direction  from  which  they  had  come  into  town,  but 
before  reaching  that  point  they  met  the  Regiment  coming 
to  their  assistance.  The  body  of  Gen.  Morgan  was  laid 
down  by  the  roadside  and  a  guard  placed  over  it. 

Col.  Ingerton,  who  was  in  the  act  of  engaging 
Vaughn's  command,  which  had  been  driven  back  on  us, 
hearing  the  heavy  firing  in  town,  about-faced  the  Regi 
ment  and  hastened  to  the  relief  of  Wilcox  and  Northing- 


LIEUT.   GEO.    W.   EMMERT. 
(See  page  288.) 


CORP.    HENRY   LINEBACK. 
(See  page  289.) 


TENNESSEE   VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  177 

ton.  Meeting  them  on  their  retreat,  our  Regiment  formed 
in  line  on  the  right,  and  just  west  of  the  town,  the  re 
mainder  of  the  Brigade  coming  up,  the  Ninth  formed 
on  our  left,  the  Tenth  Michigan  on  the  extreme  left.  The 
battery  unlimbered  and  opened  fire  on  the  enemy.  The 
entire  Brigade  charged ;  the  Ninth  through  the  main  part 
of  the  town,  the  Tenth  Michigan  on  the  left,  and  the 
Thirteenth  on  the  right.  After  a  sharp  resistance,  with 
artillery  and  musketry,  the  enemy  gave  way  and  retreated 
in  the  direction  of  Henderson,  now  Afton.  The  retreat 
soon  became  a  rout,  the  enemy  abandoned  his  artillery, 
threw  away  guns  and  blankets  and  strewed  the  road  with 
debris.  Our  horses  were  too  much  jaded  to  take  full 
advantage  of  the  victory  and  did  not  follow  him  but  a 
short  distance. 

Gen.  Morgan's  body  had  been  laid  on  a  blanket  near  a 
small  grove  or  cluster  of  trees  near  the  roadside  about 
three-fourths  of  a  mile  west  of  Greeneville,  and  left  un 
der  guard  while  the  fight  was  in  progress.  Immediately 
after  the  fight  was  over,  by  direction  of  Gen.  Gillem,  the 
body  was  placed  in  an  ambulance  and  taken  back  to  town 
where  it  was  dressed  and  cared  for  by  Gen.  Morgan's 
staff  officers  who  had  been  captured,  and  turned  over  to 
Gen.  Duke  under  flag  of  truce ;  it  was  related  at  the  time, 
that  Gen.  Gillem,  in  a  dispatch  to  Governor  Johnson  an 
nouncing  the  victory  and  the  death  of  Gen.  Morgan, 
made  use  of  the  famous  Latin  quotation :  "Veni,  Vidi, 
Vici;"  this  was  commented  on  by  some  of  the  officers 
saying,  "there  were  other  Caesars  on  the  field  before  Gen. 
Gillem  arrived." 

The  Confederate  loss  as  reported  was  75  killed  and 
wounded,  106  prisoners,  one  piece  of  artillery  and  two 
caissons  with  horses  and  equipments.  The  Federal  loss 
was  very  slight.  The  officers  of  Gen.  Morgan's  staff 
captured  were :  Major  Hines,  Dr.  Morgan,  Surgeon  and 
brother  of  the  General,  Capt.  H.  B.  Clay,  Capt.  Rodgers 
and  Lieut.  Johnson,  and  perhaps  others  whom  we  do  not 
now  recall. 

These  officers  were  taken  to  Bull's  Gap  in  ambulances 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

that  afternoon,  the  Brigade  reaching  that  place  about  the 
same  hour  it  had  left  it  on  the  previous  night,  having 
marched  through  storm  and  darkness  over  rough  and 
muddy  roads  more  than  forty  miles. 

This  was  the  first  fight  of  importance  in  which  the 
greater  part  of  the  Regiment  had  been  engaged.  The 
officers  and  men  showed  the  gallantry  and  endurance  of 
veterans.  The  part  assigned  to  the  Thirteenth  gave  this 
Regiment  the  most  conspicuous  part,  and  the  honor  of 
killing  Gen.  Morgan  and  capturing  his  staff  officers,  while 
the  remainder  of  the  Brigade  were  driving  Gen. 
Vaughn's  brigade  from  Blue  Springs.  In  the  fight  that 
ensued  after  Morgan  had  been  killed,  the  Ninth  Tennes 
see  Cavalry  under  Lieut.-Col.  Brownlow,  the  loth 
Michigan,  under  Major  Newell,  and  the  Light  Artillery 
under  Lieut.  Patterson,  all  deserve  a  full  share  of  the 
honors.  The  position  of  Companies  G.  and  I.  of  the 
Thirteenth,  gave  them  the  opportunity  of  making  the 
dash  into  Greeneville  and  win  the  distinction  of  killing 
Gen.  Morgan  and  capturing  his  staff,  and  Andrew  Camp 
bell,  then  a  private  soldier  of  Company  G,  no  doubt  fired 
the  shot,  and  the  act  was  recognized  by  his  promotion  to 
First  Lieutenant  of  Company  E. 

Many  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  Brigade,  as  well  as  of 
the  Thirteenth,  have  asserted  that  "they  were  present  and 
saw  General  Morgan  killed."  The  facts  are,  we  think, 
that  none  of  the  Brigade  knew  that  Gen.  Morgan  was 
killed,  neither  did  any  of  our  Regiment,  except  a  part  of 
Companies  G.  and  I.,  until  after  his  dead  body  had  been 
brought  out  of  town.  There  were  none  others  ordered 
into  Greeneville,  except  these  two  companies,  and  if  any 
other  Federal  soldiers  or  officers  were  there  at  the  time, 
or  previous  to  his  death,  they  were  out  of  the  line  of  their 
duties,  as  far  as  we  can  remember  or  have  been  able  to 
learn. 

Captain  Wilcox  received  the  order  to  go  into  town  as 
the  senior  officer  of  the  two  companies,  and  carried  out 
his  instructions  to  the  letter.  Capt.  Northington,  with 
his  gallant  company,  did  his  share  of  the  work  and  is  en- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  179 

titled  to  his  full  share  of  the  credit  Every  officer  and 
soldier  in  the  two  companies  did  his  full  duty  that  Sep 
tember  morning.  It  was  a  brave  deed  for  these  men  to 
dash  into  town  in  the  face  of  Morgan's  command,  scarce 
ly  half  a  mile  away,  and  yet  they  were  almost  inexper 
ienced  officers  and  soldiers  at  that  time. 
•  Col.  Ingerton  though  ignorant  of  the  situation  when 
he  assumed  it,  did  not  flinch  from  the  danger  when  it  was 
revealed  to  him,  but  did  his  duty  like  a  true  soldier  as  he 
was. 

Wilcox  and  Northington  went  into  town  conscious  of 
the  fact  that  they  were  charging  under  the  very  guns  of 
the  enemy  and  in  the  face  of  "Morgan's  men"  whose 
names  were  synonyms  of  gallantry  and  daring. 


I  So  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XIX. 


Further  Comments  on  the  Death  of  Gen.  Morgan — Extract 
From  Lee's  History. — The  Statement  Untrue. — Hon.  A.  B. 
Wilson's  History  of  the  Affair. 

We  have  alluded  to  the  errors  and  misrepresentations 
it*  relation  to  Gen.  Morgan's  death.  The  most  prominent 
of  these,  and  one  that  had  its  origin  on  the  day  it  occurred 
and  has  been  repeated  ever  since,  though  it  has  been  re 
peatedly  contradicted,  has  been  embodied  in  a  United 
States  history,  written  by  Miss  S.  P.  Lee,  and  adopted 
by  the  Board  of  Commissioners  of  the  State  of  Tennes 
see  as  a  text-book.  The  following  is  a  quotation  from 
this  history  (  ?)  : 

"Early  in  September  Morgan  was  in  the  village  of 
Creeneville  with  only  a  small  detachment  of  soldiers.  The 
daughter-in-law  of  the  woman  at  whose  house  he  lodged 
rode  at  night  to  a  Federal  camp  some  miles  off  and  told 
where  the  gallant  Confederate  officer  could  be  captured. 
Four  companies  of  Federal  cavalry  dashed  into  the  town 
and  surrounded  the  house  where  he  slept.  His  staff  was 
captured  but  Morgan  escaped  into  the  garden.  He  was 
unarmed.  There  was  no  possibility  of  his  getting  away 
from  the  surrounding  soldiers,  so  he  came  out  from  his 
place  of  concealment  and  surrendered  to  the  Federal  Cap 
tain.  After  this  a  cavalryman  rode  up  to  within  TWO 
FEET  of  him,  and,  notwithstanding  Morgan's  assurance 
that  he  was  a  prisoner,  shot  and  killed  him  and  inflicted 
indignities  upon  his  body." 

In  refutation  of  this  statement  we  have  the  statement 
of  Major  Hines,  a  member  of  Gen.  Morgan's  staff  who 
was  present  at  the  time  and  who  in  a  book  written  after 
the  war  entitled  "The  Gray  Jackets,"  in  which  he  gives 
an  extended  account  of  the  affair,  says :  "Major  Gosset, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  l8l 

Captain  Rogers  and  Mr.  Johnson  sprang  out  in  the  direc 
tion  of  the  vineyard  where  the  two  latter  were  captured 
and  General  Morgan  killed.  The  latter  had  just  fired  his 
pistol  and  was  in  the  act  of  firing  again  when  he  fell." 
Quoting  from  another  commenting  on  this  extract: 
'Trom  the  above  it  will  be  seen  that  General  Morgan  was 
duly  and  fully  armed,  and  was  on  'the  firing  line'  shooting 
at  the  enemy  when  he  was  shot  and  killed/' 

The  report  of  indignities  offered  the  body  of  General 
Morgan  and  that  it  was  dragged  through  the  street  with 
a  display  of  barbarous  rejoicing  was  circulated  by  his 
sympathizers  before  we  left  Greeneville  on  the  day  of 
his  death.  There  was  no  foundation  for  it  whatever  ex 
cept  the  order  given  by  Col.  Ingerton  to  Captain  Wilcox 
"to  bring  Morgan's  body  out,  dead  or  alive,"  and  the  fact 
that  this  order  was  carried  out  by  Campbell  on  horseback, 
and  that  it  may  have  been  bruised,  or  discolored  by  con 
tact  with  the  saddle.  Our  men,  however,  were  too  hotly 
pursued  at  this  time  to  think  of  making  a  display  of  the 
body  even  had  they  been  barbarians. 

In  explanation  of  Col.  Ingerton' s  order  it  may  be  said 
that  it  was  given  in  a  moment  of  excitement  and  confu 
sion.  The  thought  uppermost  in  his  mind  was  probably 
to  extricate  his  Regiment  from  its  dangerous  position, 
and  believing  a  blow  to  the  commander  would  demoralize 
the  enemy  he  gave  the  order  to  emphasize  the  importance 
of  the  undertaking.  There  was  certainly  nothing  bar 
barous  or  unsoldierly  in  Col.  Ingerton's  nature. 

This  report  having  been  circulated  at  the  time,  it  is 
our  recollection,  that  Capt.  J.  T.  Rogers  and  two  others, 
of  General  Morgan's  staff  officers,  were  requested  to 
make  a  written  statement  of  the  facts  over  their  signa 
tures,  which  they  did.  The  statement  was  published  in 
the  "Knoxville  Whig"  at  the  time.  They  stated  that 
Gen.  Morgan  after  his  imprisonment  in  the  Ohio  peniten 
tiary  had  often  declared  he  would  never  surrender  again, 
and  it  was  his  refusal  to  surrender  that  had  cost  him  his 
life.  They  stated  further  that  they  had  been  treated  with 


1 82  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  greatest  courtesy  and  kindness  by  the  officers  of  the 
Tennesse  Brigade. 

The  following  affidavits  from  honorable  and  truthful 
citizens  should  be  conclusive  as  to  the  facts : 

STATE  OF  TENNESSEE, 
COUNTY  OF  CARTER,     Sb' 

Personally  came  before  me,  Clerk  and  Master  of  the  Chancery 
Court  for  said  County  and  State,  John  M.  Wilcox,  M.  D.  L.  Miller 
and  William  M.  Bishop  and  made  oath  in  due  form  of  law  as 
follows: 

That  each  of  us  were  enlisted  soldiers  in  Company  G,  of  the  i3th 
Regiment  of  Tennessee  Volunteer  Cavalry,  U-  S-  A.;  that  we  were 
present  with  our  Company  in  the  charge  made  into  the  town  of 
Greeneville,  Tenn.,  on  the  morning  of  September  4,  1864,  and  wit 
nessed  the  shooting  of  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan  by  Andrew  Camp 
bell,  then  a  private  of  Company  G,  I3th  Tenn.  Cavalry,  and  as 
sisted  to  carry  the  body  of  Gen.  Morgan  from  the  place  where  it 
fell  and  as'sisted  in  placing  it  on  Campbell's  horse  and  went  with  it 
in  the  retreat  from  the  town;  and  we  further  declare  that  Gen. 
Morgan  was  dead  before  his  body  was  removed;  that  there  was  no 
indignity  offered  the  body  any  further  than  its  removal  as  stated, 
and  that  the  facts  in  regard  to  it  as  stated  in  Scott  and  Angel's 
history  of  the  I3th  Tennessee  Cavalry,  which  have  been  made 
known  to  us.,  are  absolutely  true  and  correct  to  the  best  of  our 
knowledge  and  recollection. 

JOHN  M.  WILCOX,  Lt.  Co.  G., 
M.  D.  L.  MILLER,  Sergt.  Co.  G., 
W.  M.  BISHOP,  Private  Co.  G. 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  on  this,  the  2nd  day  of 
October,  1902.  And  I  certify  that  the  affiants  are  each  of  them 
well  known  to  me,  and  that  'each  of  them  are  respectable  and  in 
good  standing  in  this  community,  where  they  were  born  and 
raised,  and  that  their  Post  Office  address  is  Elizabethton,  Ten 
nessee. 

R.  A.  SMITH, 
Clerk  and  Master. 

(Certified  copy  of  this  affidavit  on  file  in  Clerk  and  Master's 
office,  Elizabethton,  Tenn.) 

TO  ALL  WHOM  THIS  MAY  CONCERN: 

I  was  an  enlisted  man  and  Corporal  in  Co-  G,  I3th  Regt.,  Tenn. 
Cav.,  U-  S-  A.,  and  was  present  with  my  company  Sept.  4th,  1864, 
at  Greeneville,  Tenn.,  when  the  Confederate  General,  John  H.  Mor 
gan,  was  killed  by  Private  Andrew  Campbell.  That  I  was  within  a 
few  feet  of  the  General  when  he  fell.  That  I  assisted  in  placing 
his  body  on  Campbell's  horse  when  we  retreated  out  of  Greene 
ville.  That  no  indignity  was  done  to  his  body.  That  he  was  shot 
while  in  the  act  of  firing  upon  Sergeant  John  M.  Wilcox  and  my 
self. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  183 

I  have  read  the  manuscript  of  Comrades  S-  W.  Scott  and  S.  P. 
Angel  for  their  history  of  the  13th  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  I  cer 
tify  that  their  description  of  Morgan's  death  is  true  and  correct. 

J.  G.  BURCHFIELD, 
Late  Corp.  Co.  G,  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 
Address  653  A  St.,  N.  E-,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  at  Washington  City,  District 
of  Columbia,  this  2nd  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1902. 

WM.  H-  DELACY, 
Notary  Public. 

In  view  of  the  incontestable  evidence  of  the  errors 
into  which  Miss  Lee  has  fallen  in  her  school  history,  and 
in  behalf  of  truth  and  justice,  and  the  honor  of  the  Fed 
eral  soldiers  of  East  Tennessee,  we  enter  our  protest 
against  the  use  of  this  history  in  our  public  schools  unless 
these  errors  are  expunged. 

We  would  state  here  that  in  a  later  edition  of  Miss 
Lee's  history  her  former  version  has  been  materially 
modified,  but  the  history  will  not  be  worthy  a  place  in 
our  schools  until  it  gives  the  true  facts  and  completely 
exonerates  the  Tennessee  soldiers  from  the  charge  con 
tained  in  it. 

Another  sensational  report,  that  Mrs.  Lucy  Williams, 
the  daughter-in-law  of  the  lady  at  whose  house  Gen. 
Morgan  and  staff  were  lodging,  rode  through  the  dark 
ness  and  storm  a  distance  of  sixteen  miles  has  no 
shadow  of  truth  in  it.  This  story  is  fully  refuted  by  Mr. 
Wilson.  This  lady,  or  some  other  claiming  to  have 
performed  this  feat  posed  as  a  heroine  at  Knoxville  and 
other  places  just  after  the  event,  but  we  can  find  no 
evidence  other  than  that  Gen.  Morgan's  whereabouts 
were  made  known  to  our  officers  in  the  manner  we  have 
stated. 

In  regard  to  who  furnished  the  information  that  led 
to  this  night  expedition  and  the  killing  of  Gen.  Morgan, 
others  have  claimed  this  honor  besides  Mrs.  Williams. 
Edmond  B.  Miller,  who  was  at  that  time  a  citizen  of 
Greeneville,  but  now  deceased,  we  have  been  informed, 
filed  a  claim  in  the  War  Department  before  his  death, 
stating  that  he  was  the  man  who  warned  the  Federal 
officers  that  Gen.  Morgan  was  at  the  Williams  home. 


184  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

We  only  know,  as  a  certainty,  that  some  citizen  of 
Greeneville  came  to  Col.  Ingerton  and  told  him  of  Mor 
gan's  force  being  at  College  Hill  and  that  the  General 
himself  with  his  staff  and  a  small  guard,  were  at  the  resi 
dence  of  Mrs.  Williams,  who  did  this  we  are  not  prepared 
to  say. 

Mr.  Wilson,  whose  article  in  the  Banner  we  have  al 
luded  to,  makes  an  unimportant  error  in  stating  that 
Andrew  Campbell,  the  man  who  shot  Gen.  Morgan,  was 
a  native  of  Greene  county,  Tennessee.  Campbell  was  a 
native  of  Dublin,  Ireland.  He  came  to  New  Orleans 
about  the  beginning  of  the  war  and  joined  the  Confed 
erate  army  as  "a  soldier  of  fortune"  probably,  more  than 
attachment  to  the  Confederate  cause.  Growing  tired  of 
hard  righting  and  poor  pay,  he  quit  that  service  of  his 
own  accord  and  sought  service  in  the  Federal  army.  As 
we  have  stated  elsewhere,  he  was  picked  up  at  Nashville 
and  brought  to  the  Regiment  by  John  M.  Smith,  a  resi 
dent  of  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  and  enlisted  in  Company 
G.  After  the  Greeneville  fight  he  was  first  promoted  to 
Sergeant  of  Company  E.  as  shown  by  the  order  which 
appears  in  the  Adjutant-General's  Report  of  the  State  of 
Tennessee : 

ORDER  OF  CONGRATULATION. 

HEADQUARTERS  THIRTEENTH  REGIMENT,  TENN.  CAV., 

BULL'S  GAP,  TENN.,  Sept..  7,  1864. 
ORDERS  No.  95. 

I.  The    Lieut-Colonel     commanding    the     Thirteenth     Tennessee 
Cavalry  takes  pride  in  saying  that  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  under 
his   command   have   surpassed   his   most   sanguine   expectations,   and 
exhibited  a  spirit  of  gallantry  and  determination  that  would  do  honor 
to  veteran  soldiers.     He  takes  pleasure  in  commending  them  for  the 
promptness  and  energy  with  which  they  have  discharged  their  duty 
in  the  presence  of  the  enemy,  and  congratulates  them  upon  the  suc 
cess  which  has  attended  them  in  expelling  from  their  homes  the  pre 
sumptuous  foe  who  had  attempted  to  teach  East  Tennesseeans  dis 
loyalty  to  their  government. 

II.  Private  Andrew  Campbell,  of  Company  G,  Thirteenth  Tenn 
essee  Cavalry,  is  hereby  appointed  First  Sergeant  of  Company  E,  of 
this   regiment,   a  reward   for    his    gallantry    at    the    engagement  at 
Greeneville,  Tenn.,  on  the  4th  inst.,  and  for  his  success  in  arresting, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  185 

.by  an  accurate  shot,  the  flight  of  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan,  one  of  our 
country's  most  prominent  enemies. 
By  order  of 

LT.-COL.  W.  H.  INGERTON, 
Commanding  Thirteenth  Tenn.  Cav. 
SAM'L  W.  SCOTT,  First  Lieut,  and  Acting  Adjutant. 

On  the  1 3th  orOctober,  1864,  Campbell  was  commis 
sioned  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  E.  by  Governor 
Johnson  and  held  this  position  until  mustered  out  of  the 
service  Sept.  5,  1865.  He  was  noted  for  his  bravery  in 
every  engagement.  He  was  with  Captain  Dan.  Ellis  in 
the  Spring  of  1865  in  a  number  of  fights  with  the  enemy 
at;  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  and  in  Johnson  county,  Tenn., 
and  assisted  in  driving  the  last  enemy  from  these  two 
counties.  After  the  war  he  resided  at  Bloomington,  Ind., 
and  later  at  Indianapolis.  We  have  not  been  able  to  lo 
cate  him  at  this  time  (1902),  and  do  not  know  whether 
he  is  still  living  or  has  joined  the  great  army  of  our  com 
rades  who  have  passed  across  "the  Silent  Sea." 

After  the  war,  and  even  up  to  the  present  time,  we  have 
heard  of  a  number  of  men,  each  of  whom  claim  to  have 
in  his  possession  one  or  more  of  the  identical  pistols  used 
by  Gen.  Morgan  just  before  he  was  shot,  and  no  doubt 
there  were,  and  many  of  them  may  be  in  existence  still,  a 
number  of  pistols  taken  from  officers  and  men  who  were 
with  Gen.  Morgan  that  day,  and  which  were  spoken  of  as 
"Morgan  pistols,"  but  we  have  good  authority  for  the 
statement,  and  we  believe  it  is  true,  that  the  two  pistols  in 
the  hands  of  Gen.  Morgan  that  morning  and  found  near 
his  body,  were  silver-mounted,  or  had  a  silver  plate  on 
them  with  the  following  inscription :  "Presented  to  Gen. 
Hardee  by  Colonel  Colt."  It  was  said  the  pistols  were 
presented  to  Gen.  Morgan  by  Gen.  Hardee.  We  would 
be  pleased  to  have  a  confirmation  or  refutation  of  this 
statement  from  a  reliable  source  by  any  one  living  who 
actually  knows  the  facts. 

Appreciating  the  importance  of  giving  to  our  readers 
every  evidence  possible  in  corroboration  of  the  facts  we 
have  endeavored  to  set  forth,  in  addition  to  the  quotations 
we  append  further  quotations  from  Mr.  Wilson's 


I  86  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

article  on  the  death  of  General  Morgan,  published 
in  the  "National  Tribune/'  which  though  to  some  extent 
a  repetition  of  what  we  have  already  written  contains 
other  interesting  matter  bearing  on  this  event.  Mr.  Wil 
son  has  the  reputation  of  being  a  close  student  of  history 
and  is  an  able  and  fair-minded  writer. 

This  article  deals  with  the  various  rumors  that  have- 
been  published  and  shows  from  facts  which  he  has  gath 
ered  from  reliable  sources  that  these  stories  are  without 
foundation  in  fact. 

DEATH  OF  MORGAN. 


CORRECTION  OF  ERRORS  IN   SOME  ALLEGED  HISTORIES. 


BY  A.  B.  WILSON,  GREENEVILLE,  TENN. 


Tennessee  has  a  school-book  law  under  which  it  is  made  a 
misdemeanor  for  any  teacher  to  substitute  any  other  book  on  the 
same  subject  suitable  for  the  same  grade,  for  those  adopted  by  the 
School  Book  Commissioners.  This  is  the  ca'se  in  several  of  the 
Southern  States.  One  of  the  books  adopted  in  Tennessee,  and 
several  other  Southern  States,  is  Lee's  History  of  the  United 
States.  This  book,  on  page  334,  with  reference  to  the  death  of 
Gen.  John  H.  Morgan,  states: 

"Early  in  September,  Morgan  was  in  the  village  of  Greeneville 
with  only  a  few  soldiers.  The  daughter-in-law  of  the  woman  at 
whose  house  he  lodged  carried  information  to  the  Federal  camp 
of  his  whereabouts.  Four  companies  of  Federal  cavalry  sur 
rounded  the  house  where  he  was  sleeping.  His  staff  were  cap 
tured,  but  Morgan  escaped,  unarmed,  into  the  garden.  Seeing 
that  he  could  not  get  away,  he  came  out  from  his  hiding  place 
and  surrendered  to  the  Federal  Captain.  After  this  a  cavalryman 
rode  close  up  to  him  and,  in  spite  of  Morgan's  repeated  declara 
tion  that  he  was  a  prisoner,  killed  him." 

Although  not  so  stated  in  this  book,  other  publications  add  a 
little  to  the  account  given  in  Lee's  History,  by  stating  that  after 
Gen.  Morgan  was  shot,  and  before  life  was  extinct,  his  body  was 
thrown  across  a  horse,  and  paraded  up  and  down  the  streets  in  a 
barbarous  manner. 

These  statements  are  in  fact  untrue,  and  it  would  be  discredit 
able  to  the  publisher  of  any  respectable  political  newspaper  at 
the  present  time  to  publish  them  as  facts.  How  much  worse  is 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  187 

the  offense  when  they  are  published  as  facts  in  a  school  book, 
and  when  the  teachers  of  the  public  schools  are  required  by  law 
to  teach  them  to  the  children  as  a  part  of  the  history  of  the 


s  but  natural  that  in  articles  written  shortly  after  the  Civil 
War  and  while  the  partisan  or  sectional  animosities  growing  out 
of  the  war  had  but  little  abated,  that  rumors  and  even  suspicions 
prejudicial  to  the  honor  of  the  opposite  side,  picked  up  at  random, 
and  without  any  investigation  as  to  their  truthfulness,  should  be 
published  as  facts.  This  has  been  demonstrated,  even,  in  the  writ 
ings  of  Gen.  Basil  Duke,  the  eulogist  of  Gen.  Morgan,  in  his  state 
ments  in  relation  to  his  death. 

It  is  time  that  all  disputes  on  this  matter  should  be  'set  at  rest 
by  some  one  who  has  honestly  studied  the  facts,  and  whose  whole 
aim  is  to  give  a  correct  statement,  based  on  the  best  of  evidence, 
in  relation  to  the  death  of  Gen.  Morgan. 

The  writer  now  resides  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  place  where 
Gen.  Morgan  fell.  He  has  conversed  with  men  who  were  in 
each  of  the  contending  forces,  as  well  as  with  members  of  the  Wil 
liams  family,  and,  what  he  deems  of  greater  importance,  he  has 
conversed  with  many  of  the  citizens  of  Greeneville,  some  of  whom 
were  eye-witnesses,  and  whose  feelings  and  sympathies  were  as 
varied  as  those  of  the  armed  contending  forces.  From  this  data, 
and  his  personal  knowledge  of  the  locality  and  surroundings,  he 
bases  the  following  statements  in  relation  to  the  historical  inac 
curacies  which  have  been  so  widely  published  and  taught  in  the 
schools  in  the  Southern  States : 

Prior  to  the  events  referred  to,  Gen.  Alvin  Gillem  was  stationed 
at  Bull's  Gap,  16  miles  west  of  Greeneville,  in  command  of  a 
brigade  composed  of  the  8th,  gth  and  I3th  Tenn.  Cav.  and  a  light 
battery  of  artillery.  His  position  was  about  58  miles  from  Knox- 
ville,  where  was  his  nearest  support. 

This  position  was  in  a  gap  of  the  mountains,  or  range  of  hills, 
but  could  be  flanked  by  roads  running  on  either  side,  which  in  case 
of  an  attack  could  not  have  been  defended  with  the  forces  at  his 
command.  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan  was  at  or  near  Bristol,  56  miles 
east  of  Greeneville,  with  a  force  of  cavalry  and  artillery,  consid 
erably  in  excess  of  those  of  Gen.  Gillem,  and  he  determined  to 
attack  Gen.  Gillem's  forces  and  either  capture  them  or  compel 
them  to  fall  back  to  Knoxville.  He  moved  his  forces  to  Greene 
ville,  leaving  only  16  miles  between  his  forces  and  the  enemy. 

The  bold  dash  of  the  Federal  brigade,  under  command  of  Gen. 
Alvin  Gillem,  composed  of  Tennessee  troops,  many  of  whom  had 
refugeed  from  their  homes  to  reach  the  Federal  army,  deserves 
some  words  of  commendation  from  the  impartial  historian.  The 
commanding  officers  had  received  information  as  to  the  situation 
of  Gen.  Morgan's  forces  and  knew  that  Morgan's  purpose  was  to 
assail  their  position.  Although  they  knew  that  Gen.  Morgan  had 
a  superior  force,  they  determined  not  to  await  his  arrival.  The 
night  was  dark  and  rainy  and  the  roads  over  the  16  miles  to  be 
traveled  were  far  from  good. 

It    was    well    into   the   night    when    the  brigade  moved  out,  and 
during  much  of  the  night  they  traveled  through  the  rain.     It  was 


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HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 


after  daylight  when  the  advance  guard — not  composed  of  four 
companies,  but  of  about  60  men  detailed  from  the  different  regi 
ments — reached  Greeneville,  the  head  of  the  main  column  being 
more  than  a  mile  in  the  rear. 

The  _  Confederate  pickets  were  surprised  and  captured  without 
the  firing  of  a  gun.  The  Williams  house  was  surrounded  before 
Gen.  Morgan  was  awake.  He  hastily  put  on  his  pants  and  boots 
and  escaped  into  the  garden— not  unarmed,  but  with  his  pistols  on 
him. 

While  in  the  vineyard,  and  when  trying  to  shoot,  he  was  shot 
and  killed  by  Andrew  Campbell,  a  private  in  the  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 
Campbell  shot  from  his  horse  in  the  street,  a  distance  of  perhaps 
5J  yards.  Morgan  had  not  surrendered,  and  was  not  unarmed. 
According  to  some  he  had  shot  at  least  once,  and  when  he  re 
ceived  the  fatal  shot  was  attempting  to  shoot  again.  At  this  time 
the  main  force  of  Gen.  Gillem's  Brigade  was  still  a  mile  or  more 
from  the  town,  and  after  Gen.  Morgan  was  dead  the  body  was 
thrown  on  a  horse  and  taken  back  for  identification. 

On  being  attacked,  Morgan's  command  retreated  and  were  pur 
sued  by  Gillem's  forces  about  six  miles. 

The  body  of  Gen.  Morgan,  after  being  dressed  and  placed  in  a 
coffin,  was  delivered  up  to  his  friends,  who  were  sent  to  ask  it 
under  a  flag  of  truce. 

The  alleged  betrayal  is  yet  to  be  explained.  The  only  basis  for 
the  betrayal  theory  is  given  by  Gen.  Duke,  which  in  substance 
is  that  after  the  arrival  of  Gen.  Morgan  and  his  staff  at  the  Wil 
liams  residence,  the  daughter-in-law  was  seen  to  leave,  and  al 
though  parties  were  sent  to  look  for  her  she  could  not  be  found, 
and  it  appeared  that  she  had  ridden  all  the  way  to  Bull's  Gap  to 
inform  Gen.  Gillem  of  Morgan's  whereabouts  and  the  position  of 
his  forces. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Williams,  the  daughter-in-law  referred  to,  was  of  an 
aristocratic  Southern  family,  young  and  handsome.  Her  sym 
pathies  were  strongly  with  the  Confederate  cause,  and  in  the  Con 
federate  Army  she  had  two  brothers,  one  being  a  Captain  in  com 
mand  of  a  company,  and  the  other  a  Major  in  the  Quartermaster's 
Department.  Had  it  been  true  that  she  made  the  daring  ride  at 
tributed  to  her,  she  would  have  been  seen  by  many  of  the  in 
habitants  along  the  road,  and  the  visions  of  the  handsome  woman 
in  her  daring  ride  of  16  miles  in  the  darkness  and  rain  would  have 
been  a  subject  for  a  romance  such  as  is  but  seldom  found  in  real 
life. 

In  fact,  the  whole  tale  is  false.  It  seems,  however,  that  this  mat 
ter  was  shortly  thereafter  brought  to  the  attention  of  Gen.  Gillem, 
when  he  sent  to  the  Secretary  of  War  the  following  dispatch: 

Bull's  Gap,  Sept.  19,  1864. 

Hon.  E.  H.  Stanton: — In  reply  to  request  to  report  the  part 
taken  by  Mrs.  Williams  in  the  capture  of  Morgan,  I  have  the 
honor  to  state  that  neither  Mrs.  Williams  nor  any  other  lady  gave 
any  information  which  caused  the  advance  which  resulted  in  the 
surprise,  defeat  and  death  of  Gen.  Morgan.  I  forward  detailed  re 
port  by  mail. 

A.  C.  GILLEM, 
Brigadier-General. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  189 

The  suspicion  against  Mrs-  Lucy  Williams,  which  is  treated  as 
though  true  as  holy  writ  in  Southern  histories,  arose  from  the 
following  facts:  Mrs.  Catharine  D.  Williams  drew  her  supplies 
from  her  farm,  four  miles  distant,  and  not  in  the  direction  of  Bull's 
Gap.  On  the  arrival  of  Gen.  Morgan  and  his  staff  something  was 
needed  from  the  farm.  Negroes  could  not  then  be  relied  on,  and 
the  errand  was  assigned  to  the  daughter-in-law,  Mrs.  Lucy  Wil 
liams.  She  did  go  to  the  farm,  and  did  not  go  to  Bull's  Gap.  She 
was  expected  to  return1  in  the  evening,  but  a  hard  rain  came  on, 
and  she  was  compelled  to  remain  with  a  tenant  during  the  night. 
She  was  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Isaac  Brannon,  near  the  farm, 
during  the  rain  in  the  afternoon.  She  was  seen  on1  her  way  re 
turning  from  the  farm  the  next  morning  by  several  of  the  most 
responsible  citizens,  and  when  she  evidently  had  no  knowledge 
of  the  Federal  forces  being  in  the  town-  She  was  stopped  by  the 
Federal  pickets,  and  thus  did  come  in  with  the  Federal  troops. — 
National  Tribune. 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XX. 


Fight  at  Lick  Creek.— Results  in  Defeat  of  a  Detachment  of 
the  Thirteenth  Under  Col.  Itigerton.— Our  Officers  and  Men 
Display  the  Greatest  Gallantry  in  This  Engagement.— Retreat 
After  Severe  Loss. — Brigade  Advances- — Robert  Pride  Killed 
At  Jonesboro.— W.  B.  C.  Smith  Captured  at  Johnson  City. 
Fighting  Between  Johnson  City  and  Carter's  Depot. — Charge 
at  the  Latter  Place.— Col.  Miller's  and  Lt.  Angel's  Horses 
Shot.— Enemy  Defeated.— The  pth  Tenn-  Cavalry.— Col.  S.  K. 
N.  Patton  Joins  the  Brigade  at  Leadvale.— Another  Re- 
trogade.— Our  Rear  Threatened.— Brigade  Advances.— Fight 
at  Panther  Springs— Gallant  Charge  at  Morristown.— Enemy 
Routed. 

The  Regiment  remained  quietly  in  camp  at  Bull's  Gap 
for  several  days,  sending  out  scouts  occasionally,  but 
could  hear  of  no  rebel  force  nearer  than  Jonesboro.  On 
the  day  after  the  fight  at  Greeneville  a  train  came  up  from 
Knoxville  bringing  supplies  and  news  of  the  progress  of 
the  war.  We  sent  the  prisoners  captured  at  Greeneville 
iDack  on  the  train.  We  were  busy  shoeing  horses,  re 
pairing  wagons  and  making  preparations  to  move.  All 
kinds  of  rumors  reached  us  about  receiving  re-enforce 
ments  and  moving  forward  towards  Carter  and  Johnson 
counties.  At  this  time  we  heard  from  home  frequently, 
and  a  number  of  soldiers'  wives  and  others  from  the 
upper  counties  visited  us  in  camp.  On  the  I5th  Capt. 
John  W.  Ellis's  wife  was  a  visitor  in  our  camp.  She  was 
a  sister  of  Lieut.  S.  P.  and  J.  R.  Angel,  of  Company  G. 

FIGHT    AT    LICK    CREEK. 

On  the  22d  of  September  ?.  detachment  from  the  Regi 
ment,  consisting  of  about  150  or  200  men  under  Col.  In- 
gerton  had  quite  a  brush  with  Gen.  Vaughn's  entire  com 
mand  at  Lick  Creek  Bridge,  2.^/2  miles  from  the  Gap. 
Capt.  R.  H.  M.  Donnelly  had  been  sent  out  the  day  before 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  IQI 

ic  try  to  locate  the  enemy,  and  ran  into  Vaughn's  ad 
vance  guard  a  few  miles  west  of  Greeneville  and  drove 
them  back  to  the  main  body.  Donnelly  was  attacked  by 
.a  large  force,  and  after  considerable  righting,  fell  back 
closely  pursued.  Having  in  this  way  learned  that 
Vaughn  was  advancing,  Ingerton  was  sent  out  to  feel  of 
his  strength  and  dispute  his  crossing  at  Lick  Creek 
bridge.  Arriving  at  that  place  Col.  Ingerton  took  position 
on  a  hill  facing  east  with  Company  B  to  the  right  of  the 
bridge,  Company  A,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Carriger,  to  the 
left,  and  Company  G,  commanded  by  Lieut.  T.  C.  White,  in 
front  of  the  bridge.  Some  of  the  enemy  could  be  seen  in 
a  woods  several  hundred  yards  away.  Col.  Ingerton 
sent  the  Sharp  Shooters  under  Sergeant  Peter  L.  Barry 
across  the  bridge  and  through  an  open  field  in  the  direc 
tion  of  the  enemy.  Sergeant  Barry  deployed  his  men  as 
skirmishers  and  moving  through  the  woods  ran  onto  a 
vidette,  who  fired  and  retreated.  Barry  closed  up  his 
men  and  pushed  forward  with  his  usual  bravery,  soon  ran 
•onto  a  large  body  of  the  enemy  in  column  and  began 
firing  on  them.  The  enemy  began  forming  hastily  in 
line  and  returning  the  fire.  Hearing  the  firing  Col.  In- 
geiton  galloped  over  and  ascertaining  the  situation 
ordered  Lieut.  Barry  back.  The  enemy  soon  came  out  of 
the  woods  and  formed  in  two  lines,  one  charged  across 
the  field  to  our  left  under  a  heavy  fire  from  our  men, 
posted  across  the  creek,  and  took  shelter  in  a  little  woods 
and  undergrowth  near  the  creek,  while  the  other  line 
charged  towards  the  bridge.  Seeing  the  charge  directed 
towards  the  bridge  Col.  Ingerton  ordered  Lieut.  White 
to  make  a  counter-charge  across  the  bridge,  which  he  did 
in  gallant  style.  The  enemy  halted  and  opened  fire  on 
Lieut.  White,  the  two  companies  being  now  at  close 
range.  The  enemy  at  this  time  was  using  his  artillery  to 
advantage,  and  Col.  Ingerton  seeing  that  he  could  not 
resist  Vaughn's  entire  command  with  so  small  a  force, 
and  failing  to  get  re-enforcements  that  he  had  asked  for, 
and  learning  that  the  enemy  were  crossing  the  creek  to 
cut  off  his  reatreat,  recalled  Lieut.  White  and  made  prepa- 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

rations  to  retreat.  Company  A.  posted  to  the  left  of  the 
bridge  was  at  the  same  time  engaged  with  the  enemy  on 
our  left,  while  one  company  posted  around  a  large  brick 
house,  occupied  by  Jas.  Pearce,  did  good  service.  Our 
little  force  was  divided  into  two  squads,  and  began  to  fall 
back  towards  the  Gap.  One  squad  would  take  a  position 
seme  distance  in  rear  while  the  other,  now  posted  at  the 
brick  house,  poured  a  volley  into  the  enemy  and  hastily 
retreated.  In  this  way  the  two  detachments  retreated  and 
fought  the  enemy,  alternately,  until  they  reached  the  com 
mand.  The  enemy  would  come  on  in  confusion  with  a 
yell  until  halted  by  a  volley  from  our  men.  Our  men, 
though  pursued  by  several  times  their  number,  bravely 
contested  every  foot  of  ground  until  they  reached  the 
cover  of  the  fort  at  the  Gap.  A  number  of  our  men, 
mounted  on  mules,  being  unable  to  keep  up  were  cap 
tured.  We  would  remark  that  the  mule,  whether  in  peace 
or  war,  has  a  habit  of  exercising  his  own  judgment 
whether  he  will  stand  still  or  go  forward,  regardless  of 
the  whip,  spur  or  anathemas  of  his  rider,  and  for  this 
reason  is  a  very  uncertain  quantity  either  in  a  charge  or 
retreat,  We  lost  in  this  little  engagement  25  or  30  men 
killed,  wounded  and  taken  prisoners.  The  enemy's  loss 
was  still  greater. 

While  this  fight  was  in  progress  Lieut.  Reagan  of  the 
Battery  rode  out  from  the  Gap  and  dismounting  from  his 
horse  procured  a  gun  and  commenced  firing  at  the  enemy. 
The  horse,  which  was  accustomed  to  stand  without  hold 
ing,  made  a  dash  across  the  bridge  to  the  enemy,  taking 
with  him  saddle,  bridle  and  pistols,  leaving  the  Lieutenant 
to  make  the  retreat  on  foot. 

Musgrove  in  his  story  of  "Morgan's  men,"  recently 
published  in  the  "National  Tribune,"  mentions  this  fight, 
and  compliments  the  "Yankees"  for  the  stubbornness 
with  which  they  resisted  the  crossing  of  the  bridge. 

In  this  little  action  our  men,  though  fighting  Vaughn's 
entire  brigade,  showed  the  greatest  coolness  and  bravery. 
Lieut.  Carriger,  of  Company  A.,  and  Lieut.  White,  of 
Company  G.,  both  displayed  great  courage  and  skill  in 


CAPT.    RICHARD    H.    LUTTRELL. 
(See  page  290.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  193 

handling  their  men.  Lieut.  Barry  brought  on  the  fight 
and  acted  throughout  with  the  bravery  that  was  always 
conspicuous  with  our  gallant  Sharp-shooters. 

On  the  23d  of  September  we  had  a  skirmish  with  the 
enemy  at  daylight,  and  the  Regiment  moved  out  early 
towards  Lick  Creek  expecting  an  engagement,  but  met  a 
flag  of  truce  and  were  detained  until  ordered  back  to 
camp. 

On  the  25th  the  Regiment  was  sent  out  and  learned 
that  the  enemy  were  at  Greeneville.  We  remained  in 
camp  that  day  and  marched  out  the  next  day  as  far  as 
Greeneville  without  encountering  the  enemy.  On  the 
28th  we  moved  east  to  within  six  miles  of  Jonesboro  and 
skirmished  with  the  rebels.  On  the  29th  the  Brigade 
moved  slowly  as  far  as  Jonesboro,  skirmishing  with  the 
enemy  and  driving  them  through  the  town.  The  re 
mainder  of  the  Brigade  remained  at  Jonesboro  while  Col. 
Miller  was  sent  out  with  our  Regiment  as  far  as  Johnson 
City,  expecting  to  locate  the  enemy  and  return  to  Jones 
boro.  The  enemy  was  located  about  a  mile  west  of  John 
son  City  and  driven  back  beyond  that  place.  Col.  Miller 
sent  an  officer  back  to  Gen.  Gillem  to  tell  him  he  would 
remain  with  the  Regiment  at  Johnson  City,  and  to  have 
the  wagon  train  sent  on. 

In  this  advance  towards  Virginia  General  Gillem's 
force,  which  since  the  fight  at  Greeneville  had  consisted 
of  only  the  Ninth  and  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and 
Patterson's  Artillery,  was  joined  by  the  Fifteenth  Penn 
sylvania  and  the  Sixteenth  Kentucky  Cavalry,  and  a  part 
of  the  Tenth  Michigan  Cavalry  and  part  of  the  First 
Ohio  Heavy  Artillery,  under  General  Ammen.  The  ob 
ject  of  this  command  was  to  co-operate  with  Gen.  Bur- 
bridge,  who  was  operating  against  Gen.  Breckenridge  in 
the  vicinity  of  King's  Salt  Works,  and  Abingdon,  Va. 
On  the  29th  while  the  Thirteenth  advanced  towards 
Johnson  City,  driving  Gen.  Vaughn's  brigade,  the  Fif 
teenth  Pennsylvania  drove  another  force  of  rebels  as  far 
as  Devault's  Ford  and  across  the  Watauga  river. 

'We  were  now  fighting  the  Confederate  forces  of  Gen 
erals  Williams  and  Vaughn. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    13'IH    REGIMENT 

On  the  morning  of  the  3Oth  we  learned  of  the  death 
of  Robt.  Pride,  who  had  been  killed  by  accident  the  night 
before  at  Jonesboro.  He  was  a  member  of  Company  G., 
and  had  been  detailed  as  Orderly  at  Col.  Miller's  head 
quarters.  He  had  remained  at  Jonesboro  with  Adjutant 
Stacy,  and  at  night  had  laid  a  little  gun  that  Col.  Miller 
had  given  him  on  the  ground,  and  laying  his  saddle  on 
the  gun,  spread  down  his  blanket  and  went  to  sleep.  In 
the  night  he  was  awakened  by  an  alarm  of  the  enemy, 
and  reaching  for  the  gun  it  was  supposed  he  caught  it 
by  the  muzzle,  the  lock  catching  some  part  of  the  saddle, 
discharged,  the  bullet  struck  him  in  the  face  and  killed 
him  instantly.  "Bob,"  as  he  was  called,  was  a  brother-in- 
law  of  Alfred  M.  Taylor.  He  was  a  bright,  brave  boy 
and  a  general  favorite  in  the  Regiment.  We  would  note 
here  that  young  Pride  had  a  brother  killed  in  this  same 
campaign  who  was  fighting  on  the  other  side. 

On  the  morning  of  the  3Oth  the  soldiers  of  the  Thir 
teenth  had  dressed  a  lot  of  sheep  taken  from  John  Burts 
and  were  preparing  them  for  breakfast  when  the  report 
came  that  Quartermaster-Sergeant  W.  B.  C.  Smith  had 
been  captured.  "Pulltrigger"  had  ventured  too  far  out 
side  the  lines  to  see  a  young  lady  that  he  knew,  and  paid 
dearly  for  the  indiscretion,  as  he  was  taken  to  prison  and 
did  not  rejoin  the  Regiment  for  several  months.  The  re 
port  of  the  capture  of  Sergeant  Smith  caused  the  Regi 
ment  to  be  hastily  called  out,  and,  leaving  their  sheep,  the 
men  started  in  pursuit  of  the  rebels  without  getting  break 
fast.  Many  of  the  Regiment  were  now  within  a  few  miles 
of  their  homes  and  the  fighting  that  was  to  follow — the 
cannonading,  and  even  the  musketry — could  be  heard  by 
mothers,  wives  and  sisters  of  these  men,  and  every  sound 
sent  a  pang  to  their  hearts,  not  knowing  but  a  loved  one 
had  been  sent  into  eternity.  Our  men  were  much  elated 
at  the  prospect  of  seeing  their  homes  and  loved  ones  soon, 
and  vigorously  pushed  the  enemy  back  towards  Carter's 
Depot.  The  rebels  made  a  stand  at  Maglin  Sherfy's  brick 
house,  about  2^>  miles  east  of  Johnson's  Depot  (City). 
The  artillery  w_as  moved  up  and  opened  a  lively  fire  with 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  195 

the  four-inch  Parrett  guns.  Captain  Wilcox  was  in  com 
mand  of  a  strong  skirmish  line  that  had  been  put  for 
ward  and  Company  G.  was  in  command  of  Lieut.  S.  P. 
Angel,  who  had  just  been  promoted  from  Sergeant- 
Major  of  the  Regiment  to  First  Lieutenant  of  that  com 
pany.  The  Thirteenth  made  a  charge  through  a  corn 
field,  and  was  received  by  a  ^spirited  fire  from  the  front 
and  left  of  the  Regiment.  Lieut.  Northington,  who  was 
in  command  of  Company  I.,  and  with  the  second  battalion 
on  the  right,  received  a  galling  fire  and  his  company  was 
driven  back  a  short  distance  but  reformed  and  joined 
again  in  the  gallant  charge  that  dislodged  the  enemy,  and 
drove  them  in  the  direction  of  Carter's  Depot.  Capt. 
Wilcox  was  in  the  hottest  of  the  fight  and  was  injured  in 
a  singular  manner.  While  firing  at  the  enemy  a  ball 
struck  the  barrel  of  his  pistol  with  such  force  as  to  send 
the  pistol  back  against  his  face.  Col.  Miller  and  Col.  In- 
.gerton  were  both  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight.  Col.  Miller 
was  grazed  on  the  neck  by  a  bullet,  and  his  horse  was 
severely  wounded.  Lieut.  Angel  had  his  horse  shot  from 
under  him  while  leading  his  company.  All  the  officers 
and  men  acted  with  the  greatest  coolness  and  bravery. 

The  enemy  was  found  in  position  again  at  Carter's  De 
pot  on  the  west  side  of  the  Watauga  river  and  were 
protected  by  artillery  and  a  strong  force  occupying  a 
strong  position  near  the  railroad  station  across  the  river. 
The  Thirteenth  now  awaited  the  Ninth  and  artillery  be 
fore  renewing  the  attck.  The  Ninth  came  up  about  3 
P.  M.  and  took  position  below  the  railroad  bridge  and 
the  artillery  was  placed  in  position.  Considerable  skir 
mishing  and  artillery  firing  was  kept  up  that  afternoon 
and  night.  Companies  A.  and  B.  under  Lieut.  Carriger 
and  Capt.  Dyer  were  attacked  near  the  river  and  a  sharp 
fight  ensued  but  they  held  the  position. 

On  the  morning  of  October  i  a  piece  of  artillery  was 
pulled  up  on  top  of  Bogard's  Knob,  a  high  eminence  over 
looking  the  village  of  Carter's  Depot,  by  the  members 
of  Company  F,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Ferguson.  With 
this  piece,  Lieut.  Patterson  soon  dismounted  a  piece  of  the 


196  HISTORY    OF    THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

enemy's  artillery  across  the  river,  and  killed  some  of  the 
horses.  He  also  sent  a  shot  through  a  large  house  in 
which  some  of  the  enemy  were  posted;  at  the  same  time 
the  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry  made  a  charge  across  the 
river,  and  the  Thirteenth  following,  the  enemy  were  dis 
lodged  from  their  stronghold  and  retreated  in  the  direc 
tion  of  Zollicoffer,  to  which  point  they  were  followed  by 
the  Ninth,  capturing  a  piece  of  artillery  and  a  number 
of  prisoners. 

While  these  operations  were  going  on  at  Carter's  De 
pot  the  Fifteenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry  were  engaged 
with  a  superior  force  of  the  enemy  at  Devault's  Ford,  a 
few  miles  down  the  river.  The  Fifteenth,  after  a  gallant 
resistance  was  driven  back,  leaving  our  rear  exposed  and 
rendering  it  necessary  for  the  Brigade  to  fall  back. 

We  had  confidently  hoped  to  join  Gen.  Burbridge  and 
defeat  the  enemy  in  Southwest  Virginia  and  that  here 
after  our  homes  would  be  free  from  the  enemy,  but  Bur- 
bridge  was  defeated  with  heavy  loss  at  Saltville  before 
the  forces  under  Generals  Gillem  and  Ammen  were  able 
to  form  a  junction  with  him,  and  he  was  recalled  from 
Southwest  Virginia.  This  made  it  necessary  for  our 
command  to  fall  back  again  to  Bull's  Gap. 

While  at  Carter's  Depot  the  news  had  reached  Eliza- 
bethton  and  vicinity  that  the  Thirteenth  with  Col.  Mil 
ler's  Brigade  had  driven  Gen.  Vaughn  out  and  was  still 
a:  Carter's  Depot.  Old  men,  women  and  children  began 
to  flock  in  to  see  the  "Yankee  boys,"  many  of  whom  were 
their  kinsmen  and  friends.  There  was  great  rejoicing 
and  many  kisses  and  embraces  were  exchanged.  It  was 
the  happiest  day  that  had  passed  over  our  heads  since 
we  left  home.  Gen.  Gillem  and  Col.  Miller  generously 
issued  sugar,  coffee  and  tea  to  our  visitors,  from  our  com 
missary  stores,  and  it  was  doubtless  the  first  of  these  lux 
uries  some  of  these  people  had  had  for  many  a  day. 

On  the  afternoon  of  October  3d  Col.  Miller  received 
permission  to  take  such  of  the  Thirteenth,  as  desired  to 
go,  to  Elizabethton,  and  from  there  join  the  command 
again  at  Raider's  Hill  on  the  following  morning.  The 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  197 

opportunity  was  seized  with  joy  by  the  Carter  county 
men,  many  of  whose  homes  were  in  that  vicinity. 

We  arrived  at  Elizabethton  at  9  P.  M.  It  is  useless 
to  attempt  to  describe  the  pleasure  it  gave  us  to  meet  our 
families  and  friends  again  and  see  the  dear  old  town  that 
had  been  the  scene  of  all  our  joys  and  sorrows  in  boy 
hood's  happy  days.  The  people,  old  and  young,  were 
equally  delighted  to  see  us.  The  ties  of  affection  were 
so  strong  there  among  the  Union  people  that  kinship 
made  little  difference.  "A  fellow-feeling  made  us  all 
akin."  But  our  joy  was  short-lived.  At  midnight  we  bade 
the  old  town  adieu  and  joined  the  command  at  Raider's 
Hill  at  daylight. 

On  the  4th  we  marched  to  Henderson's  Depot,  and 
on  the  5th  marching  at  daylight,  and  pasing  through 
Greeneville,  we  arrived  at  Bull's  Gap  just  at  dark.  We 
learned  that  Col.  George  W.  Kirk  with  the  Third  North 
Carolina  Mounted  Infantry  had  been  left  in  charge  of  this 
place  while  we  were  gone. 

On  the  8th  we  moved  south  of  Russellville  where  we 
were  joined  by  the  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry  under  Col. 
S.  K.  N.  Patton.  This  splendid  regiment  had  been  see 
ing  service  in  other  fields  and  though  assigned  to  our 
Brigade  at  its  formation  had  not,  for  some  reason,  joined 
us  until  now.  We  were  glad  to  welcome  this  brave  and 
splendidly  equipped  regiment  to  our  little  Brigade  and 
it  was  not  long  until  its  assistance  was  greatly  needed  and 
appreciated. 

We  returned  to  Bull's  Gap  on  the  nth  of  October.  Im 
mediately  following  our  retrograde  movement,  Generals 
Williams  and  Vaughn  had  followed  us,  the  former  being 
reported  at  Newport,  Tenn.,  and  the  latter  at  Carter's 
Depot,  each  with  considerable  force,  and  within  helping 
distance  of  each  other.  Gen.  Ammen  with  his  command 
had  returned  to  Knoxville,  leaving  our  Brigade,  now  con 
sisting  of  the  Eighth,  Ninth  and  Thirteenth  Cavalry  and 
Patterson's  Battery,  again  to  take  care  of  upper  East 
Tennessee. 

On  the  1 7th  we  left  Bull's  Gap  at  midnight,  marched 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

all  night,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  i8th  the  Brigade 
crossed  the  Holston  river,  intending  to  attack  a  rebel 
force  reported  at  Rogersville  under  Major  Day,  but  thai: 
officer  learning  of  our  advance  retreated  up  the  Clinch 
Valley  pursued  by  a  battalion  of  the  Eighth  Tennessee 
Cavalry  under  Major  Sawyers. 

Late  on  the  evening  of  the  iQth  we  reached  Bean's  Sta 
tion  and  found  a  small  force  of  the  enemy  in  a  gap  of 
the  Clinch  mountain.  Our  Regiment  was  ordered  to  toe 
front  but  the  enemy  soon  disappeared  and  we  went  into 
camp. 

Gen.  Gillem  having  learned  that  Gen.  Williams  had 
been  ordered  to  join  Hood  and  had  left  East  Tennessee, 
determined  to  recross  the  Holston  river  and  attack  Gen. 
Vaughn's  forces,  now  reported  to  be  in  the  vicinity  of 
Morristown,  Term.  Accordingly  our  command  left 
Bean's  Station  on  the  2Oth,  passed  through  Rutledge,  and 
recrossing  the  river  came  to  Mossy  Creek  (now  Jefferson 
City)  on  the  2ist,  where  we  found  the  enemy  had  des 
troyed  the  railroad  and  burned  the  railroad  bridge  at  that 
place.  Our  Brigade  was  detained  here  several  days 
awaiting  ammunition  and  necessary  supplies  before  mov 
ing  on  the  enemy. 

On  the  27th  of  October  the  Brigade  left  New  Market 
going  in  the  direction  of  Mossy  Creek,  the  Thirteenth  in 
advance.  At  Panther  Springs,  four  or  five  miles  west  of 
Morristown,  we  met  a  force  of  about  250  of  General 
Vaughn's  brigade.  Col.  Ingerton,  with  a  battalion  of  the 
Thirteenth,  charged  them,  driving  them  in  the  direction 
of  Morristown.  In  this  little  fight  the  enemy  lost  3 
killed  and  5  wounded.  It  being  now  after  5  o'clock,  and 
the  enemy  being  at  Morristown,  5  miles  away,  it  was 
decided  to  postpone  the  attack  till  morning.  Leaving 
the  wagon  train  under  guard  of  two  companies  of  the 
Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  the  Brigade  moved  at  7  A. 
M.  on  the  28th,  Col.  Parsons,  in  command  of  the  remain 
ing  companies  of  his  regiment,  in  advance.  The  remain 
ing  troops  marched  in  the  following  order.  Thirteenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  Battery  E  First  Tennessee  Light  Ar- 


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tillery,  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  About  9  A.  M.  Col. 
Parsons  came  upon  the  enemy's  skirmish  line  about  one 
mile  and  a  half  from  Morristown.  He  immediately 
charged  and  drove  them  back  upon  their  main  body  which 
was  found  drawn  up  in  two  lines,  one  just  west  and  the 
other  east  of  Morristown.  The  lines  extended  entirely 
across  the  open  fields,  the  flanks  resting  on  the  woods,  and 
their  artillery  on  the  flanks  of  the  second  line. 

FIGHT   AT    MORRISTOWN,   TENN. 

Gen.  Gillem  in  his  report  to  Governor  Johnson  describes 
the  fight  as  follows :  "I  brought  forward  Patterson's 
battery  and  placing  it  on  an  eminence  on  our  right  flank 
shelled  their  front  line  for  a  short  time  while  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  Ingerton  was  forming  his  regiment  in 
column  of  fours  by  companies.  Everything  being  ready 
I  ordered  Col.  Ingerton  to  charge  the  center  and  right 
of  their  front  line.  The  distance  separating  our  line  from 
that  of  the  enemy  was  about  1000  yards.  The  first  600 
of  that  distance  was  passed  over  at  a  walk,  and  with  an 
utter  disregard  for  the  shower  of  shells  hurled  at  them 
by  the  enemy's  artillery,  which  could  not  be  replied  to  by 
our  artillery  without  endangering  our  own  troops.  When 
about  400  yards  from  the  enemy's  line  the  regiment 
raised  a  trot.  Soon  after  the  enemy  opened  a  musketry 
fire  from  his  entire  line  and  Ingerton  charged.  For  a 
moment  both  parties  were  enveloped ;  the  next  the  rebels 
were  seen  fleeing,  hotly  pursued  by  Ingerton's  regiment. 
Just  at  this  time  the  enemy  endeavored  to  turn  our  right 
flank.  Col.  Parsons  was  ordered  to  meet  this  movement 
and  turn  the  enemy's  left  flank.  It  was  my  intention  not 
to  charge  their  left  flank  and  second  line  until  Col.  Par 
sons  had  a  position  from  which  he  could  cut  off  their  re 
treat,  but  before  Parsons  could  complete  his  move  I  per 
ceived  the  enemy  preparing  to  charge  our  battery.  I 
immediately  ordered  Col.  Patton  of  the  Eighth  Tennes 
see  Cavalry  to  charge  their  left  and  center  whilst  Col. 
Ingerton,  who  had  reformed  his  regiment,  charged  the 
enemy's  right.  Both  charges  were  gallantly  made  and  the 
enemy  completely  routed." 


2OO  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

It  will  be  seen  from  this  report  that  in  this  fight  the 
Thirteenth  took  a  conspicuous  part,  charging  and  break 
ing  the  enemy's  first  line  alone,  the  other  two  regiments 
being  held  in  reserve,  and  in  conjunction  with  the  Eighth, 
broke  their  second  line,  putting  the  command  to  flight. 
There  now  being  no  need  of  a  reserve  or  support,  the 
three  regiments  joined  in  the  pursuit,  following  the  enemy 
beyond  Russellville. 

The  loss  of  the  enemy  was  85  left  dead  on  the  field,  in 
cluding  6  officers;  224  wounded  and  captured,  including 
19  officers.  General  Vaughn,  the  commanding  officer,  was 
among  the  wounded.  We  captured  5  pieces  of  artillery 
with  caissons  complete,  all  their  ammunition  for  small 
arms  and  6  wagons.  The  loss  of  our  Brigade  was  8 
killed  and  18  wounded. 

Gen.  Gillem  in  the  report  from  which  we  have  quoted 
commended  the  gallantry  of  the  entire  Brigade  and  made 
special  mention  of  Cols.  Parsons  and  Brownlow  of  the 
Ninth,  Captain  Patterson  and  Lieut.  Reagan  of  Battery 
E,  Cols.  Patton  and  Brown  of  the  Eighth;  and  all  the 
Brigade  staff  officers.  Of  Col.  Ingerton  he  says :  "Allow 
me  to  call  your  particular  attention  to  Lt. -Colonel  Inger 
ton,  commanding  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  who 
led  the  first  charge  and  broke  the  enemy's  first  line  with 
out  firing  a  shot.  I  earnestly  recommend  that  he  be  ap 
pointed  to  the  command  of  the  first  regiment  of  Ten 
nessee  troops  that  becomes  vacant." 

There  were  several  incidents  of  this  fight  worthy  of 
mention,  and  which  may  be  remembered  by  many  of  the 
survivors  of  the  Regiment.  When  the  rebel  lines  were 
broken  and  our  men  in  close  pursuit  Capt.  S.  E.  North- 
ington  came  up  with  a  rebel  officer,  who,  seeing  that  the 
Captain  was  some  distance  ahead  of  his  men  wheeled  his 
horse  and  pointed  a  pistol  at  Northington,  but  the  latter 
was  not  to  be  bluffed,  but  commenced  striking  the  officer 
with  his  sword  until  he  turned  and  fled.  Northington 
knew  if  the  officer's  pistol  had  been  loaded  he  would  have 
fired  instead  of  threatened. 

It  was  reported  before  the  battle  that  Gen.  Gillem  had 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  2OI 

Coffered  a  silver  cup  to  any  officer  or  soldier  who  would 
capture  Gen.  Vaughn.  The  story  was  told  after  the  fight 
that  a  young  soldier  pursued  Vaughn  and  demanded  his 
surrender  and  that  Gen.  Vaughn  shot  him  dead. 

Lieut.  B.  A.  Miller,  of  the  Thirteenth,  who  was  acting 
Aid-de-Camp  on  General  Gillem's  staff,  captured  a  num 
ber  of  fleeing  rebels  that  day. 

One  incident  of  this  fight  was  peculiarly  sad.  Corporal 
Marion  J.  Garrison,  of  Co.  G,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cav 
alry,  whose  home  was  near  Morristown,  was  in  the 
charge,  and  when  the  Regiment  checked  up  for  a  few 
moments  to  draw  sabres,  young  Garrison  kept  on  towards 
•the  enemy,  probably  not  noticing  that  the  others  had 
halted.  He  was  fired  on  and  fell  from  his  horse  dead. 
Corporal  John  G.  Shell,  with  a  squad  of  men,  was  de 
tailed  to  take  him  to  his  home  and  bury  him.  He  was 
only  20  years  old. 

After  the  fight  at  Morristown  the  Brigade  moved  up 
the  river  road  to  Greeneville;  the  Thirteenth  went  out  6 
miles  east  of  that  place  to  Henderson's  Depot  (now  Af- 
ton)  where  we  went  into  camp  and  commenced  repairing 
the  railroad.  After  his  defeat  Vaughn  did  not  halt  long- 
in  his  retreat  until  he  reached  the  east  bank  of  the  Wa- 
tauga  river  at  Carter's  Depot.  Believing  now  that  he 
would  not  have  the  temerity  to  attack  us  again  unless  he 
should  be  largely  reinforced,  and  supposing  that,  as  the 
star  of  the  Confederacy  was  now  waning,  their  forces 
would  be  needed  in  other  directions,  we  felt  confident  we 
were  masters  of  the  situation  in  East  Tennessee. 

We  remained  here  quietly,  resting  our  horses,  repair 
ing  wagons  and  taking  a  much  needed  rest  ourselves 
cifter  the  various  marches,  countermarches,  skirmishes 
and  battles  in  which  we  had  constantly  been  engaged  for 
the  past  month. 

On  the  8th  of  November  we  held  an  election  in  the 
Regiment,  it  having  been  made  legal  by  the  State  Govern 
ments  for  the  troops  throughout  the  entire  army  to  vote  in 
the  Presidential  election  of  1864.  We  have  no  record  of 
the  vote,  but  it  is  safe  to  say  every  vote  cast  that  day  by 


2O2  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'FH    REGIMENT 

the  soldiers  of  the  Thirteenth  was  for  the  Lincoln  and 
Johnson  Electors.  The  intention  of  the  movement  of  the 
Brigade  up  the  country  seems  to  have  been  to  allow  the. 
Union  people  in  East  Tennessee  to  vote  as  far  as  possible. 
The  Northern  Democracy,  under  the  name  of  the  "Peace 
Party,"  were  making  a  strong  fight  for  McClellan  and 
Pendleton,  and  no  doubt,  could  the  Southern  army  have 
voted,  the  chances  of  their  election  would  have  been  very 
good.  The  spectacle  of  the  ex-Commander-in-Chief  of 
the  Army  of  the  United  States  receiving  the  vote  of  a 
large  number  of  Northern  people,  and  the  support  of  the 
Southern  press,  and  the  mention  of  his  name  eliciting  the 
cheers  of  the  Southern  army  is  a  sad  comment  upon  the 
loyalty  of  a  large  class  of  Northern  people  at  this  time. 

Contrary  to  our  expectations  the  Confederate  authori 
ties  were  not  yet  disposed  to  relinquish  their  hold  upon 
East  Tennessee.  Major  General  John  C.  Breckenridge 
commanding  the  Department  (Confederate)  of  Western 
Virginia  and  East  Tennessee  with  Headquarters  at  this 
time  at  Witherville,  Virginia,  upon  the  defeat  of  Vaughn 
at  Morristown  on  October  28,  immediately  began  prepar 
ations  to  drive  Miller's  Brigade  out  of  Upper  East  Ten 
nessee  and  threaten  Knoxville.  For  this  purpose  he  had 
assembled  Vaughn's  and  Duke's  (Morgan's  old  command) 
Cavalry,  together  with  Cosby's,  Giltner's,  Palmer's  and 
Crittenden's  forces,  some  East  Tennessee  reserves,  and 
four  12-pounder  and  two  6-pounder  howitzers  uncfcr  Ma 
jor  Page,  chief  of  artillery.  This  force  amounting  in  all 
to  about  5000  troops.  These  troops  were  nearly  all  vet 
erans  seasoned  by  many  raids  and  campaigns,  and  com 
manded  by  experienced  officers.  They  were  under  the 
command  of  Gen.  Breckenridge  who  was  regarded  as  one 
of  the  bravest  and  ablest  Generals  in  the  Confederate 
service. 

Opposed  to  this  force  was  Col.  Miller's  Brigade,  under 
the  supervision  of  Gen.  A.  C.  Gillem,  who  had  now  been 
promoted  to  Brigadier  General.  The  Brigade  was  now 
known  as  "The  Third  Brigade,  Fourth  Division,  Army  of 
the  Cumberland."  It  contained  the  same  organizations 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  203 

that  fought  Vaughn  at  Morristown,  viz:  the  Eighth,. 
Ninth  and  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  and  Batteries 
E  and  G,  First  Tennessee  Light  Artillery,  amounting  in. 
all  to  about  2000  effective  men. 

Brigadier  General  Jacob  Ammen  was  in  command  of 
the  forces  at  Knoxville  and  reporting  to  Gen.  Schofield, 
while  Gen.  Gillem  was  acting  under  orders  from  Gover 
nor  Johnson.  Our  Brigade  was  of  course  in  the  regular 
service  of  the  United  States,  but  Governor  Johnson  had 
it  detached  by  an  order  of  the  War  Department  to  operate 
in  East  Tenness.  It  was  unfortunate  that  Gen.  Ammen 
and  Gen.  Gillem  were  jealous  of  each  other.  Each  held 
the  same  rank  and  Gen.  Ammen  was  afraid  if  Gillem 
achieved  any  great  success  he  might  receive  promotion 
and  obtain  a  higher  rank  in  the  army  than  himself.  This 
spirit  of  jealousy  has  always  been  hurtful  to  the  service 
not  only  in  the  volunteer,  but  in  the  regular  army  as  well.. 


204  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XXI. 


Bull's  Gap  Stampede. — Full  Particulars. — Result  of  Jealousy 
Between     Commanding     Officers.— Gen.     Ammen     Censured.— 
Heavy  Loss  of  the  3rd  Brigade.— Brave  Defense  of  the  Gap 
Before  the  Stampede. 

Learning  of  the  approach  of  Gen.  Breckenridge  with 
his  superior  force,  on  the  9th,  a  battalion  of  the  Thirteenth 
was  sent  out  on  the  Jonesboro  road  as  far  as  Limestone 
Depot  and  a  battalion  of  the  Eighth  on  the  river  road  as 
far  as  Broylesville;  the  remainder  of  the  Brigade  falling 
back  to  Greeneville.  From  this  place  Gen.  Gillem  tele 
graphed  to  Gen.  Ammen,  advising  him  of  the  approach 
of  Gen.  Breckenridge  with  a  superior  force  and  asking 
his  assistance.  Gen.  Ammen  had  a  number  of  regiments 
under  his  command  in  the  vicinity  of  Knoxville,  among 
these  was  the  4th  Tennessee  Infantry,  which  was  anxious 
to  come  to  our  aid,  and  no  good  reason  has  ever  been  as 
signed  for  not  sending  some  of  them  to  the  assistance  of 
our  Brigade. 

At  about  9  P.  M.  of  the  9th  the  scouts  returned  and  re 
ported  that  Breckenridge  was  advancing  by  the  Jones 
boro  and  river  roads  towards  Greeneville.  The  Brigade 
evacuated  that  place  at  10  P.  M.,  falling  back  to  Bull's 
Gap,  which  from  its  position  afforded  better  facilities  for 
lighting  a  superior  force. 

Bull's  Gap  is  a  depression  in  Bay's  mountain,  the  rail 
road  and  State  road  running  in  a  curved  line  through  the 
lowest  part  of  it.  To  the  north  two  spurs  rising  rather 
abruptly  extend  back  a  distance  of  a  mile  or  more  to  the 
main  mountain.  These  spurs  are  separated  from  each 
other  by  a  deep  basin  or  hollow,  making  the  sides  of  the 
hills  quite  steep,  and  the  summits  vary  in  width  from  50 
to  100  yards,  and  at  that  time  they  were  partly  covered 
with  forest  trees.  On  the  south  side  of  the  railroad  the 
elevation  was  hardly  so  great. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  205 

During  the  nth  the  defenses  were  strengthened  as 
much  as  possible  and  preparations  made  to  repel  the  as 
saults  of  the  enemy  who  was  expected  at  any  time.  Gen. 
Gillem  again  appealed  to  Gen.  Ammen  for  assistance  and 
telegraphed  Mr.  Brownlow  to  use  his  influence  with  Gen. 
Ammen  to  send  reinforcements. 

In  the  afternoon  Lieutenants  Freels  and  Northing- 
ton  were  sent  out  in  the  direction  of  Lick  Creek  with 
parts  of  Companies  H  and  I.  They  had  not  gone  far 
until  they  received  a  galling  fire  from  behind 
an  old  fence  grown  up  with  briars  and  bushes, 
behind  which  the  enemy  was  concealed.  Com 
pany  H  received  the  brunt  of  the  fire,  having  7 
men  wounded  out  of  30.  Samuel  Thompson  made  almost 
a  miraculous  escape.  A  shot  took  off  one  of  his  fingers 
and  struck  his  belt  buckle  with  such  force  as  to  knock 
him  off  his  horse  just  as  the  company  was  turning  to  re 
treat.  Lieut.  Freels  and  other  members  of  the  company 
stopped  under  the  heavy  fire  to  assist  Thompson  on  his 
horse,  and  all  retreated  under  the  guns  of  the  fort.  In 
this  skirmish  Lieut.  Freels  was  wounded  in  the  hand, 
the  same  ball  cutting  his  bridle  rein  and  striking  the 
pommel  of  his  saddle  in  front  of  his  body. 

The  enemy  was  now  seen  in  large  numbers,  and  it  was 
learned  that  Gen  Vaughn  had  gone  by  way  of  Warrens- 
burg  to  attack  our  position  in  the  rear  while  Gen.  Breck- 
enridge  would  make  the  assault  in  front. 

At  4  A.  M.  on  the  I2th  our  men  were  in  line  of  battle, 
Major  Wagner  on  the  left  of  the  east  ridge,  Major 
Doughty  occupying  an  earth-works  on  the  south  side  of 
the  railroad.  Major  Underwood's  Battalion  was  formed 
across  the  railroad  west  of  the  two  ridges  and  facing 
west. 

Four  pieces  of  the  battery  were  on  the  west  ridge  sup 
ported  by  six  companies  of  the  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry 
under  Major  Deakins ;  and  two  pieces  in  the  earth  works 
occupied  by  Major  Doughty. 

At  day-light  on  the  morning  of  the  I2th  the  enemy 
opened  a  heavy  fire  of  artillery  from  a  battery  posted  to 


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HISTORY    OF    THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


our  left,  and  a  demonstration  was  made  on  the  fort  oc 
cupied  by  Major  Doughty  on  the  south  side  of  the  rail 
road.  This  force  merely  made  a  feigned  demonstration 
in  that  direction  and  turning  to  the  right  made  an  assault 
on  the  left  of  the  east  ridge,  while  almost  simultaneously 
Gen.  Duke  led  an  assault  on  the  west  ridge,  occupied  by 
our  artillery. 

After  a  gallant  resistance  against  overwhelming  odds 
Major  Wagner's  battalion  had  to  fall  back,  contesting 
the  ground  as  it  went,  but  before  the  enemy  reached 
the  south  end  of  the  ridge  Capt.  Wilcox,  who  had  been 
•on  the  south  side  of  the  railroad,  considerably  west  of  the 
hill,  was  ordered  up  and  coming  at  a  gallop  left  his 
horses  at  the  foot  of  the  ridge  and  went  at  double-quick 
up  the  hill;  and  about  the  same  time  Major  Doughty's 
battalion,  which  had  been  ordered  across  from  the  south 
side  of  the  railroad,  with  Company  D  in  front,  came  at 
double-quick  also,  and  the  two  forces  joining  Major 
Wagner,  the  rebels,  who  were  coming  on  with  a  yell, 
were  halted  and  then  driven  back  with  a  charge.  In  the 
meantime  Gen.  Duke  had  made  a  furious  attack  on  the 
works  occupied  by  the  Eighth  under  Major  Deakins. 
This  assault  being  repulsed  was  renewed  two  or  three 
times  the  enemy  came  up  within  a  few  yards  of  the  artil 
lery  but  were  repeatedly  driven  back,  our  men  finally  driv 
ing  them  off  of  the  hill.  While  these  charges  were  being 
made  and  repulsed  Gen.  Vaughn  attacked  the  Ninth  Ten- 
nesee  Cavalry  under  Col.  Parsons  in  our  rear  on  the 
Knoxville  road;  this  attack  was  handsomely  repulsed, 
the  enemy  leaving  i  captain  and  8  privates  dead 
on  the  field.  Although  artillery  firing  and  skirmishing 
continued  during  the  day  the  enemy  did  not  renew  the 
assault.  While  these  assaults  were  being  made  our  bat 
teries  were  doing  splendid  work  from  an  open  space  on 
the  west  ridge.  The  fight  had  been  fast  and  furious.  The 
roar  of  cannon,  the  rattle  of  musketry  and  the  yells  of  the 
contending  soldiers  and  all  enveloped  in  a  dense  smoke 
were  scenes  and  sounds  not  soon  to  be  forgotten. 

In  the  last  charge  the  enemy  moving  up  through  a 


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ravine  made  an  assault  upon  the  battery  that  had  done 
such  good  service  in  sweeping  the  ridges  to  the  right, 
they  reached  within  a  few  yards  of  one  piece  and  killed 
some  of  the  horses.  They  were  under  the  hill  so  the  ar 
tillery  could  not  be  brought  to  bear  on  them.  Lieut.  Pat 
terson,  placing  the  limber  of  the  piece  on  his  shoulder, 
thus  depressing  the  muzzle,  ordered  his  men  to  fire.  The 
rebound  of  the  piere  threw  him  to  the  ground,  but  it  sent 
grape  and  canister  into  the  ranks  of  the  enemy.  This 
was  repeated  more  than  once  by  this  brave  officer  until 
the  blood  streamed  out  of  his  nostrils,  but  it  saved  his 
.artillery. 

General  Duke  in  writing  an  account  of  the  fight  since 
the  war  and  speaking  of  the  men  who  withstood  his  as 
saults,  said :  'The  enemy  were  good  fighters  and  our  loss 
was  heavy."  He  said  further,  "Col.  Ward  made  re 
peated  assaults  on  their  works;  he  advanced  within  30 
yards  of  their  works,  the  men  were  staggered  by  their 
fire,  halted  and  could  not  be  made  to  advance.  The 
Yankees  sprang  over  their  works  and  advanced  upon 
us." 

Early  on  the  morning  of  the  I3th  the  firing  began  all 
along  the  line,  but  the  day  passed  without  the  enemy 
renewing  the  effort  to  carry  the  position.  We  were  now 
short  of  ammunition  both  for  artillery  and  small  arms. 
We  had  been  fighting  for  four  days  with  scarcely  anything 
to  eat  and  with  no  feed  for  our  horses.  We  were  sur 
rounded  by  a  superior  force  who  were  being  daily  rein 
forced,  and  we  could  hear  of  no  assistance  coming  to  our 
aid.  We  had  repulsed  every  attack  and  had  inflicted 
heavy  losses  upon  the  enemy,  but  it  now  became  absolute 
ly  necessary  to  attempt  to  fight  our  way  out  and  make 
our  way  to  Knoxville  or  remain  there  and  for  want  of 
ammunition  and  subsistence,  surrender  finally  to  the 
enemy. 

A  consultation  was  held  with  Gen.  Gillem,  Col.  Miller 
and  all  the  regimental  officers  present,  and  it  was  decided 
to  make  the  retreat  that  night,  November  I3th,  1864.  It 
was  a  clear  crisp  November  night  with  the  full  moon  al- 


208  HISTORY   OF   THE    13'fH    REGIMENT 

most  as  bright  as  day.  At  8  P.  M.  the  command  moved 
out  in  the  following  order :  Two  companies  of  the  Ninth 
Tennessee  Cavalry  under  Major  Hornsby;  the  wagon 
and  pack-train  followed  by  the  remainder  of  the  Ninth, 
under  Col.  Parsons;  the  artillery;  two  battalions  of  the 
Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry  bringing  up  the  rear,  under 
Col.  Patton.  Col.  John  K.  Miller  with  the  Thirteenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  commanded  by  Col.  Ingerton,  and 
two  battalions  of  the  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  were 
left  at  Bull's  Gap  to  prevent  the  enemy  from  obtaining 
knowledge  of  our  movements  until  the  train  had  got  well 
under  way.  This  latter  force  was  to  leave  at  10  P.  M. 
and  act  as  a  rear  guard.  In  bringing  the  artillery  off  of 
the  hill  that  night  it  seemed  to  make  tremendous  noise 
and  no  doubt  the  enemy  suspected  that  we  were  preparing 
to  retreat,  for  a  continual  fire  was  kept  up  on  the  troops 
under  Col.  Miller.  The  main  command  passed  safely 
through  Whitesburg,  and  Gen.  Gillem  learning  that  a 
train  with  reinforcements  had  reached  Morristown,  held 
the  command  at  Russellville,  having  ordered  the  rein 
forcements  to  move  up  to  that  place  and  form  at  the  in 
tersection  of  the  Arnet  road  upon  which  the  enemy  was 
now  coming  in  pursuit,  and  that  if  they  (the  reinforce 
ment)  were  attacked  to  hold  the  enemy  in  check,  and  that 
he  (Gillem)  would  attack  the  enemy  both  in  front  and 
rear.  With  this  plan  in  view  Gen.  Gillem  passed  his 
force  to  the  front  of  the  wagon  train  and  moved  on  in 
this  order  to  Russellville.  Hearing  nothing  of  the  rein 
forcements  upon  arriving  at  that  place,  and  knowing  the 
enemy  was  in  force  upon  his  left  flank  Gen.  Gillem  or 
dered  Col.  Patton,  with  2  battalions  of  his  regiment,  to 
hold  the  position  at  the  intersection  of  the  road  until  the 
wagon  train  passed.  The  command  then  moved  on  to 
Judge  Barton's  place  where  another  road  intersects  the 
main  road  and  Gen.  Gillem  was  in  the  act  of  placing  the 
Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry  in  position  here  when  the 
wagon  train  was  attacked  at  Col.  Patton's  position.  Col. 
Patton  repulsed  the  enemy  at  first  but  the  attack  was  re 
newed  with  increasing  numbers,  and  Col.  Patton  fell  into 


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seme  disorder  after  the  wagon  train  had  passed  on.  The 
enemy  came  on  with  a  rush  but  met  with  a  gallant  re 
sistance  by  Col.  Parsons  with  the  Ninth  Tennessee  Cav 
alry,  who  held  them  in  check  for  a  considerable  time,  un 
til  his  ammunition  was  exhausted.  In  the  meantime  Gen. 
Gillem  learned  that  the  reinforcements  that  had  been  sent 
to  Morristown  consisted  of  only  300  dismounted  cavalry 
and  infantry  under  Major  Smith,  and  that  officer  did  not 
feel  justified  in  moving  the  train  forward  or  separating 
his  men  from  it,  but  finally  agreed  to  move  the  train  a 
mile  down  the  road  and  form  his  men  on  the  crest  of  a 
hill.     This  was  done  and  the  artillery  placed  in  position 
commanding  the  road.     Col.   Parsons'  regiment  having 
exhausted  its  ammunition  and  being  hard  pressed   fell 
back  in  confusion,  the  enemy  coming  on  in  close  pursuit. 
Part  of  the  Eighth  and  Ninth  Cavalry  were  rallied  and 
formed  at  this  point,  and  the  enemy  coming  through  the 
open  field  were  received  with  a  deadly  fire  of  artillery 
double-shotted  with  canister,  and  by  fire  from  the  infan 
try  and  dismounted  cavalry  under  Major  Smith,  lying 
behind  a  fence.     The  enemy  recoiled  and  fell  back  a  short 
distance  but  soon  came  on  again  with  a  charge  and  yell 
and  our  men  became  panic-stricken,  and  all  efforts  to  hold 
them  in  position  were  fruitless.     The  artillery  was  now 
without  ammunition  and  useless  and  was  ordered  back. 
It  had  only  proceeded  a  few  hundred  yards  when  the  en 
emy  charged  and  put  to  flight  the  few  soldiers  now  re 
maining.     The  men  had  now  became  thoroughly  panic- 
stricken  and  no  threats  or  persuasion  could  induce  them 
tc  offer  any  further  resistance.    A  large  number  were  cap 
tured  but  when  the  enemy  came  on  to  the  wagon  train 
and  commenced  looting  it,  many  escaped.    It  was  certain 
ly  a  night  of  horror  for  our  Brigade,  but  the  scene  was 
relieved  by  many  brave  deeds    of    officers     and     men. 
Heroic  efforts  were  made  by  brave  officers  to  re-form  at 
different  points,  but  the  men  out  of  ammunition  and  in 
confusion  had  lost  all  confidence  and  could  not  be  pre 
vailed  on  to  make  another  stand.    In  the  first  onslaughts 
of  the  enemy  all  did  nobly.    At  one  point  when  our  men 


2IO  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

were  firing  on  the  enemy  the  voice  of  Lt.  Kelly,  of  Gen. 
Gillem's  staff,  could  be  heard  shouting  to  the  men  :  "Shoot 
low,  boys ;  shoot  low."  We  could  hear  some  rebel  officer 
shouting  "Close  up,  Major  Day,  close  up!"  Capt.  Patter 
son  and  his  officers  clung  to  the  artillery  till  the  last  mo 
ment.  It  was  said  that  after  the  rebels  were  all  around 
it  and  seeing  it  was  hopeless  to  remain  longer  Patterson 
mounted  one  of  the  artillery  horses  that  had  been  cut 
loose  and  in  the  confusion  rode  away.  All  the  officers 
did  every  thing  possible  to  avert  the  disaster. 

Col.  Miller,  who  had  been  left  with  Col.  Ingerton  and 
Major  Deakin  of  the  Eighth,  after  expending  what  re 
mained  of  the  ammunition,  left  the  Gap  at  10  o'clock  ac 
cording  to  arrangements,  with  Capt.  Wilcox's  company 
forming  the  rear  guard.  We  passed  through  Whites- 
burg,  and  the  head  of  the  column  reached  Russellville 
when  a  heavy  fire  was  opened  on  us  from  our  right  by 
Gen.  Vaughn's  brigade,  which  had  got  between  us  and 
the  main  command.  Col.  Ingerton  was  at  the  head  of 
the  Regiment,  and  believing  at  first  that  we  were  being 
fired  on  by  the  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry  through  mistake 
—it  being  night, — sent  Adjutant  Scott  to  correct  the  mis 
take  and  have  the  firing  stopped.  That  officer,  accom 
panied  by  his  orderly,  John  S.  Hilton,  soon  discovered 
that  the  force  were  rebels  and  in  attempting  to  escape 
from  them  had  his  horse  killed,  but  made  his  escape  into 
the  woods  on  foot,  falling  in  with  another  dismounted 
comrade  soon  afterwards.  The  Regiment  being  in  column 
was  not  in  position  to  charge  and  was  thrown  into  confu 
sion  by  this  unexpected  attack.  Reaching  the  west  side 
of  the  town,  and  the  rebels  coming  on  with  a  rush  and 
yell,  our  officers  could  not  hold  the  men  together.  Here 
the  Regiment  turned  to  the  right  and  for  awhile  the  great 
est  confusion  prevailed,  every  man  acting  at  will  and 
trying  to  take  care  of  himself.  Vaughn  did  not  pursue 
them  far  but  went  on  in  the  direction  of  Morristown.  The 
Thirteenth  and  Major  Deakins'  two  battalions,  after 
reaching  the  Holston  river,  all  got  together  except  a  few 
who  had  been  captured  or  dismounted  at  Russellville,  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  211 

crossed  the  river,  and  after  procuring  something  to  eat, 
and  resting  and  feeding  their  horses,  proceeded  in  good 
older  to  Strawberry  Plains  and  from  there  to  Love's 
Creek,  5  miles  east  of  Knoxville,  where  the  Brigade  went 
into  camp. 

The  losses  of  the  Brigade  in  this  disastrous  affair  were 
heavy,  including  our  six  pieces  of  artillery  with  caissons 
complete;  our  entire  wagon  and  pack  trains,  ambulances 
and  horses  together  with  small  arms,  colors  and  about 
150  prisoners.  Sergeant  J.  A.  Shoun,  of  Co.  D,  was  cap 
tured  and  escaped  by  jumping  off  the  train  at  Carter's 
Depot  and  rejoined  the  Regiment. 

Gen.  Breckenridge  followed,  threatening  Strawberry 
Plains  and  sending  a  force  in  below  that  place  burning 
the  railroad  bridge  at  Flat  Creek  and  threatening  Knox 
ville. 

Gen.  Ammen  who  had  been  so  tardy  in  going  to  Gen 
eral  Gillem's  aid,  and  who  had  given  as  the  reason  for  not 
sending  reinforcements,  that  he  knew  Breckenridge  had 
only  1 200  men  and  Gillem  ought  to  be  able  to  take  care 
of  himself,  was  now  thoroughly  alarmed  for  the  safety 
of  Knoxville  and  telegraphed  to  Gen.  Sherman  that 
"Breckenridge  is  said  to  be  in  command  of  from  2000  to 
8000  men,"  and  to  Gen.  Steadman  that  "the  enemy  are 
5000  strong,"  and  again :  "The  enemy  is  reported  cross 
ing  the  Holston  at  Strawberry  Plains  with  a  large  force ; 
number  not  known.  Will  you  send  me  assistance  if  I 
need  it?" 

It  \vill  be  seen  that  the  enemy  had  grown  materially 
in  the  estimation  of  Gen.  Ammen  since  he  told  Mr.  W.  G. 
Brownlow  in  the  presence  of  Col.  R.  R.  Butler  a  few 
days  before,  when  Gen.  Gillem  was  importuning  him  for 
assistance  that  Breckenridge  had  only  1200  men.  Gen. 
Ammen  kept  the  wires  busy  for  four  or  five  days  wiring 
Gens.  Steadman  and  Stoneman  about  the  dangerous  po 
sition  of  Knoxville. 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  i6th  the  Regiment  moved  to 
the  Fair  Grounds  two  miles  east  of  Knoxville  and  went 
into  camp.  On  the  i7th  the  enemy  was  reported  west  of 


212  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Strawberry  Plains  and  the  Regiment  was  ordered  out  to 
reconnoiter.  We  found  the  enemy  in  force  near  the 
Flat  Creek  railroad  bridge  which  he  had  burned  and 
an  engagement  followed.  The  fighting  continued  for 
two  hours  until  almost  dark,  our  men  showing  no  signs 
of  the  demoralization  of  the  stampede  but  fought  with 
their  old  time  gallantry. 

On  the  1 8th  the  entire  Brigade  was  ordered  out,  but 
the  enemy  having  withdrawn  from  the  rear  of  Straw 
berry  Plains  we  returned  on  the  igih  and  moved  our 
camp  on  to  a  ridge  south  of  the  Fair  grounds. 

Gen.  Gillem  in  his  report  to  Governor  Johnson  called 
attention  to  the  gallantry  displayed  in  repelling  the  as 
saults  of  the  enemy  at  Bull's  Gap  on  the  I2th  by  Col. 
John  K.  Miller,  Lieut.-Col.  William  H.  Ingerton,  Major 
J.  H.  Wagner,  Captain  C.  C.  Wilcox,  of  the  Thirteenth, 
and  also  the  officers  of  the  Eighth  and  Ninth  and  the 
Light  Artillery,  as  well  as  the  members  of  his  staff,  in 
cluding  Lieut.  B.  A.  Miller  of  our  Regiment. 


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CHAPTER  XXII. 


After  the  Stampede. — Brigade  Shows  no  Demoralization — 
Death  of  Col.  Ingerton. — B.  P.  Stacy  Appointed  Lt.-Col.  and 
Assumes    Command    of    Regiment. — Many    Changes     in     Offi 
cers. — Camp-Life   at   Cantonment   Springs. — Preparing    for    a 
Winter  Campaign. 

The  weather  was  now  quite  cold  and  the  Regiment 
having  drawn  tents  and  equipments  went  to  work  to  get 
things  in  order,  and  rest  from  the  recent  hard  service  and 
disaster.  Stragglers  and  many  who  had  been  dismounted 
and  cut  off  the  night  of  the  stampede,  and  had  been  re 
ported  captured  or  missing  came  into  camp  nearly  every 
day.  Adjutant  Scott  whose  horse  had  been  killed  at  Rus- 
sellville  and  who  in  company  with  his  orderly,  John  S. 
Hilton,  and  a  dismounted  Eighth  Tennessee  cavalryman, 
made  their  way  to  Morristown  on  foot  that  night,  came 
into  camp  on  the  24th.  Reaching  Morristown  the  morn 
ing  after  the  retreat  just  at  daylight  Adjutant  Scott  and 
his  orderly  Hilton  started  to  go  into  town,  supposing  the 
troops  they  could  see  there  were  our  Brigade.  Upon 
nearer  approach  he  found  they  were  rebels,  or  from  ap 
pearances  suspected  they  were,  and  reached  a  woods  some 
distance  north  of  the  town  without  being  discovered. 
Young  Hilton,  who  was  only  about  16  years  old,  and 
small  for  his  age,  not  being  able  to  find  pants  small  enough 
for  him  had  on  citizens'  pants  and  also  a  citizens'  hat.  He 
concealed  his  cavalry  jacket  and  went  into  town  to  find 
out  the  situation.  Not  returning  Adjutant  Scott  arid  the 
cavalryman  (who  was  still  with  him)  remained  in  con 
cealment  all  day  and  that  night,  the  -1 4th  and  the  morn 
ing  of  the  1 5th,  made  their  way  to  the  Holston  river, 
crossed  it  in  a  canoe  and  went  down  the  river  to  the 
house  of  a  Union  man  whose  name  he  has  forgotten,  who 


214  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

lived  in  the  vicinity  of  Rutledge.  On  the  way  there  the 
two  men  narrowly  escaped  capture  trying  to  get  some 
thing  to  eat.  The  country  was  full  of  rebel  soldiers, 
many  of  their  homes  being  in  this  locality  and  at  every 
house  these  men  went  to  they  would  either  see  horses 
tied  up,  or  stepping  up  to  the  window,  see  soldiers  in  the 
house.  One  place  they  were  discovered  and  pursued  but 
the  house  was  near  a  woods  and  they  escaped.  Finally 
reaching  the  house  of  the  Union  man  referred  to 
they  were  fed  and  kindly  treated.  Adjutant  Scott  being 
too  much  fatigued  and  worn  out  to  attempt  to  reach 
Strawberry  Plains,  20  miles  awray,  besides  the  danger 
Of  being  captured  as  the  rebels  were  now  all  through  the 
country  hunting  for  men  who  had  been  cut  off,  remained 
with  this  Union  man  until  the  23d  of  November,  his 
comrade  of  the  Eighth  finding  quarters  with  another 
Union  family  in  the  vicinity.  This  friend  in  need  fur 
nished  him  with  a  suit  of  butternut  jeans  and  an  old 
straw  hat  and  he  hid  his  uniform  in  a  straw  pen.  In  this 
way  he  \vas  completely  disguised.  While  here  Adjutant 
Scott  heard  of  a  copy  of  the  "Knoxville  Whig"  giving 
an  account  of  the  stampede  and  went  to  a  house  about  two 
miles  away,  in  the  night,  to  see  the  paper.  He  found  the 
full  account  of  the  stampede  with  his  own  name  among 
the  killed  or  missing'. 

On  the  night  of  the  23d  he  started  for  Strawberry 
Plains  going  with  a  pilot  through  the  hills  until  reaching 
our  pickets  the  next  morning.  At  Strawberry  Plains  he 
was  kindly  treated  by  Col.  Trowbriclge  and  soon  found 
an  opportunity  to  go  to  Knoxville  on  a  pay  car.  Going 
up  Gay  street  he  met  Col.  Ingerton  on  horseback  going 
out  to  camp,  but  who  returned  with  him  to  the  Franklin 
House,  where  he  met  Mrs.  Ingerton  and  also  Mrs.  Gen. 
Gillem.  That  night  Adjutant  Scott  went  out  to  camp 
where  he  joined  "the  boys"  in  drinking  each  others' 
health  in  a  few  bottles  of  excellent  wine  procured  for  the 
occasion,  and  in  mutual  rejoicing  that  we  were  all  alive. 

The  following  day,  Nov.  25th,  witnessed  the  saddest 
event  that  had  yet  befallen  our  Regiment.  Gen.  Gillem's 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  215 

headquarters  were  at  the  Franklin  House  in  the  city. 
Mrs.  Gillem  and  their  little  daughter  were  with  him  and 
Mrs.  Ingerton  was  also  a  guest  of  the  hotel.  Col.  In- 
gerton  spent  as  much  of  his  time  as  he  could  spare  from 
his  duties  as  commanding  officer  of  the  Regiment  would 
permit  with  his  wife. 

On  the  25th  of  November  Col.  Ingerton  with  a  num 
ber  of  others  were  sitting  in  the  lobby  of  the  hotel,  the 
Colonel  holding  Gen.  Gillem' s  little  daughter  on  his  knee. 
J  H.  Walker,  who  had  been  a  Lieutenant  in  the  2d  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry,  came  into  the  hotel  and  took  a  seat  near 
Col.  Ingerton,  and  acting  as  if  intoxicated  leaned  rudely 
over  against  him.  Col.  Ingerton  pushed  him  away  from 
him  to  protect  the  little  girl,  and  then  recognizing  the 
man  as  an  ex-Federal  officer  who  had  a  grudge  against 
him  told  him  if  he  had  any  grievance  against  him  that  he 
(Walker)  could  find  him  at  any  time,  and  if  he  would 
come  to  him  in  the  proper  condition  he  would  settle  this 
matter  to  his  satisfaction.  Col.  Ingerton  then  set  the 
little  girl  down  and  started  to  walk  across  the  corridor 
of  the  hotel  suspecting  no  danger  from  this  man.  Hear 
ing  some  one  behind  him  he  turned  and  con 
fronted  Walker,  who  had  drawn  his  pistol  and 
was  in  the  act  of  firing.  Ingerton  hastily  sprang 
towards  his  assailant,  caught  hold  of  him  and 
partially  turned  him  around  but  Walker  succeeded 
in  firing  the  pistol,  the  ball  taking  effect  in  Colonel  Inger- 
ton's  abdomen,  inflicting  a  fatal  wound.  With  some  as 
sistance  he  walked  to  his  room  on  the  second  floor  of  the 
iiciel.  On  the  receipt  of  this  news  in  camp  the  officers 
and  men  of  the  Regiment  were  greatly  enraged,  as  were 
the  entire  Brigade.  Immediately  after  the  shooting 
Capt.  D.  M.  Nelson  of  Gen.  Gillem's  staff,  who  was  a 
warm  friend  of  Col.  Ingerton,  and  a  brave  and  resolute 
young  officer,  procured  a  shot  gun,  repaired  to  the  hotel 
and  attempted  to  shoot  Walker,  but  just  as  he  was  in 
the  act  of  firing  some  one  knocked  the  muzzle  of  the  gun 
up  and  its  contents  were  discharged  into  the  ceiling  of 
the  hotel  office. 


2l6  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Walker  was  arrested  and  placed  in  jail.  There  was 
great  excitement  and  indignation  in  the  Regiment  and 
threats  of  lynching  were  heard  on  all  sides.  The  officers 
of  the  Regiment  went  in  a  body  to  Gen.  Gillem's  rooms 
in  the  Franklin  House  and  asked  that  the  assassin  be 
turned  over  to  them,  stating  if  it  was  not  done  they 
would  bring  the  Regiment  into  the  city,  break  down  the 
doors  of  the  jail  and  drag  the  murderer  out  and  hang 
him.  Gen.  Gillem  told  them  he  would  pledge  his  honor 
as  an  officer  that  Walker  should  be  tried  at  once  and  it 
not  properly  punished  they  could  take  the  matter  into 
their  own  hands. 

Col.  Ingerton  lingered  in  great  agony  until  December 
8,  when  his  spirit  took  its  flight.  During  this  time  he 
was  often  delirious  from  the  inflammation  that  had  set 
up  from  the  wounds,  and  would  fight  over  the  re 
cent  battles  in  which  he  had  been  engaged  at  Greeneville, 
Morristown  and  Bull's  Gap;  calling  on  his  favorite  offi 
cers  to  charge  the  enemy. 

His  remains  were  embalmed  and  taken  charge  of  by  his 
wife  and  faithful  friend  Lieut.  James  Reese,  who  had 
been  his  associate  in  the  Fourth  U.  S.  Cavalry,  and  taken 
to  Zenia,  Ohio,  the  home  of  his  wife  for  burial. 

Lieut. -Colonel  Ingerton  was  a  born  soldier,  brave,  dis 
creet  and  with  capacity  to  grasp  a  situation  in  an  instant, 
and  the  intelligence  to  act  at  the  proper  time.  He  was 
no  boaster,  and  wras  always  watchful  of  his  men  and 
trade  no  needless  sacrifice  of  life.  A  Brigadier's  star 
would  have  been  a  most  graceful  acknowledgment  of  his 
service  in  East  Tennessee,  and  he  would  have  worn  it 
with  credit  to  himself  and  honor  to  the  service. 

Previous  to  joining  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry 
Col.  Ingerton  was  Acting  Provost  Marshal  on  the  Staff 
of  Gen.  W.  Sooy  Smith  in  the  Mississippi  campaign  in 
the  Spring  of  1864.  It  was  alleged  by  Col.  Ingerton's 
friends  he  had  preferred  charges  against  Lieut.  Walker 
for  cowardice  in  the  presence  of  the  enemy  at  the  battle 
of  Okalona,  Miss.,  and  that  Walker  was  convicted  and 
dismissed  from  the  service.  The  friends  of  Walker 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  217 

•claimed  that  the  charges  were  preferred  against  him  for 
drunkenness  and  disorderly  conduct  while  at  Memphis, 
lenn.  In  either  case  it  was  a  cowardly  assassination, 
•Col.  Ingerton  having  only  done  his  duty  as  Provost  Mar 
shal  in  preferring  charges  against  an  unworthy  officer. 
Walker  escaped  from  jail  and  was  never  prosecuted.  We 
have  been  informed  that  about  ten  years  ago  (1892), 
while  in  an  intoxicated  condition,  he  met  a  tragic  death 
near  his  home  in  Sevier  county,  Tenn.  Returning  from 
his  saw-mill  to  his  home  in  a  vehicle  drawn  by  a  mule, 
he  fell  out  of  the  vehicle  and  frightened  the  animal.  His 
clothing  was  caught  and  he  was  dragged  to  his  death. 
Walker's  name  does  not  appear  upon  the  rolls  of  the  2d 
Tennessee  Cavalry. 

After  the  death  of  Lieut.-Col.  Ingerton,  Major  George 
W.  Doughty  being  next  in  rank  was,  according  to  mili 
tary  usages,  entitled  to  promotion  to  the  rank  of  Lieuten 
ant-Colonel  of  the  Thirteenth.  The  officers  and  men  had 
the  greatest  respect  for  Major  Doughty  and  believed  him 
in  every  way  capable  of  commanding  the  Regiment.  The 
friends  of  Captain  B.  P.  Stacy,  who  had  now  been  pro 
moted  to  Captain  of  Company  F,  vice  Captain  Frederick 
Siimp,  who  had  resigned  on  account  of  physical  disabil 
ity,  claimed  that  owing  to  greater  experience  and  longer 
service  in  the  army,  he  would  make  the  most  efficient 
Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  insisted  on  his  promotion  over 
all  the  Captains  who  were  his  seniors  in  rank,  and  over 
the  Majors  to  this  position.  This  created  a  serious  dis 
turbance  in  the  Regiment  and  came  near  ending  in  in 
subordination  and  riot. 

Major  Doughty  had  cheerfully  submitted  to  the  pro 
motion  of  Col.  Ingerton  over  him,  and  even  favored  it, 
believing  at  that  time  the  good  of  the  service  and  the  best 
interests  of  the  Regiment  would  be  promoted  by  having 
a  commanding  officer  of  Ingerton's  experience  to  train 
them  for  service.  But  he  felt  now  that  he  himself  had 
had  considerable  experience  and  was  justly  entitled  to  the 
position. 

Major  Doughty  had  many  friends  in  the  Regiment  and 


2l8  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TI1    REGIMENT 

the  men  and  officers  who  had  served  under  him  during 
the  siege  of  Knoxville  and  many  others,  including  Cap 
tain  Dervin,  of  Company  K,  and  Lieutenants  Walker 
and  Freels,  were  warmly  attached  to  him.  Major 
Doughty  and  his  friends  firmly  and  openly  protested 
against  the  appointment  of  Captain  Stacy  and  threatened 
to  revolt  in  case  it  was  done. 

Captain  Stacy  also  had  many  warm  friends  in  the 
Regiment  and  was  exceedingly  popular,  and  through  the 
influence  of  Col.  Miller  and  Gen.  Gillem  he  was  commis 
sioned  Lieutenant-Colonel.  Major  Doughty,  who  was 
iii  command  of  the  Regiment  since  the  shooting  of  Col. 
Ingerton,  feeling  deeply  mortified  and  angry  at  what  he 
considered  a  great  wrong  done  him,  refused  to  submit  to 
it.  He  called  on  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  Regi 
ment  who  were  his  friends  to  form  in  line  and  assist  him 
and  he  would  openly  resist.  A  number  of  his  friends 
signified  their  willingness  and  a  serious  conflict  seemed 
imminent.  The  Regiment  was  called  to  arms  and  the 
disturbance  finally  quelled.  Major  Doughty  was  arrested 
but  was  soon  released.  He  refused,  however,  to  take 
command  of  his  battalion,  and  sent  in  his  resignation. 
The  command  was  now  ready  to  start  on  the  raid  into 
Southwest  Virginia  under  General  Stoneman.  On  this 
raid  Major  Doughty  acted  as  Chief  of  Staff  by  appoint 
ment  on  General'  Gillem's  staff  and  did  excellent  service 
in  that  memorable  campaign. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  219 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 


First  Stoneman  Raid  Into  Southwest  Virginia. — Cold 
Weather  and  Hard  Marching. — Fights  at  Rogersville  and 
Kingsport— Death  of  Capt.  Jas.  B.  Wyatt  at  Abingdon.— 
Pursuit  of  Gen.  Vaughn.— Fight  in  Marion  Before  Day-Light. 
Death  of  Capt.  Wm.  M.  Gourley— Fight  at  Mt.  Arie.— At 
Saltville. — Gallant  Charge  and  Capture  of  Fort  Brecken- 
ridge. — Regiment  Complimented  by  Gen.  Stoneman — Suffer 
ing  From  Cold  and  Hard  Marching. — Return  to  Knoxville. — 
In  Winter  Quarters- — Social  Life  at  Knoxville. 


STONEMAN'S     RAID     IN     SOUTHWEST     VIR 
GINIA. 

Some  part  of  Breckenridge's  command  had  remained 
ii  East  Tennessee  since  our  defeat  at  Bull's  Gap.  Our 
Brigade  and  the  forces  of  General  Ammen  were  now  to 
join  forces  with  Major-General  Burbridge  and  this  en 
tire  command  under  Gen.  George  S.  Stoneman  was  as 
signed  the  task  of  destroying  King's  Saltworks,  tearing 
up  the  railroads,  burning  the  bridges  of  the  East  Tennes 
see  and  Virginia  Railroad  to  Witheville,  Va.,  and  de 
stroy  the  lead  mines  at  that  place.  In  these  operations 
we  were  again  to  meet  the  commands  of  Generals  Vaughn 
and  Duke,  our  ancient  enemies,  whose  men  we  had  re 
peatedly  defeated,  but  who  had  at  last  succeeded  in  driv 
ing  us  from  Bull's  Gap  and  captured  our  artillery  and 
wagon-train.  This  was  our  first  active  service  since  that 
disastrous  stampede,  and  we  were  more  than  anxious  to 
retrieve  the  reputation  we  had  lost,  and  punish  the  enemy 
for  the  severe  blow  he  had  dealt  us. 

Our  Brigade  had  been  newly  equipped  with  arms  and 
horses  and  now  numbered  about  1500  men. 


22O  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

The  only  commissioned  officers  of  the  Field  and  Staff 
who  were  on  duty  with  the  Regiment  on  this  raid  were 
Lietit.-Col.  B.  P.  Stacy,  Major  W.  H.  Matlock,  Surgeon, 
Major  J.  H.  Wagner,  Adjutant  S.  W.  Scott  and  Lieut. 
S.  P.  Angel,  Acting  Regimental  Commissary. 

The  Regiment  left  Knoxville  on  the  loth  of  December, 
1864,  moving  in  the  direction  of  Bean's  Station,  where 
we  joined  Gen.  Burbridge  and  were  provided  with  five 
day's  -rations.  Our  Regiment  took  the  advance  here 
moving  in  the  direction  of  Rogersville.  On  the  night 
of  the  1 2th  we  encamped  near  the  residence  of  a  Mr. 
Bassett,  where  the  officers  of  the  Field  and  Staff  found 
opportunity  to  dry  their  clothing  which  had  been  satu 
rated  with  rain  and  mud  that  day,  and  enjoy  the  luxury 
of  a  warm  bed  for  the  last  time  for  several  days.  Here 
we  met  a  young  lady,  Miss  Vaughn,  who  claimed  relation 
ship  with  Gen.  Vaughn,  a  gentleman  with  whom  we  had 
exchanged  compliments  on  several  occasions  but  whose 
personal  acquaintence  we  had  never  made. 

Before  reaching  Rogersville  on  the  I3th  our  advance 
began  skirmishing  with  the  enemy,  driving  them  through 
the  town.  Four  miles  east  of  Rogersville  at  Big  Creek, 
the  enemy  fired  on  us  from  a  bluff  to  our  left.  Col.  Stacy 
ordered  Captain  Wilcox  to  form  his  company  and  charge 
across  the  bridge,  which  he  did,  driving  the  rebels  back. 
Gen.  Gillem  fell  in  with  the  company  and  went  some  dis 
tance  when  the  rebels  halted  and  opened  fire.  Captain 
Wilcox  charged  them  and  dispersed  them.  Nothing 
more  was  seen  of  the  enemy  until  we  reached  the  "Yellow 
Store,"  when  we  made  a  charge,  capturing  an  officer 
and  several  men. 

There  was  no  further  fighting  until  we  came  to  Kings- 
port  on  the  morning  of  the  I3th,  when  we  found  the 
enemy  posted  on  the  bluff  on  the  east  side  of  the  North 
Fork  of  the  Holston  river  in  command  of  Col.  Dick 
Morgan,  Gen.  Duke  being  absent.  After  some  delay  the 
Regiment  was  ordered  to  charge  across  the  river  and  up 
the  steep  bluff.  This  charge  was  made  under  heavy  fire, 
but  we  suffered  only  a  small  loss  owing  to  the  enemy 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  221 

shooting  too  high.  We  captured  Col.  Morgan  and  198 
of  his  men,  killing  and  dispersing  the  remainder.  We 
also  captured  his  entire  wagon-train.  Ori  that  night 
we  passed  through  Blountville,  where  some  of 
our  men  found  the  body  of  Christly  Crow,  a  Carter 
county  man,  who  had  been  killed  by  Gen.  Burbridge's 
men,  who  had  preceded  us  on  this  road.  Christly  Crow 
belonged  to  the  Confederate  army,  and  had  a  brother, 
John  Crow,  who  was  at  this  time  a  member  of  our  Regi 
ment  and  with  the  ambulance  corps.  He  was  notified 
of  his  brother's  death  but  could  not  stop  to  see  him 
buried,  but  employed  and  paid  a  citizen  nearby  to  see 
that  his  brother  was  properly  buried.  This  was  another 
of  the  sad  features  of  civil  war. 

Gen.  Burbridge  had  preceded  us  to  Bristol,  engaging 
the  enemy  and  sending  back  for  reinforcements  our  Bri 
gade  came  up  and  Burbridge  was  sent  forward  to  Abing- 
don  with  instructions  to  threaten  the  Saltworks.  Before 
leaving  Bristol  Burbridge,  in  conjunction  with  our  Bri 
gade,  had  captured  a  part  of  Vaughn's  Brigade  which 
had  been  sent  up  on  the  cars  from  Greeneville.  The  rebel 
telegraph  operator  was  captured  at  Bristol  and  a  dispatch 
from  Gen.  Vaughn  to  Gen.  Breckenridge  intercepted  ask 
ing  the  latter  if  it  would  be  safe  to  send  a  train  loaded 
with  dismounted  men  forward.  Gen.  Stoneman  ordered 
the  operator  to  dispatch  to  Gen.  Vaugrni  that  the  road 
was  clear  and  to  send  them  on  to  Abingdon.  He  told  the 
operator  if  he  gave  the  enemy  any  hint  of  the  real 
situation  and  the  train  did  not  come  he  would  hang  him. 
A  force  was  sent  west  to  tear  up  the  railroad  after  the 
train  passed  and  another  east  to  tear  it  up  before  the 
train  arrived.  Troops  were  also  drawn  up  in  line  at  the 
depot.  The  train  came  in  with  about  500  rebel  soldiers, 
many  of  them  unable  for  duty.  Our  force  captured  here 
560  prisoners.  Their  guns  were  broken  up  and  the  train 
of  cars  burned.  Our  Brigade  completed  the  destruction 
of  rebel  stores  at  Bristol  and  left  there  on  the  night  of 
the  1 4th,  passing  through  Abingdon  on  the  morning  of 
the  1 5th.  When  our  Regiment  passed  through  Abing- 


222          HISTORY  OF -THE  I3TH  REGIMENT 

don  that  morning  Capt.  James  B.  Wyatt,  of  Company  M, 
asked  permission  of  Major  Wagner  to  remain  there  a 
short  time.  The  Major  refused  and  warned  him  not  to 
remain  or  commit  any  overt  act.  Wyatt,  however,  in 
censed  by  having  been  mistreated  by  rebel  citizens  because 
he  was  a  Union  man  remained  after  the  command  had 
passed,  and  it  was  alleged  by  the  citizens,  set  fire  to  some 
buildings  and  then  got  on  his  horse  and  started  to  leave. 
He  was  pursued  by  armed  citizens  a  short  distance  east 
of  the  town  when  his  horse  fell  and  the  men  coming  up, 
shot  him.  Capt.  Wyatt  was  a  handsome,  dashing,  young 
officer,  and  his  death  was  greatly  regretted  by  all.  He 
was  born  and  raised  at  Abingdon  and  his  death  was  the 
outcome  of  that  bitter  hatred  engendered  by  the  war  be 
tween  neighbors  and  friends,  and  even  kindred,  which  we 
have  had  occasion  to  mention  so  often. 

Learning  that  Gen.  Vaughn  was  moving  east  on  a 
parallel  road  north  of  us,  the  Brigade,  with  the  Thir 
teenth  in  advance  pushed  on  in  the  direction  of  Glade 
Springs.  At  2  A.  M.  on  the  i6th  we  left  that  place  with 
the  intention  of  intercepting  Vaughn  before  he  reached 
Marion,  Va. 

Our  sharp  shooters  commanded  by  Lieut.  Peter  L.Barry, 
who  had  been  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  of  Com 
pany  E  for  gallantry  and  efficient  service,  was  in  our  ad 
vance,  supported  by  Company  H,  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Freels,  came  up  with  Gen.  Vaughn's  rear  just  before 
reaching  Marion  about  daylight  and  drove  them  in  on  the 
main  force  in  the  town.  The  Regiment  following,  charged 
into  town  and  in  the  darkness  we  got  mixed  up  with  the 
enemy  so  we  could  scarcely  tell  friend  from  foe.  Captain 
William  M.  Gourley,  of  Company  A,  recognizing  the 
uniform  of  a  Confederate  officer  near  him  struck  him 
with  his  sword;  the  officer  instantly  shot  Gourley  dead. 
Gourley  had  scarcely  fallen  from  his  horse  when  Robert 
Shell,  of  Company  H,  who  had  witnessed  the  personal 
encounter,  killed  the  Confederate  officer,  who  it  was 
learned  was  Colonel  Gideon  of  Gen.  Vaughn's  command. 

Capt.  Gourley  was  an  aggressive  Union  man  from  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  22J 

beginning,  took  an  active  part  in  the  Carter  county  rebel 
lion  and  in  all  the  exciting  affairs  in  that  county.  He 
went  through  the  lines  with  Dan.  Ellis  in  April,  1863, 
and  joined  the  Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry.  Upon  the 
resignation  of  Capt.  Pleasant  Williams,  of  Company  A, 
May  10,'  1864,  Capt.  Gourley  was  recommended  to  suc 
ceed  him  as  Captain  of  that  company.  He  was  an  ardent 
Union  man,  a  good  citizen  and  a  brave  and  capable  officer. 
He  was  a  great  favorite  with  Col.  Ingerton,  who  called 
him  "Old  Fighting  Gourley."  "Old"  wras  an  expression 
used  by  Colonel  Ingerton  to  mean  old  in  the  head — re 
liable. 

The  enemy  being  finally  driven  out  of  Marion,  our  men, 
enraged  at  the  death  of  Capt.  Gourley  set  fire  to  a  dwell 
ing  house  near  w^here  he  fell.  A  young  lady  was  plead 
ing  with  the  men  not  to  burn  the  house.  Lieut.  Angel 
recognized  her  voice  as  that  of  Miss  Mary  Johnson,  of 
Elizabethton,  who  was  visiting  her  sister,  Mrs.  Huff,  who 
lived  at  Marion.  He  rode  up  and  made  himself  known 
to  her,  and  insisted  on  her  getting  out  of  danger,  as  the 
firing  wras  lively  in  that  vicinity. 

From  Marion  we  had  a  running  fight  with  the  enemy 
for  several  miles.  Lieut.  Barry  with  his  sharp-shooters 
and  Lieut.  Freels  with  Company  H,  and  Lieut.  Carriger, 
Company  A,  were  with  the  advance  and  captured  the 
enemy's  outpost  near  Mount  Airy  except  one  man  who 
escaped.  The  enemy  made  a  stand  here  in  a  field  to  our 
left  and  opened  on  us  with  their  artillery.  Gen.  Gillem 
came  forward  and  ordered  a  charge.  He  took  a  guidon 
from  one  of  the  soldiers  and  giving  it  to  Capt.  Dyer  told 
him  to  capture  the  enemy's  artillery  and  place  that 
guidon  on  it.  It  was  but  a  few  minutes  until  this  brave 
officer  was-  waving  the  flag  over  the  captured  piece.  The 
Regiment  made  a  gallant  charge,  capturing  198  prison 
ers,  4  pieces  of  artillery  and  all  his  trains.  Among  his 
artillery  we  found  four  pieces  that  had  been  captured 
from  us  at  Morristown  in  the  Bull's  Gap  stampede.  We 
now  moved  on  to  Witheville,  Va.,  reaching  that  point  at 
night.  Here  the  command  destroyed  a  large  amount  of 


224  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

ammunition  that  had  been  stored  in  a  church.  When  the 
flames  reached  the  ammunition  the  exploding  cartridges 
and  bursting  shells  and  the  lurid  flames  of  the  burning 
building  presented  a  grand  spectacular  scene  never  to  be 
forgotten  by  those  who  witnessed  it.  Our  Regiment  sta 
tioned  on  a  hill  west  of  town  had  a  fine  view  of  it  and 
many  of  us  thought  at  first  the  enemy  had  returned  and  a 
terrific  battle  was  in  progress.  Gen.  Stoneman  had  sent  • 
another  part  of  his  command  to  destroy  the  Lead  Mine, 
some  distance  from  this  place,  burn  the  railroad  bridge 
across  Reedy  Creek  and  tear  up  the  railroad,  all  of 
which  was  successfully  accomplished.  On  the  I7th  our 
Regiment  returned  to  Marion  skirmishing  with  the 
enemy,  who,  after  our  command  passed  came  out  of  their 
position  at  the  Saltworks  and  followed  us. 

As  we  passed  through  Marion  on  this  date,  Mrs. 
Huff  who  before  her  marriage  to  Rev.  Mr  Huff  was  Miss 
Martha  Johnson,  daughter  of  Thomas  C.  Johnson  and 
grand-daughter  of  Hon.  Abraham  Tipton  all  of  Eliza- 
bethton,  Tenn.,  and  her  sister  Miss  Mary  Johnson, 
brought  out  a  large  quantity  of  provisions  on  waiters 
nicely  prepared  and  many  of  our  officers  and  men  whom 
they  knew  were  served  with  an  elegant  breakfast.  We 
shall  retain  this  act  of  kindness  in  our  memory  always 
and  will  revere  the  memory  of  Miss  Mary  (Mrs.  Rucker) 
now  deceased,  for  the  hospitality  shown  us  that  day  as 
well  as  for  the  many  pleasant  hours  spent  at  the  John 
son  family  home  in  our  boyhood.  Dr.  A.  L.  Carrick, 
Brigade  Surgeon,  was  left  in  charge  of  our  wounded  at 
Marion  and  was  captured  and  taken  to  Richmond  as  a 
prisoner  of  war,  and  did  not  again  return  to  the  Brigade. 
The  Doctor  was  a  most  affable  and  agreeable  gentleman, 
and  since  the  war  was  coroner  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati. 

On  the  1 8th  the  Regiment  was  ordered  across  Walker's 
mountain  in  the  direction  of  the  salt  works.  It  was  rain 
ing  hard  and  we  could  hear  heavy  fighting  between  the 
forces  of  Burbridge  and  Breckenridge  in  the  vicinity  of 
Marion.  Before  reaching  the  top  of  the  mountain  we 
were  ordered  back  by  courier. 


CAPT-    J.    H.    NORR1S. 
(See  page  294.) 


CAPT.    THOMAS   J.    BARRY. 

(See  page  294.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  225 

Returning,  the  Regiment  was  placed  in  position  on  the 
south  side  of  town  where  we  remained  all  night  in  the 
rain,  expecting  to  charge  the  enemy  at  daylight.  Mov 
ing  towards  the  enemy  at  daylight  we  found  he  had  re 
treated.  He  was  followed  by  the  I2th  Ohio  Cavalry  who 
captured  some  w7agons  and  caissons  that  had  been  aband 
oned. 

On  the  night  of  the  i8th  the  rumor  was  circulated 
that  Gen.  Stoneman  was  about  to  surrender  the  whole 
command.  A  number  of  our  Regiment  who  had  been 
conscripted  in  the  rebel  army  and  had  deserted  it,  fearing 
if  captured  they  would  be  treated  as  deserters,  a  fate 
which  they  had  much  reason  to  fear,  left  the  Regi 
ment  and  took  to  the  mountains.  In  justice  to  these  men 
we  will  say  they  rejoined  the  Regiment  on  its  return  to 
Knoxville  and  were  not  reported  as  deserters. 

The  rumor  of  the  surrender  was  only  one  of  hundreds 
of  groundless  rumors  that  are  familiar  always  in  camps 
and  probably  originated  from  Gen.  Stoneman  once  sur 
rendering  his  command  in  Georgia,  during  the  Sherman 
campaign. 

On  the  night  of  the  iQth  \ve  went  into  camp  near  Sev 
en-Mile  Ford,  a  few  miles  from  King's  Salt  Works,  now 
Saltville,  Virginia. 

The  garrison  at  that  place  had  been  reinforced  by  Gilt- 
ner's,  Cosby's,  and  what  remained  of  Duke's  brigades. 

At  about  3  P.  M.,  December  20,  1864,  our  Regiment 
approached  to' within  about  1500  yards  of  Fort  Brecken- 
riclge.  A  piece  of  artillery  had  been  placed  in  position 
in  our  front  and  General  Stoneman,  himself  acting  as 
gunner,  directed  the  firing.  The  enemy  had  dug  "Gopher 
holes"  in  front  of  the  fort  and  we  could  not  see  them,  but 
when  the  artillery  was  fired  they  left  their  holes  and  ran 
to  the  fort.  Gen.  Burbridge's  command  was  on  our 
right  and  that  officer  had  been  directed  to  attack  the  fort 
in  his  front  simultaneously  with  the  attack  of  our  Bri 
gade  on  Fort  Breckenridge.  Night,  however,  came  on 
and  nothing  had  been  accomplished. 

We  here  introduce  General  Stoneman's  report  of  the 


226  HISTORY   OF   THE    13TH    REGIMENT 

part  taken  in  the  capture  of  the  Salt  Works  by  Gen.  Gil- 
lem's  command  (or  rather  by  the  Brigade  commanded  by 
Col.  John  K.  Miller),  which  was  made  to  Gen.  Scho- 
field,  Department  Commander,  on  January  6,  1865, 
which  appears  in  "The  Conduct  of  The  War,"  Volume 
I,  page  428.  This  is  from  the  very  highest  authority,  the 
Major-General  in  command  of  the  expedition. 

•  General  Stoneman  says :  "I  now  directed  Colonel 
Stacy  with  his  regiment,  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cav 
alry,  to  make  a  detour  to  the  left,  dash  into  the  town, 
commence  burning  and  shouting  and  make  as  much  con 
fusion  as  possible.  My  instructions  were  carried  out  by 
Col.  Stacy  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner.  A  portion 
of  his  Regiment  he  set  to  work  burning  the  town,  and 
with  the  rest  he  dashed  up  the  steep  hill  on  which  Fort 
Breckenridge  is  situated,  over  the  rifle  pits  and  into  the 
gorge  of  the  work  capturing  two  guns,  two  commission 
ed  officers  and  several  privates  without  the  loss  of  a  man 
and  with  but  two  horses  killed.  This  was  a  signal  for  a 
general  stampede  of  the  enemy,  and  by  1 1  o'clock  in  the 
night  all  the  works  were  evacuated  and  in  the  possession 
of  Col.  Stacy,  and  the  town  of  Saltville  was  in  flames. 
At  dawn  of  the  day  following  I  received  a  message  from 
Gen.  Burbridge  through  one  of  his  staff  officers  that  at 
4  o'clock  A.  M.  his  advance  guard  had  reached  the  town 
of  Saltville  and  reported  the  enemy  had  first  burned  and 
then  evacuated  the  town  the  night  before.  The  whole  of 
the  2  ist  was  devoted  to  the  destruction  and  demolition  of 
the  buildings,  kettles,  masonry,  machinery,  pumps,  wells, 
stores,  materials  and  supplies  of  all  kind,  and  a  more  deso 
late  sight  can  hardly  be  conceived  than  was  presented 
to  our  eyes  on  the  morning  of  the  22d  of  December  by 
the  Salt  Works  in  ruins." 

We  will  quote  other  extracts  from  General  Stoneman1  s 
report  which  refer  especially  to  our  Regiment  and  Bri 
gade  as  the  entire  report  would  not  be  of  sufficient  inter 
est  to  our  readers  to  introduce  it  in  full. 

In  his  summary  of  objects  accomplished  by  this  ex 
pedition  Gen.  Stoneman  says :  "Duke's  command  was 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  227 

badly  whipped  by  Gillem  at  Kingsport  and  his  wagon 
train  captured;  also  84  prisoners,  including  Col.  Dick 
Morgan,  then  temporarily  in  command.  ***** 
Gillem's  Brigade,  reinforced  by  the  Eleventh  Kentucky 
and  Eleventh  Michigan  Cavalry  of  Burbridge's  com 
mand,  captured  Marion,  drove  Vaughn  from  that  point 
beyond  Witheville,  destroyed  all  the  railroad  bridges 
from  that  place  to  Reedy  Creek;  captured  and  destroyed 
Witheville  with  all  its  stores  and  depots,  embracing  25,- 
ooo  rounds  of  fixed  ammunition,  a  large  amount  of  am 
munition  for  small  arms,  pack-saddles,  harness  and  other 
quartermaster  stores,  a  large  amount  of  subsistence  and 
medical  supplies  and  caissons,  ten  pieces  of  artillery,  two 
locomotives  and  several  cars;  quite  a  large  number  of 
horses  and  mules  were  captured;  a  number  of  commis 
sioned  officers  and  198  enlisted  men  were  captured  and 
paroled." 

"  In  the  capture  of  Saltville  and  the  works  surround 
ing  it,  though  the  whole  force  under  my  command  was 
present,  to  Col.  Stacy  and  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cav 
alry  is  due  the  credit  of  having  acted  the  most  conspicu 
ous  part.  *  *  *  *  *  *  Of  the  conduct  of  the 
command  I  cannot  speak  in  terms  of  too  high  praise  and 
with  but  few  exceptions  each  and  all  merit  the  approba 
tion  of  the  Government  and  have  my  sincerest  thanks. 
Neither  danger,  long  marches,  sleepless  nights,  hunger 
nor  hardships,  brought  forth  a  complaint  and  the  utmost 
harmony  and  good  feeling  prevailed." 

On  the  afternoon  of  the  2ist  the  Regiment  moved  a 
short  distance  on  the  Glade  Springs  road  and  went  into 
camp  during  a  heavy  snow  storm.  Without  the  protec 
tion  of  tents  or  any  shelter  whatever  it  did  not  seem  pos 
sible  for  human  beings  to  survive  without  some  protection 
from  this  inhospitable  climate  in  mid-winter,  but  we  do 
not  remember  to  have  heard  much  complaint.  The  night 
spent  in  and  around  Fort  Breckenridge  was  dreadfully 
cold  and  we  were  not  allowed  to  build  any  fires  except 
inside  the  fort. 

On  this  night  a  deserted  house  was  found  near  camp, 


228  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  inhabitants  probably  having  been  frightened  away 
by  the  fighting-  in  the  vicinity  recently.  Our  field  and 
staff  and  as  many  as  could  be  accommodated  took  posses 
sion  and  found  provisions  in  abundance,  consisting  of 
corn  meal,  meat,  lard  and  a  large  jar  of  cream.  The 
house  was  very  well  furnished  with  two  beds,  chairs, 
books,  tables  and  cooking  utensils.  The  clock  was  still 
running.  We  made  ourselves  at  home  and  put  our  cooks 
at  work  to  prepare  supper  while  we  sat  around  a  comfort 
able  fire  in  an  old-time  fire-place.  This  was  a  piece  of 
good  fortune  we  had  not  counted  on.  "The  ill  wind' 
that  had  blown  this  unfortunate  family  from  home  had 
furnished  us  poor  soldiers  with  a  shelter.  Thus  the  old 
adage  "It  is  an  ill  wind  that  blows  nobody  any  good" 
was  once  more  verified. 

After  supper  we  went  to  bed — five  or  six  in  each  bed — 
piled  in  cross-wise — and  slept  the  sleep  of  the  weary,  if 
not  of  the  just. 

On  the  22d  we  crossed  the  North  Fork  of  the  Holston 
river  and  turned  our  faces  towards  Tennessee,  or,  as  the 
boys  said,  "back  to  God's  country."  Going  down  the 
river  the  road  was  overflowed  in  many  places  and  the 
weather  wras  so  cold  our  boots  would  freeze  to  our  stir 
rups  unless  we  kept  our  feet  moving.  We  camped  that 
night  in  an  old  field,  making  beds  of  frozen  corn-stalks 
with  our  blankets  spread  over  them. 

On  the  23d  we  continued  our  march  down  the  river, 
leaving  it  near  Kingsport  and  taking  the  Poor  Valley 
road  at  Brown's.  Capt.  Dyer  and  Adjutant  Scott  were 
sent  out  to  a  large  brick  house  as  protection  for  five 
orphan  ladies  ranging  from  15  to  25  years  old,  who  dwelt 
there  alone.  They  were  nice  refined  people  and  enter 
tained  these  officers  with  a  good  supper  as  well  as  music 
and  songs.  Capt.  Dyer,  like  most  of  his  race,  being  witty 
and  entertaining,  enjoyed  the  society  of  the  young  ladies, 
and  so  the  hours  flew  away  until  the  morning  hours  ap 
proached.  The  officers  instead  of  going  to  bed  thought 
best  to  go  to  camp  as  the  command  would  probably  start 
early.  Provided  with  candles, — they  had  no  lanterns — • 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  229 

they  started  in  "that  darkest  hour  that  comes  just  before 
the  dawn."  The  camp-fires  had  died  out  and  all  was  still. 
Their  lights  soon  went  out  and  they  continued  to  walk 
without  finding  the  camp.  Fearing  they  were  going  in 
the  wrong  direction  they  thought  it  best  to  stop  and  wait. 
Finding  a  shuck  pen  they  crawled  in  and  soon  went  to 
sleep,  but  were  soon  awakened  by  the  sound  of  the  bugle 
near  by  and  reached  camp  just  as  the  Regiment  was 
moving  out. 

Continuing  our  march  on  the  25th  (Christmas  Day), 
and  passing  over  the  same  road  over  which  we  had  passed 
so  rapidly  a  short  time  before,  we  came  back  through 
Rogersville  and  made  our  headquarters  at  Mr.  Cope's, 
$l/2  miles  west  of  that  place. 

On  the  26th  we  halted  to  rest  at  Mrs.  Rogers',  near 
Mooresburg.  A  fine  wedding  dinner  had  been  prepared 
there  and  some  of  our  hungry  men  and  officers,  with 
Sergeant-Major  John  P.  Nelson  in  the  lead,  soon  scented 
the  good  things  and  found  a  cupboard  loaded  down  with 
turkeys,  chickens  and  pies.  The  ladies  said  they  were 
cooked  for  the  poor  colored  people.  Nelson  told  them  he 
was  fighting  for  them  and  it  was  all  right,  and  they  pro 
ceeded  to  make  way  with  the  wedding  dinner.  Resum 
ing  the  march  we  reached  Mrs.  Bassett's,  where  we  stayed 
on  the  second  night  out  from  Knoxville.  Two  days  later 
we  reached  our  old  camp,  near  the  Fair  Grounds  at 
Knoxville,  having  been  gone  20^2  days  and  marching  a 
total  distance  of  870  miles  or  an  average  of  42^/2  miles 
every  24  hours,  over  hills  and  mountains,  through  rivers 
and  high  waters,  snow  and  rain,  skirmishing  and  fighting 
and  with  little  rest  or  sleep. 

Notwithstanding  the  almost  unparalleled  marching 
and  suffering  from  cold,  hunger  and  fatigue  during  the 
expedition  into  Southwest  Virginia  our  Regiment,  though 
in  much  need  of  rest,  did  not  feel  so  depressed  and  woe 
begone  as  when  we  reached  Knoxville  in  November  after 
our  defeat  at  Bull's  Gap.  We  felt  that  we  had  more 
than  repaid  Breckenridge  and  Vaughn  for  all  the  trouble 
they  had  given  us.  We  had  re-established  ourselves  in 


230  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

our  own  estimation  and  that  of  our  friends  as  well  as  the 
higher  officers  in  the  army.  We  had  materially  aided 
in  inflicting  a  blow  to  the  now  tottering  Confederacy 
from  which  it  could  not  recover  and  which  would  hasten 
the  end  and  the  restoration  of  peace. 

On  the  2d  day  of  January,  1865,  we  moved  our  camps 
to  Cantonement  Springs,  a  short  distance  east  of  the  Fail- 
Grounds,  built  comfortable  winter  quarters,  cleaned  off 
our  grounds,  and  .were  actively  engaged  in  straightening 
up  the  affairs  of  the  Regiment,  enforcing  discipline  and 
returning  to  drill,  guard-mount  and  dress-parades.  We 
were  now  well  satisfied  with  ourselves  and  set  about  en 
joying  life  to  the  best  advantage. 

A  number  of  changes  had  already  taken  place  in  the 
officers  of  the  Regiment  which  we  have  not  noted  and 
at  this  time  there  were  quite  a  number  of  others.  The 
promotion  of  Captain  Stacy  to  Lieut-Colonel  had  re 
sulted  in  a  vacancy  of  the  captaincy  in  Company  F,  which 
was  filled  by  the  promotion  of  Lieut.  B.  A.  Miller  to  the 
captaincy  of  that  company.  The  resignation  of  Major 
Doughty  caused  the  promotion  of  Capt.  Patrick  F.  Dyer 
to  Major  of  the  First  Battalion  and  Lieut.  Isaac  A.  Tay 
lor  was  appointed  Captain  of  Company  B.  Major  Eli  N. 
Underwood  resigned  and  Captain  C.  C.  Wilcox  was  ap 
pointed  Major  of  the  Second  Battalion.  S.  W.  Scotf-, 
who  had  succeeded  Adjutant  Stacy  on  September  24th. 
1864,  as  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment,  was  now  promoted 
to  Captain  of  Company  G,  and  Lieut.  S.  P.  Angel,  of 
Company  G,  was  appointed  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment 
Major  J.  H.  Wagner  resigned  June  iQth,  1865,  and  was 
succeeded  by  Capt.  R.  H.  M.  Donnelly,  who  was  appointed 
Major  of  the  Third  Battalion,  and  Lieutenant  Alfred  T. 
Donnelly  was  appointed  Captain  of  Company  D,  and  was 
succeeded  by  John  P.  Nelson  of  Company  F,  who  was 
appointed  Sergeant-Major.  This  officer  was  promoted 
to  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  L  August  21,  1865, 
but  was  not  mustered  as  such. 

Other  changes  were  made  by  resignations  and  promo 
tions  which  will  appear  in  the  Company  rolls  further 
along. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  23! 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 


Stoneman's  Second  Raid  Into  Virginia,  North  Carolina, 
South  Carolina  and  Georgia— Fight  at  Wytheville,  Va.,  and 
Salisbury,  N.  C— Pursuit  of  President  Davis.— Destruction  of 
Confederate  Stores..— The  Armistice.— Return  to  Tennessee.— 
At  Lenoirs  Station. 

Many  of  the  resignations  at  this  time  were  caused  by 
the  belief  that  the  war  was  virtually  ended,  and  another 
reason  was  that  many  officers  felt  uneasy  about  their  peo 
ple  and  affairs  at  home  and  were  anxious  to  return  and 
look  after  them. 

We  were  in  camp  at  Cantonement  Springs  from  Janu 
ary  3d,  1865,  until  March  2Oth,  1865.  Our  time  was 
passed  very  pleasantly  and  comfortably.^  Many  of  the 
"boys,"  especially  the  younger  ones  of  the  officers  and 
men,  had  formed  the  acquaintance  of  young  ladies  in  the 
city.  This  gave  them  an  opportunity  to  attend  balls, 
parties  and  places  of  amusement  and  make  pleasant  even 
ing  calls.  A~  number  of  our  officers  and  others  from  the 
upper  counties  had  brought  their  families  to  Knoxville. 
These  often  entertained  members  pf  our  Regiment  whom 
they  knew,  and  afforded  them  pleasant  places  to  visit 
and  they  also  visited  us  at  Cantonement  Springs. 

Many  old  Carter  and  Johnson  county  friends  spent  a 
good  deal  of  time  with  us  in  camp  and  we  appreciated 
their  society  and  friendship. 

Among  these  were  Dr.  Wm.  C.  Singletary,  who  was 
born  and  raised  in  Elizabethton  but  had  moved  to  Ar 
kansas.  Although  in  a  strongly  rebellious  country,  he 
was  a  Union  man.  He  was  conscripted  and  taken  into  the 
Confederate  army  but  being  a  physician  he  got  into  the 
medical  department.  When  he  got  an  opportunity  he 
left  the  Confederate  service.  He  had  many  friends  in  the 
Regiment  and  spent  the  time  pleasantly  while  with  us. 


232  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Col.  Stacy  got  leave  of  absence  to  visit  his  home  at 
Ripley,  O.,  on  account  of  the  serious  illness  of  his  sister. 
We  were  sorry  to  learn  upon  his  return  that  she  had 
died. 

While  at  Knoxville  many  of  our  Regiment  were  sick 
from  exposure  on  the  Virginia  raid,  and  there  were  many 
deaths.  Most  of  them  sleep  in  the  beautiful  National 
cemetery  at  Knoxville  beneath  the  dear  old  flag  and 
under  the  watchful  care  of  the  Government  for  which 
they  gave  up  their  lives. 

In  March,  1865,  Gen.  Sherman  had  made  his  "March 
to  the  Sea."  General  Grant  was  pounding  away  at  Lee's 
Army  around  Petersburg  and  Richmond.  The  Confed 
erate  soldiers  disheartened  and  poorly  clad  after  four 
year's  of  heroic  fighting  and  endurance  had  lost  heart 
and  many  of  them  were  leaving  the  field,  believing  all 
was  lost  but  honor,  and  that  further  resistance  was  only 
"a  useless  effusion  of  blood;''  yet  many  clung  to  their 
leaders,  and  the  leaders  stood  by  their  honored  chief  with 
a  heroism  nowhere  surpassed  in  all  the  annals  of  his 
tory.  But  it  was  evident  at  this  time  that  the  confeder 
ate  Government  must  soon  fall  to  pieces  and  that  the 
cause  for  which  the  South  had  battled  so  heroically  must 
soon  pass  into  history  as  the  "Lost  Cause." 

Whether  President  Davis  would  attempt  to  hold  as 
many  soldiers  in  the  service  as  possible,  and  dividing  into 
small  bands  engage  in  a  guerilla  warfare,  as  had  been 
threatened  by  the  Southern  press,  or  whether,  when 
forced  to  leave  Richmond,  Mr.  Davis  would  attempt  to 
join  the  trans-Mississippi  army  under  Gen.  Kirby 
Smith  with  such  following  as  he  could  get  and  continue 
the  war  indefinitely  there  was  a  matter  of  uncertainty. 
Whatever  his  purpose  might  be  it  was  the  intention  of 
our  Government  to  prevent  the  escape  of  Mr.  Davis  from 
the  east  of  the  Mississippi  and  to  capture  him  with  the 
Confederate  Archives  and  Treasury  at  the  earliest  pos 
sible  moment.  For  this  purpose  among  other  dispositions 
of  the  army  to  prevent  the  escape  of  President  Davis  and 
to  cut  off  the  retreat  of  General  Lee's  army  southward, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  233 

which  was  now  inevitable,  Major-General  Stoneman  was 
assigned  to  the  Department  of  East  Tennessee  to  col 
lect  all  the  cavalry  force  available,  again  destroy  the  East 
Tennessee  and  Virginia  railroad  in  Southwest  Virginia 
which  had  been  repaired,  and  thence  to  operate  in  Virginia, 
North  and  South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  or  wherever  the 
exigencies  of  affairs,  which  would  be  determined  by  the 
movements  of  Gen.  Lee  and  President  Davis,  should  de 
termine.  Gen.  A.  C.  Gillem  was  now  made  Division 
Commander  with  orders  to  assemble  his  forces  at  Mossy 
Creek  on  the  22d  of  March,  1865.  This  Division  was 
composed  of  Miller's,  Brown's  and  Palmer's  Brigades. 

On  the  2  ist  of  March  our  Brigade  broke  camps  at 
Knoxville  and  moving  east  passed  through  Strawberry 
Plains,  joined  the  Division  at  Mossy  Creek  on  the  22d: 
and  on  the  23d  the  command  moved  to  Morristown 
where  five  day's  rations  and  one  day's  forage  was  issued 
to  the  command. 

On  the  morning  of  the  24th  Colonel  Miller,  with  his 
Brigade,  moved  in  the  road  toward  Bristol  with  orders 
to  take  the  north  or  Snapp's  Ferry  road  at  Bull's  Gap 
and  by  a  rapid  march  to  Fall  Branch  to  get  on  the  rail 
road  between  Jonesboro  and  Carter  Depot. 

The  Thirteenth  was  still  under  the  command  of  Lieut. - 
Col.  Stacy.  Leaving  Greeneville  and  Jonesboro  to  our 
left  we  passed  through  Fall  Branch  and  on  to  Carter's 
Depot,  reaching  Elizabethton  on  Sunday,  the  26th  of 
March.  Here  the  boys  had  the  privilege  of  leaving  their 
companies  and  greeting  their  families  and  friends  with 
the  understanding  they  were  to  join  the  Regiment  on  the 
following  day.  They  scattered  in  every  direction,  some 
going  to  Stony  Creek,  Gap  Creek,  Taylor  Town,  Valley 
Forge  and  the  Doe  River  Cove,  and  to  whatever  places 
in  that  vicinity  their  friends  lived. 

John  S.  Hilton,  of  Company  G,  one  of  our  youngest 
and  bravest  soldiers,  and  son  of  Thomas  M.  Hilton,  of 
Elizabethton,  was  left  at  home  sick  and  died  on  April  10. 
1865. 

Our  stay  with  friends  was  of  short  duration  and  on 


234  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  271)1,  about  noon,  the  Regiment  moved  up  Doe  river 
past  what  is  now  Valley  Forge,  and  joining  the  rest  of 
the  Division  at  Doe  River  Cove  (Hampton),  proceeded 
to  Cardin's  Bluff  and  up  the  Watauga  river,  and  encamp 
ed  near  where  the  town  of  Butler  is  now  located  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  river.  Here  again  many  of  our  men 
were  in  the  midst  of  their  friends  and  homes  and  had  the 
privilege  of  visiting  them. 

On  the  28th  the  command  moved  at  6  A.  M.,  crossing- 
the  Iron  mountain  and  marching  up  the  Watauga  river 
all  day  in  rear  of  the  Division,  reaching  Boone,  N.  C. 

On  the  29th,  leavng  Boone,  \ve  marched  on  the 
Wilkesboro  road,  reached  Patterson's  factory  in  the  after 
noon,  got  rations  and  feed,  burned  the  factory  and  de 
stroyed  everything  in  the  way  of  subsistence  and  resumed 
our  march  in  the  rain  and  kept  it  up  until  after  dark,  when 
wre  went  into  camp.  On  the  following  morning  we 
moved  at  daylight  and  found  the  water  courses  very 
much  swollen  from  the  recent  rains.  This  was  a  most 
disagreeable  day's  march.  The  rain  continued  and  at  the 
ford  of  the  Yadkin  river  the  river  was  rising  so  fast 
that  while  the  front  of  the  Regiment  crossed  without 
difficulty  the  rear  companies  had  to  swim  their  horses. 

On  the  3ist  we  moved  out  on  the  Salem  road  eight 
miles  and  found  the  Yadkin  river  too  full  to  cross.  The 
rain  had  ceased  and  the  afternoon  was  bright,  having 
the  appearance  of  Spring. 

April  ist  we  passed  through  a  fine  section  of  country 
and  remembered  that  a  year  ago  we  were  in  Middle  Ten 
nessee,  and  now  we  were  in  the  land  of  pine  and  tar,  "of 
cotton  seed  and  sandy  bottom."  It  was  "All  Fool's  Day" 
but  we  had  no  time  for  foolishness.  We  passed  through 
Jonesville,  but  did  not  see  Mr.  Jones, — suppose  he  "had 
gone  and  runned  away."  We  went  into  camp  three 
miles  south  of  this  place,  where  we  found  abundance  of 
forage. 

On  the  next  day  we  returned  to  Jonesville,  crossed  the 
Yadkin  river,  which  was  very  deep.  There  was  a  large 
cotton  factory  here  and  lots  of  girls,  who  flirted  with  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  235 

"Yankee  boys."  We  marched  on  through  Dodson,  not  a 
very  pretentious  village,  and  continued  the  march  all 
night,  stopping  at  Mount  Airy,  N.  C,  at  daylight.  Mount 
Airy  was  noted  as  having  been  the  home  of  the  famous 
Chinese  twins,  Eng  and  Chang,  who  after  exhibiting 
themselves  through  Europe  and  this  country  and  accu 
mulating  a  large  fortune  married  two  ladies  who  were 
sisters,  and  built  them  an  elegant  home  and  settled  down 
in  this  little  Southern  town.  They  were  a  strange  freak 
of  Nature,  being  two  individuals  united  by  a  fleshy  liga 
ment  extending  from  the  right  side  of  the  body  of  one  of 
them  to  the  left  side  of  the  other  one. 

From  Mount  Airy  Col.  Miller  was  ordered  to  detach 
500  of  the  best  mounted  men  of  his  Brigade  and  pro 
ceed  to  Witheville,  Va.,  by  way  of  Porter's  ford  on  New 
river  and  destroy  the  railroad  bridge  over  Reedy  creek 
and  at  Max  Meadows,  together  with  the  depot  of  supplies 
at  Witheville.  Col.  Miller  took  with  him  detachments 
from  each  Regiment  of  the  Brigade.  Reaching  the  New 
river  it  was  found  to  be  very  much  swollen  from  the  re 
cent  rains.  A  citizen  who  lived  near  was  impressed  into 
service  to  pilot  a  squad  of  our  men  across  the  river,  who 
built  a  fire  on  the  opposite  bank  to  indicate  the  direction  to 
take  across  the  ford.  Col.  Stacy  crossed  with  this  first 
squad,  leaving  Adjutant  Angel  on  the  south  side  to  direct 
the  men  as  they  came  to  the  river  to  go  well  up  on  the 
shoal  on  the  south  side  before  starting  into  the  river, 
and  then  direct  their  courses  so  as  to  be  certain  to  come 
out  below  the  fire  on  the  other  side.  Many  of  the  men 
who  had  small  mounts  were  slow  to  make  the  venture  into 
the  river.  William  Jenkins,  of  Company  A,  was  mounted 
on  a  mule  and  swore  he  would  not  try  to  cross  on  it,  but 
seeing  the  others  plunge  in  and  that  he  would  soon  be 
left  "alone  in  his  glory"  he  decided  to  venture  in  with  his 
donkey  and  got  safely  across.  Col.  Miller's  orderly  got 
too  low,  and  had  the  Colonel  not  hastened  to  his  rescue 
he  would  have  drowned.  The  next  morning  just  after 
daylight  the  command  reached  Witheville,  having 
marched  55  miles  and  fed  only  twice.  The  day  was  spent 


236  HISTORY    OF    THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

until  well  in  the  afternoon  tearing  up  the  railroad  track 
for  miles  and  destroying  the  railroad  bridge  across  Reedy 
Creek,  west  of  the  town.  About  this  time  our  pickets 
were  driven  in  and  we  were  forced  to-  fall  back  to  Withe- 
ville  , which  \vas  done  in  good  order.  Col.  Miller  at  first 
hoped  he  would  be  able  to  hold  his  position  and  retreat  at 
night  under  cover  of  the  darkness,  but  the  enemy  was  in 
strong  force  and  \ve  were  compelled  to  fall  back  on  the 
same  road  we  came  in  on  that  morning.  We  crossed 
Walker's  ridge  by  a  circuitous  route  and  had  to  hold  the 
enemy  in  check  by  forming  on  the  spurs  of  the  ridges  and 
fighting  and  falling  back  alternately.  We  had  been  fight 
ing  a  largely  superior  force  of  the  enemy  and  had  he  had 
the  fighting  qualities  of  other  days  our  chances  of  escape 
would  have  been  slim,  but  this  force  was  demoralized 
and  wrere  flying  from  East  Tennessee  and  Southwest 
Virginia  to  assist  Gen.  Lee  in  his  last  struggle  around 
Richmond  and  to  be  present  as  the  sequel  proved  at  the 
obsequies  of  the  gallant  army  of  Northern  Virginia  at 
Appomatox. 

We  continued  the  march  to  Porter's  ford  and  recrossed 
the  river,  this  time  without  difficulty  as  the  river  was  not 
so  high.  After  crossing  the  river  we  went  into  camp 
fifteen  miles  from  Witheville  and  remained  there  until 
the  morning  of  the  6th  when  we  resumed  the  march 
early,  halting  two  hours  at  Poplar  Camp  to  rest  and  feed, 
we  then  passed  on  through  Hillsville,  Va.  Just  before 
day  we  went  into  camp,  having  marched  thirty-two  miles 
since  2  P.  M.  the  preceding  day. 

The  next  morning  Col.  Miller  received  orders  to  march 
towards  Taylorsville,  Patrick  county,  Va.  We  marched 
all  day  the  7th  and  after  a  short  rest  and  feed  continued 
the  march  through  the  night.  During  the  night  some  of 
the  men  found  two  barrels  of  brandy  and  after  the 
"spirits"  went  down  the  men's  spirits  went  up  and  many 
men  and  officers  began  to  get  merry  but  the  fun  was 
spoiled  by  Col.  Stacy  having  the  heads  knocked  out  of  the 
barrels  and  the  contents  emptied.  We  fed  at  daylight 
and  resumed  the  march,  crossed  the  Blue  Ridge  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  237 

reached  Taylorsville,  N.  C,  at  2  P.  M.,  where  we  camped 
for  the  night.  At  this  place  we  rejoined  Gen.  Stone- 
man's  Division. 

On  the  9th  we  passed  through  Danbury,  N.  C.  This 
was  a  rough,  poor  country  and  forage  scarce. 

On  the  loth  we  again  resumed  the  march,  passing 
through  Germantown,  which  looked  to  have  been  a  nice, 
prosperous  place  before  the  war.  We  stopped  and  fed 
here,  and  resuming  the  march,  passed  through  a  fine  sec 
tion  of  country,  reaching  the  Yadkin  river  at  7  A.  M.. 
crossed  at  "Shallow  Ford,"  passed  on  through  Huntsville, 
N.  C.,  and  rested  for  several  hours  and  fed  our  horses  one 
mile  beyond  this  place.  Marching  again  near  noon  on 
the  Mockville  road  we  passed  the  town  and  went  in 
camp  until  12  o'clock  at  night.  At  12.30  A.  M.  the  com 
mand  was  again  in  motion.  Col.  Miller's  Brigade  in  ad 
vance.  Marching  three  miles  we  came  to  the  South  Yad 
kin  river,  a  deep  and  rapid  'stream.  A  few  rebels  were  on 
the  north  side  of  the  river,  but  they  offered  no  resistance 
to  the  passage  of  the  command.  Just  at  daylight  on  the 
i  ith  of  April  the  Thirteenth  came  upon  the  enemy's  pick 
ets,  which  were  driven  back  to  Grant's  Creek.  Just  be 
fore  reaching  this  creek  our  Regiment  was  fired  on  by 
artillery  and  musketry  from  the  enemy  stationed  on  the 
side  of  this  stream  next  to  Saulsbury.  It  was  discovered 
that  part  of  the  flooring  had  been  taken  up  from  the 
bridge  across  this  creek  and  piled  up  on  the  side  next  to 
the  enemy.  The  trains  could  be  heard  going  in  and 
coming  out  of  Saulsbury  four  miles  distant.  Cols.  Mil 
ler's  and  Brown's  Brigades  were  closed  up  and  a  section 
of  Captain  Patterson's  Battery  under  Lieut.  Reagan  (Cap 
tain  Patterson  being  now  A.  A.  G.  on  General  Gillem's 
staff),  was  ordered  forward.  About  this  time  Major 
Donnelly,  of  the  Thirteenth,  with  a  detachment  of  about 
100  men  was  ordered  down  the  creek,  and  crossing,  with 
other  detachments  that  had  been  sent  to  cross  at  different 
points,  engaged  the  enemy.  As  soon  as  the  enemy  were 
engaged  by  these  detachments  at  different  points,  the  Thir 
teenth,  under  Col.  Stacy,  was  dismounted  under  heavy 


238  HISTORY    OF    THE    1 3TH    REGIMENT 

fire  from  the  enemy's  artillery,  and  moving  forward  on 
foot  drove  the  enemy  from  the  bridge,  and  the  flooring 
having  been  replaced  by  detachments  of  the  Eighth  and 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  the  Regiment  charged 
across  the  bridge  under  a  very  heavy  fire  of  artillery 
drove  the  enemy,  their  retreat  soon  becoming  a  rout.  Our 
Regiment  pursued  the  enemy  and  at  the  junction  of  the 
Statesville  road  were  joined  by  Major  Sawyer'-s  battalion 
of  the  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  Major  Keogh  of 
Gen.  Stoneman's  staff,  who  had.  captured  all  the  artillery 
the  enemy  had  been  using  against  us  on  our  right.  The 
pursuit  was  kept  up  until  those  who  were  not  captured 
had  scattered  and  concealed  themselves. 

In  this  action  we  have  found  difficulty  in  finding  from 
General  Gillem's  and  other  reports  the  exact  position  and 
part  taken  by  the  Eighth  and  Ninth  Tennessee  Cavalry 
and  our  Artillery.  The  part  taken  by  our  own  Regiment 
is  largely  made  up  from  a  diary  kept  by  one  of  our  offi 
cers,  and  from  Gen.  Gillem's  official  report  to  Major 
Bascom,  Gen.  Stoneman's  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 
Gen.  Gillem  in  this  report  mentions  Major  Sawyers  and 
one  battalion  of  the  Eighth  \vhich  did  splendid  service, 
and  we  have  no  doubt  the  remainder  of  this  gallant  regi 
ment  did  its  full  duty  in  this  engagement,  and  the  same 
may  be  said  of  the  Ninth,  wrhich  was  a  splendid  regiment, 
always  ready  to  perform  its  duty  under  all  kinds  of  cir 
cumstances  and  upon  all  occasions. 

Adjutant  Angel  \vas  riding  a  white  horse  at  the  open 
ing  of  this  fight  and  was  therefore  a  conspicuous  target 
for  the  enemy.  When  the  Regiment  was  dismounted  be 
fore  the  charge  across  the  bridge,  and  just  as  he  was  ir« 
the  act  of  dismounting,  a  shell  from  the  enemy's  battery 
burst  just  over  him  frightening  his  horse  so  badly  that 
he  fell,  throwing  the  Adjutant  to  the  ground,  dislocating 
the  middle  finger  of  his  right  hand. 

In  Gen.  Gillem's  report  above  referred  to  he  makes 
special  mention  of  Col.  John  K.  Miller's  gallantry  at. 
Saulsbury  and  adds :  "For  which  I  respectfully  and  earn 
estly  recommend  him  for  the  brevet  of  Brigadier  Gen- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  239 

<eral."     He  recommends  Lieut. -Col.  Stacy,  "For  his  uni 
form  gallantry,  especially  at  Saulsbury." 

The  Regiment  left  Saulsbury  at  dark  on  the  I3th  of 
April,  marching  all  night  reached  Statesville  in  Iredell 
county  at  daylight,  and  Taylorsville,  N.  C,  about  noon 
on  the  1 4th,  where  we  remained  all  night. 

On  the  1 5th  we  marched  in  the  direction  of  Lenoirs 
and  moved  slowly  on  account  of  being  encumbered  with 
prisoners  captured  at  Saulsbury.     Remained  in  camp  the 
1 5th.     Our  prisoners  and  a  large  number  of  negroes  who 
were  following  the  army  and  retarding  its  progress  were 
-sent  from  here  under  a  guard  of  soldiers  to  Knoxville, 
Tenn.     On    the    ijth    we    marched    on   the    Morganton 
road,  running  on  a  small  force  of  /ebels,  charged  and 
routed  them,  capturing  a  piece  of  artillery.     We  feel  safe 
in  saying  that  at  this  place  Lieut.  James  Atkinson,  of 
Battery  E,  First  Tennessee  Light  Artillery  fired  the  last 
hostile  shot  fired  by  artillery  in  the  Civil  War.     It  will 
be    remembered    that    Petersburg    and    Richmond    had 
fallen,  General  Lee  had  surrendered  to  Grant  on  the  Qth 
of  April  and  President  Lincoln  had  been  assassinated  by 
].  Wilkes  Booth  on  the  night  of  the  I4th  of  April.  These 
three  events  transpiring  within  the  short  space  of  a  few 
days  are  perhaps  the  most  noted  in  our  historic  calendar. 
Reaching  Morganton  on  the  i/th  we  remained  there 
until  the  morning  of  the  igth,  when  we  marched  on  the 
Asheville  road  passing  through  Marion,  N.  C.,  and  en 
camped  at  Pleasant  Garden  on  the  Catawba  river  and 
remained  over  night.     On  the  2Oth  crossed  the  river  and 
went  to  Swannanoa  Gap  at  the  foot  of  the  Blue  Ridge, 
which  we  found  blockaded  and  held  by  a  small  force'of 
rebels.     Gen.  Brown's  Brigade  left  us  here,  going  in  the 
direction  of  Rutherford.     Our  Brigade  remained  here  in 
front  of  the  enemy  who  occupied  a  strong  position  with 
artillery  in  the  gap,  all  day  of  the  2ist.     By  a  singular  co 
incidence,  here  in  the  "Sunny  South,"  we  were  again  con 
fronted     with     Vaughn's     and     Duke's     men,     whom 
we     had     met     so     often     in     East     Tennessee.       On 
the  22d  we  marched  at  2  A.  M.  over  the  same  road  we 


24O  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'FH    REGIMENT 

had  passed  over  two  days  before,  passing  through  Marion 
and  went  into  camp  at  Rutherford.  Soon  after  daylight 
on  the  22d  a  squad  of  Confederate  officers,  apparently  of 
high  rank,  gave  us  our  first  information  that  President 
Lincoln  had  been  assassinated,  and  confirmed  the  report 
of  General  Lee's  surrender  to  Gen.  Grant.  The  informa 
tion  of  these  two  events,  the  one  so  sad,  filling  our  hearts 
with  the  greatest  sorrow  left  little  room  for  the  joy  that 
would  otherwise  have  filled  our  hearts  over  the  good 
news  that  the  war  was  virtually  over,  and  our  hardships 
were  soon  to  end,  and  we  would  be  able  to  turn  from  the 
scenes  of  suffering  and  bloodshed  to  the  pursuits  of  peace 
and  the  pleasures  of  home  and  friends  once  more.  But 
our  great  sorrow  over  the  death  of  our  loved  and  honored 
President  left  little  room  at  this  time  to  rejoice  at  any 
thing. 

On  the  morning  of  the  23d  we  moved  early,  passing 
through  Columbus  near  the  foot  of  the  Blue  Ridge,  where 
we -fed,  got  supper  and  continued  our  march  until  12 
o'clock  midnight,  crossing  the  mountain  at  Howard's 
Gap,  reaching  Hendersonville,  N.  C,  on  the  morning  of 
the  24th,  where  we  camped  until  7  P.  M. ;  marching  again 
on  the  Asheville  road  went  into  camp  late  at  night.  On 
the  next  day  we  marched  towards  Asheville,  Gen.  Gillem 
intending  to  attack  the  strong  garrison  at  that  place,  as  he 
had  not  yet  been  officially  notified  of  the  truce 
or  armistice  that  had  been  agreed  upon  between 
Gen.  Sherman  and  Gen.  Johnson.  At  3  P.  M.  on 
this  date  Gen.  Gillem  received  a  flag  of  truce  from  Gen 
Martin  commanding  the  Confederate  forces  at  Asheville 
and  was  notified  of  the  existence  of  the  armistice  which 
provided  that  hostilities  should  cease  and  not  be  resumed 
without  giving  notice.  On  the  same  afternoon 
General  Gillem  received  official  notice  from  General 
Sherman  of  the  existence  of  the  truce.  It  was  now  ar 
ranged  that  General  GillenV's  Division,  or  at  least  Col. 
Miller's  Brigade  should  return  to  our  base  at  Greeneville 
Tenn.,  and  our  men  were  provided  with  three  clays'  ra 
tions.  On  the  25th  we  marched  through  Asheville,  the- 


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TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  241 

enemy  had  stacked  arms  in  accordance  with  the  truce  and 
rebel  soldiers  lined  both  sides  of  the  streets,  the  soldiers 
on  both  sides  guying  each  other.  We  camped  ten  miles 
north  of  Asheville  that  night  and  next  day,  now  moving 
in  the  direction  of  Tennessee,  we  reached  Marshall,  N.  C  , 
where  we  were  overtaken  by  a  courier  with  orders  to  re 
turn  and  join  in  the  pursuit  of  President  Davis,  who  had 
left  Richmond  and  was  trying  to  make  his  way  across 
the  Mississippi. 

There  was  more  or  less  disappointment  :it  the  idea  of 
turning  our  backs  instead  of  our  faces  towards  Tennessee, 
but  we  had  become  somewhat  accustomed  by  this  time 
to  doing  not  what  we  pleased  but  what  it  pleased  "Uncle 
Sam"  to  have  us  do. 

On  the  26th,  after  receiving  new  orders,  we  returned 
to  the  same  camps  and  remained  over  night.  The  next 
morning,  returning  to  Asheville,  Gen.  Martin  refused  to 
let  us  pass  back  through  that  place,  when  we  opened  fire, 
driving  in  his  outposts,  and  after  considerable  skirmish 
ing,  our  command  passed  back  through  the  town,  taking 
50  or  60  prisoners,  whom  we  'sent  back  to  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  together  with  our  sick  and  disabled  men,  artillery 
and  all  superfluous  baggage. 

On  the  morning  of  the  28th  we  moved  out  in  the  direc 
tion  of  South  Carolina,  camping  again  at  Henderson- 
ville.  East  of  this  town  we  took  the  Transylvania  road 
and  camped  at  Bravard,  which  was  the  county  seat  but 
not  much  town  as  yet,  but  since  grown  to  be  an  important 
place. 

On  the  30th  we  crossed  the  Blue  Ridge  stopping  on  the 
summit  at  Caesar's  Head  to  muster  for  pay.  We  were 
now  in  the  Palmetto  State,  the  first  to  secede  from  the 
Union  and  fire  the  first  shot  at  the  old  flag  and  we  did 
not  at  that  time  have  many  scruples  about  despoiling  the 
country.  We  reached  Anderson,  S.  C.,  May  ist,  where 
we  remained  in  camp  all  day  the  2d;  marched  at  dark 
that  night,  and  stopped  to  feed  at  daylight  on  the  morn 
ing  of  the  3d.  At  this  place  Gen.  Palmer  joined  us  with 
his  brigade  and  the  Thirteenth  was  detached  and  sent  on 


242  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

in  the  direction  of  Athens,  Ga. ;  marched  until  late  in  the 
afternoon,  when  we  stopped  and  rested  a  few  hours.  Re 
suming  the  march  we  traveled  all  night,  arriving  at 
Athens  early  next  morning,  capturing  300  prisoners.  That 
day  Col.  Stacy  and  staff  took  dinner  with  Gen.  Reynolds, 
of  the  Confederate  army.  We  marched  at  2  P.  M.,  reach 
ing  Lexington,  Ga.,  where  we  camped  for  the  night.  Some 
of  our  men  had  done  some  looting  at  Athens,  and  after 
going  into  camp  at  Lexington  the  Regiment  was  called 
out,  formed  and  every  man  searched ;  twenty-two  watches 
were  found,  which  were  placed  in  the  hands  of  Lieut. 
Honycutt,  who  was  sent  to  Athens  to  deliver  them  to  Gen. 
Palmer,  to  be  returned  to  their  owners.  It  is  to  be  re 
gretted  that  in  every  large  number  of  troops,  in  time  of 
war  and  the  suspension  of  civil  law,  there  are  always  some 
men  who  do  dishonorable  acts  that  bring  discredit-  upon 
the  organization  to  which  they  belong. 

Remaining  all  day  in  Lexington,  we  sent  out  scouting 
parties  to  look  out  for  President  Davis,  who  with  his 
escort,  were  supposed  to  be  in  that  vicinity.  On  the  6th 
we  moved  to  Washington,  Ga.  Major  Wilcox  had  pre 
ceded  us  with  a  strong  detachment,  but  was  met  by  a 
strong  force  of  the  enemy  near  the  town  who  refused  to 
let  him  enter.  A  courier  was  sent  back  and  the  Regiment 
came  up  at  a  trot  and  found  the  rebels  had  withdrawn. 
Moving  into  town  we  found  the  place  full  of  rebels,  Presi 
dent  Davis  having  disbanded  the  greater  part  of  his  escort 
here,  and  left  the  town  on  that  day.  Had  not  Major  Wil 
cox  been  detained  contrary  to  the  agreement  of  the  armis 
tice  he  would,  without  doubt,  have  captured  the  President 
of  the  Confederacy,  and  this  honor  would  have  fallen  to 
the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  instead  of  the  Fourth 
Michigan  Cavalry  by  whom  he  was  captured  May  loth 
at  Irwinville,  Georgia. 

On  the  morning  of  the  7th  Col.  Miller  received  orders 
to  move  south  to  Crawfordsville,  Ga.,  the  home  of  Hon. 
Alexander  H.  Stephens,  Vice-President  of  the  Southern 
Confederacy. 

Adjutant  Angel,  of  the  Thirteenth,  was  the  first  officer 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  243 

of  the  Regiment  that  had  the  honor  of  meeting  Mr. 
Stephens.  He  called  on  him  at  his  home  and  met  Judge 
Stephens,  the  brother  of  the  Vice-President  and  the  lat- 
ter''s  private  secretary.  Mr.  Stephens  conversed  pleasantly 
with  Adjutant  Angel  in  regard  to  the  situation  and  the 
ending  of  the  war.  He  said  on  that  occasion  that  Presi 
dent  Davis  could  have  had  any  settlement  of  the  war  he 
would  have  demanded,  the  only  stipulation  on  the  part 
of  the  Federal  Government  being  the  preservation  of  the 
Union  of  the  States.  Mr.  Stephens  also  said  that  afte" 
the  liberal  proposition  made  to  Mr.  Davis  by  the  author 
ities  of  the  Federal  Government  were  rejected  by  him  he 
(Stephens)  left  Richmond  never  to  return.  Mr.  Stephens 
himself,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  had  a  strong  attach 
ment  for  the  Union  and  opposed  secession  until  his  State 
passed  an  ordinance  of  secession,  but  Mr.  Davis  would  be 
satisfied  with  nothing  less  than  the  recognition  of  the 
Confederacy  as  a  separate  and  distinct  republic,  built 
upon  the  corner-stones  of  "Slavery  and  State's  Rights. " 

In  contending*  for  this  with  the  obstinacy  characteristic 
of  the  man,  the  South  lost  what  her  people  thought  at  that 
time  to  be  her  clearest  rights,  without  which  she  could 
never  prosper  nor  be  happy.  But  time  has  proven  that  sla 
very  was  a  blight  on  the  fair  land,  and  since  its  extinction 
agricultural  and  manufacturing  industries  have  prospered 
as  never  before,  and  the  beautiful  Southland  with  her 
gifted  sons  and  daughters  enjoying  the  products  of  her 
rich  soil,  her  healthful  climate,  with  great  enterprises  and 
the  hum  of  industry  on  every  hand,  rivaling  her  Northern 
sister  States  in  progress  and  prosperity,  and  in  patriotism 
and  loyalty  to  the  country's  flag,  she  is  "the  Garden- 
spot"  of  the  nation  and  the  world. 

Mr.  Stephens  at  first  thought  we  would  place  him  under 
arrest  but  was  assured  by  the  officers  that  they  had  no 
instructions  or  authority  to  molest  him  and  did  not  desire 
to  do  so. 

He  extended  a  cordial  invitation  to  our  officers  to 
take  supper  with  him  at  his  home.  Col.  Stacy,  Major 
Wilcox,  Adjutant  Angel,  Dr.  Cameron  and  Lieut. 


244  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Freels  accepted  the  invitation  and  had  the  honor  of  being 
the  guests  of  this  distinguished  gentleman  for  supper  and 
breakfast.  President  Davis  was  captured  by  Federal 
officers  and  soldiers  but  Vice-President  Stephens  captured 
these  officers  of  our  Regiment  by  his  sociability  and  hos 
pitality.  But  it  would  appear  from  the  following  inter 
esting  clipping,  which  came  into  our  hands  later,  that 
while  our  Regiment  missed  the  honor  (and  reward)  of 
capturing  President  Davis,  it  was  through  the  orders  of 
our  Colonel,  John  K.  Miller,  and  by  a  detail  from  our 
Regiment,  one  of  whom  was  Corporal  Burchfield,  of 
Company  G,  that  Vice-President  Stevens  and  General 
Robert  Toombs,  the  two  most  distinguished  men,  next 
to  the  President  and  General  Lee,  of  the  Southern  Con 
federacy,  were  arrested : 

"Mr.  John  G.  Burchfield,  of  the  General  Land  Office. 
had  a  lot  of  experience  in  the  war  between  the  States,  and 
was  on  hand  while  several  stirring  things  were  developing. 
He  was  one  of  the  East  Tennessee  soldiers,  and  was  for 
the  greater  part  of  the  war  in  the  cavalry.  He  was  one 
of  the  men  who  pursued  the  fleeing  officials  of  the  Con 
federacy. 

''Mr.  Burchfield  was  one  of  the  eight  men  who  arrested 
Gen.  Robert  Toombs,  the  Confederate  Secretary  of  War, 
and  one  of  the  most  brilliant  and  eccentric  men  in  the 
South — a  fire-eater  of  the  rankest  type.  General  Palmer, 
commanding  a  division  of  the  Twenty-third  Army  Corps, 
had  a  body  of  troops  which  he  marched  from  Virginia 
through  the  Carolinas  and  into  Georgia  in  pursuit  of  the 
heads  of  the  fallen  government.  Col.  John  K.  Miller,  of 
the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  was  ordered  to  detail 
men  to  arrest  General  Toombs,  and  Mr.  Burchfield  was 
one  of  the  detail. 

"The  division  had  chased  the  President  of  the  Confed 
eracy  and  the  members  of  his  cabinet  from  Richmond,  by 
Saulsbury,  N.  C,  to  Abbeville,  S.  C,  where  the  last 
cabinet  meeting  was  held.  The  Union  troops  arrived 
shortly  after  the  President  left.  The  pursuit  was  then 
bent  toward  Anderson,  where  the  larger  part  of  the  funds. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  245 

of  the  Confederate  treasury  was  left.  The  specie  was  in 
kegs,  and  a  wagon  load  of  the  kegs  was  carried  out  of 
town  and  buried,  but  the  place  was  pointed  out  by  an  old 
negro.  The  Union  soldiers  got  several  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  a  great  deal  of  it  in  silver  and  gold.  The  plates 
for  printing  the  money  were  in  the  lot,  and  several  of 
them  are  in  existence  to-day.  The  depot  agent  and  a  He 
brew  merchant  were  arrested  and  examined  as  to  the 
movements  of  the  President  and  the  cabinet,  but  nothing- 
could  be  elicited. 

"General  Toombs  was  found  by  Colonel  Miller's  detail 
at  his  home  in  Athens.  He  came  out  on  the  piazza  and 
asked  the  boys  to  come  in.  He  received  them  as  if  they 
were  the  most  welcome  guests  in  the  world,  and  sent  a 
negro  to  the  cellar  for  wine.  After  a  good  dinner  the 
soldiers  put  the  General  in  his  carriage  and  started  to  Mil- 
ledgeville.  The  party  moved  to  Crawfordsville,  where 
lived  Alexander  H.  Stevens,  the  Vice-President  of  the 
Confederacy,  the  "great  commoner"  of  Georgia.  The 
old  statesman  walked  on  crutches  to  the  piazza  and  wel 
comed  the  soldiers,  saying  that  he  knew  what  they  came 
for.  There  were  several  negroes  about  the  place,  and 
they  were  ordered  to  take  the  horses  in  charge.  Sherman's 
army  had  made  the  feeding  of  horses  a  mere 
empty  formality  in  that  section,  but  the  men  fared  better, 
and  got  a  good  meal.  After  a  night's  rest  at  Liberty 
Hall  the  soldiers  resumed  the  march.  Mr.  Stephens  was 
placed  in  the  carriage  with  General  Toombs.  This  was 
probably  far  from  the  liking  of  either  of  the  eminent  men, 
but  they  had  to  submit.  They  were  inveterate  enemies,  hav 
ing  represented  in  many  a  fierce  debate  the  respective  claims 
of  the  aristocracy  and  the  common  people.  Gen.  Toombs 
was  a  strenuous  opponent  of  so-called  popular  rights,  and 
was  a  fire-brand  for  secession.  The  distinguished  pris 
oners  were  put  in  prison  at  Milledgeville,  but  were  soon 
brought  to  Washington,  where  they  took  the  oath  of  al 
legiance. 

"Colonel  Miller  is  now  living  at  Bristol,  Tenn.,  at  an 
advanced  age.     He  has  some  of  the  dies  and  plates  cap- 


246  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

tured  at  Anderson.  His  command  was  at  Washington, 
Ga.,  when  Gen.  Joe  Wheeler's  men  were  paid  for  the  last 
time  by  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  Judah  P.  Benjamin. 
They  were  paid  in  coin  and  bought  a  great  quantity  of 
clothing  from  the  Union  troops,  who  had  captured  im 
mense  stores  in  Augusta.  Later  the  Union  troops  gave 
the  Confederates  a  lot  of  the  Confederate  trousers  secured 
in  Augusta." 

We  left  Crawfordsville  May  8th,  marching  in  the  rain, 
in  the  afternoon  we  arrived  at  Sparta,  Ga.,  where  Col. 
Stacy  and  staff  were  entertained  by  a  gentleman  who  was 
at  the  head  of  an  institution  of  learning  at  that  place.  He 
treated  us  with  the  old-time  Southern  courtesy  and  hos 
pitality.  We  marched  early  on  the  morning  of  the  9th, 
reaching  Milledgeville,  the  capital  of  the  State  of  Georgia, 
where  we  went  into  camp  and  remained  until  Sunday. 
While  here  a  number  of  our  officers  made  headquarters  at 
the  residence  of  Col.  McKinley,  an  old  planter  who  lived 
just  across  the  Oconee  river.  The  Colonel  was, 
of  course,  a  warm  devotee  of  the  now  "Lost 
Cause,"  but  his  wife,  a  lady  whom  he  had  mar 
ried  in  Boston,  Mass.,  the  birthplace,  we  might 
say,  of  abolitionism  and  opposition  to  Southern  slavery, 
was  apparently  far  more  devoted  to  the  South  than  her 
husband.  Another  affable  Southern  gentleman  whom  we 
met  here  was  Major  Hawkins.  He  and  Col.  McKinly 
made  a  pleasant  visit  to  our  camps  on  the  day  we  left, 
the  1 3th,  and  Colonel  Stacy,  Major  Wilcox,  Dr.  Cam 
eron,  Dr.  Blackburn,  Adjutant  Angel  and  Lieut.  Freels 
accepted  an  invitation  to  visit  Major  Hawkins'  splendid 
home,  three  miles  from  town.  Here  we  were  served  with 
the  most  elegant  and  sumptuous  dinner  we  had  while 
soldiering  in  Dixie.  The  side-board  was  provided  with 
the  rarest  brands  of  wine  and  we  disregarded  all  our 
former  vows  of  total  abstinence  and  indulged,  though  not 
excessively,  in  the  tempting  fluid. 

Soldiering  was  so  agreeable  in  this  locality  that  we 
broke  camp  with  some  regret.  We  had  now  lost  in 
terest  in  the  pursuit  of  Davis,  he  having  been  captured, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  247 

if  we  remember  correctly  by  Col.  Pritchard,  of  the  nth 
Wisconsin  Cavalry,  and  our  duties  consisted  only  of 
guard  duty  and  some  scouting.  At  i  o'clock  A.  M.  on 
the  1 4th  we  left  camp  marching  north,  and  going  15 
miles  took  breakfast  at  the  home  of  an  old  maid  who 
owned  a  plantation  and  40  or  50  negroes  who  were  still 
there  and  under  the  strictest  discipline,  as  their  conduct 
while  we  were  present  showed.  She  refused  to  open  her 
crib,  but  with  us  necessity  overcame  our  gallantry  to  the 
fair  sex  and  an  ax  answered  every  purpose  of  a  key.  Her 
smoke  house  suffered  the  same  fate.  Hams  and  bread 
stuff  were  found  in  abundance,  and  we  put  the  negro 
women  to  cooking  and  kept  them  at  it  until  all  were  fed. 
The  negroes  now  aware  of  "Massa  Lincoln's  proclama 
tion"  did  not  neglect  their  opportunity.  No  one  molested 
the  old  lady  but  she  ''blessed  us"  in  language  not  found 
anywhere  in  the  Scripture.  When  we  left  about  a  dozen 
of  the  finest  negro  men  she  had  left  with  us.  This  was 
evidently  the  first  taste  of  the  results  of  the  war  this  lady 
had  and  it  did  look  hard  we  'suppose  from  her  standpoint. 
About  noon  we  fed  again,  this  time  with  a  Mr.  Jackson, 
who  had  married  a  Miss  Lones,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.  The 
treatment  here  was  different  on  both  sides.  We  were 
treated  respectfully  and  civilly  and  returned  the  com 
pliment  to  the  family,  treating  them  with  every  considera 
tion. 

We  reached  Greensboro,  Ga.,  that  evening  at  dark,  and 
remained  there,  resting  until  the  2Oth  of  May.  While 
there  President  Jefferson  Davis  passed  through  on  the 
cars,  under  guard,  on  his  way  to  Washington.  A  number 
of  our  officers  and  men  who  were  at  the  depot  had  a 
view  of  the  famous  ex-President  of  the  Southern  Con 
federacy,  whose  name  had  been  "on  every  lip,"  both 
North  and  South  for  four  years,  and  had  been  the  theme 
of  more  blessings  and  curses,  save,  perhaps  that  of  Abra 
ham  Lincoln,  than  that  of  any  man  living  or  dead. 

Major  Patrick  F.  Dyer,  of  the  Thirteenth,  who  as 
we  have  stated  was  captured  at  the  first  battle  of  Bull's 
Run  and  imprisoned  in  Libby  prison  at  Richmond,  Va.> 


248  HISTORY   OF    THE    13TH    REGIMENT 

was  present  when  the  train  bearing  Mr.  Davis  pulled  up 
and  stopped  at  Greensboro.  The  Major  got  into  the  car 
and  with  the  boldness  of  the  Irish  race  addressed  Mr. 
Davis,  and  said :  "Mr.  President  I  am  glad  to  meet  you. 
Probably  you  do  not  remember  me.  When  I  was  in 
Libby  prison  I  often  saw  you  taking  a  ride  past  the  prison 
on  a  fine  white  horse.  You  were  at  liberty  then  and  I 
was  a  prisoner,  now  you  are  a  prisoner  and  I  am  at 
liberty — such  are  the  fortunes  of  war — good-day,  Mr. 
President." 

Greensboro  was  the  base  of  supplies  for  the  State  of 
Georgia.  Governor  Brown  and  the  State  officers  had 
absconded  leaving  large  supplies  for  man  and  beast  at 
this  point  which  fell  into  our  hands  and  were  shipped  to 
Atlanta  for  the  use  of  General  Wilson's  army.  Our  men 
wrere  supplied  with  underwear  and  blankets.  The  cloth 
ing  we  did  not  care  to  wear  as  we  were  not  partial  to  gray 
at  that  time. 

We  left  Greensboro  on  the  2oth  on  our  return  to  East 
Tennessee.  The  war  being  now  ended,  the  great  anxiety 
of  officers  and  men  to  return  to  Knoxville  where  it  was 
believed  we  would  soon  be  mustered  out  of  the  service 
was  an  incentive  to  hard  marching  and  kept  up  the  spirits 
of  the  men.  We  crossed  the  Savannah  river  the  2ist,  on 
some  of  the  same  pontoon  bridges  that  had  been  used  by 
Gen.  Sherman's  troops  on  their  march  South.  On  the 
22d  we  passed  through  Williamson  and  camped  three 
miles  south  of  Greeneville,  South  Carolina.  Just  before 
reaching  that  place  we  were  fired  on  from  ambush  by  some 
guerrillas  or  "bushwhackers,"  and  captured  the  men  wrho 
were  supposed  to  have  been  engaged  in  the  firing.  The 
next  morning  it  was  decided  to  shoot  them  without  trial 
or  ceremony,  as  it  was  felt  that  now  that  the  war  was 
over,  examples  must  be  made  of  men  engaged  in  out 
lawry.  Lieut.  T.  C.  White  was  ordered  to  take  a  squad 
of  soldiers  and  after  the  command  passed  shoot  these 
men,  bury  them  and  rejoin  the  command.  After  the  main 
body  of  the  command  had  passed  and  the  rear  guard  came 
up  under  Lieut.  Freels,  and  Lieut.  White  was  ready  to  ex- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  249 

•ecute  his  orders,  the  older  of  the  three  prisoners  asked 
if  there  was  a  Freemason  present.  Dr.  Cameron,  who  was 
a  member  of  that  order,  was  pointed  out  and  the  prisoner 
gave  him  the  "Grand-hailing  sign  of  Distress"  of  the  or 
der,  whereupon  Dr.  Cameron  agreed  to  take  the  respon 
sibility  of  requesting  Lieut.  White  to  postpone  the  execu 
tion  and  bring  the  prisoners  forward  until  Colonel  Miller, 
who  was  also  a  Mason,  could  be  consulted.  After  ques 
tioning  the  men  closely  and  hearing  a  very  straightfor 
ward  story  from  them  that  they  were  disbanded  Confed 
erate  soldiers  returning  to  their  homes,  that  they  had  had 
no  arms  since  leaving  the  army  and  were  not  engaged  in 
the  firing  on  the  command,  Colonel  Miller  released  them. 

On  the  24th  the  command  reached  Greeneville,  S.  C, 
where  they  got  a  full  supply  of  rations  and  remained  over  • 
night. 

On  the  25th  again  crossed  the  Blue  Ridge  at  Saluda 
Gap,  passed  through  Hendersonville,  N.  C.,  and  camp 
ed  within  eight  miles  of  Asheville,  N.  C.  We  passed  on 
through  that  place  on  the  26th  and  proceeded  down  the 
French  Broad  river  to  Marshall,  N.  C.  Having  no  for 
age  at  that  place  we  left  at  4  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of 
the  27th;  that  day,  having  no  feed,  the  men  grazed  their 
horses  then  moved  on  beyond  Paint  Rock  where  we  met 
a  forage  train  with  supplies  and  encamped  for  the  night. 

On  Sunday  morning,  May  28th,  we  moved  at  4  a.  in. 
and  our  horses  being  well  fed  we  arrived  at  Greeneville, 
Tenn.,  at  10  A.  M.  on  that  day  and  went  into  camp.  On 
the  3Oth  the  Brigade  moved  out  on  the  Knoxville  road. 
We  were  now  among  familiar  scenes,  passing  over  our 
old  battle  grounds,  nearly  every  foot  of  the  ground  we 
were  traveling  over  we  had  contested  with  the  enemy 
at  one  time  or  another. 

We  arrived  at  Flat  Creek,  a  few  miles  east  of  Knox 
ville,  about  the  2d  of  June,  and  remained  at  that  place  a 
day  or  two,  when  we  moved  to  Lenoir's  Station  on  the 
East  Tennessee  and  Virginia  railroad  (now  Southern), 
30  miles  west  of  Knoxville. 

On  this  our  final  raid  and  our  last  active  service  in  the 


250  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

field  we  had  marched  a  distance  of  about  1000  miles,  pass 
ing  through  parts  of  five  States  and  through  numerous 
towns  and  cities,  crossing  the  principal  southern  rivers, 
and  crossing  and  recrossing  the  different  ranges  of  the 
Allegheny  mountains  a  number  of  times. 

At  the  time  the  regiment  left  Knoxville  to  go  on  the 
Stoneman  raid  a  few  of  the  officers  and  quite  a  number 
of  men  were  on  the  sick  list  and  not  able  to  proceed 
with  the  command.  Those  who  were  unable  to  be  up  at 
all  were  sent  to  the  hospital  while  others  who  were  not 
seriously  ill,  but  were  not  able  for  duty,  were  left  in 
what  wras  termed  the  "Invalid  Camp,"  under  command 
of  Major  J.  H.  Wagner.  As  they  improved  they  were 
assigned  to  various  duties,  and  some  made  efforts  to 
reach  the  command.  Some  of  our  men  \vho  had  become 
sick  or  overcome  with  hard  marching  were  sent  back 
from  North  Carolina  and  were  sent  to  the  Invalid  Camp. 

S.  W.  Scott,  who  had  just  been  promoted  to  Captain 
of  Company  G,  and  assigned  to  the  command  of  the 
company,  was  sick  when  the  command  left  Knoxville. 
Knowing  the  Regiment  would  pass  through  Elizabeth- 
ton,  his  home  town,  he  started  out  with  the  command, 
hoping  if  he  did  not  get  able  to  go  farther,  to  reach  his 
home,  where,  in  case  he  got  worse  he  would  receive  the 
attention  of  home  folks  and  good  nursing.  But  on  the 
second  day  he  became  so  much  worse  that  he  could  not 
proceed  further  and  was  left  at  the  home  of  Mr.  - 
Newman,  close  to  the  old  college  building  near  Mossy 
Creek,  Tenn.  He  was  confined  to  his  bed  there  about 
two  weeks.  Orderly  James  Allan,  w7ho  \vas  left  to  take 
care  of  him,  being  anxious  to  join  the  command  was  al 
lowed  to  proceed.  Capt.  Scott  was  treated  kindly  by  Mr. 
Newman,  who  had  sons  in  the  Confederate  army,  and 
Mrs.  Newman  gave  him  kind  and  motherly  attention.  He 
was  treated  by  Dr.  Brumit,  a  local  physician.  After  re 
covering  sufficiently  he  returned  to  Knoxville,  where  he 
remained  until  the  I4th  of  April,  when  in  company  with 
Capt.  B.  A.  Miller,  who  had  not  been  able  to  go  with  the 
command  on  account  of  sickness,  and  Dr.  A.  Jobe,  who 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  251 

was  trying  to  make  his  way  to  his  home  at  Elizabethtoiv 
went  up  to  Whitesburg  on  the  train,  that  being  as  far 
as  the  train  was  being  run  east  at  that  time.  Captain 
Miller,  Capatin  Scott  and  Dr.  Jobe  remained  at  Whites- 
burg  that  night,  the  two  former  enjoying  the  hospitality 
of  Mr.  George  W.  Crumley's  family,  who  had  been  their 
neighbors  at  Elizabethton.  This  party  was  joined  at 
Whitesburg  by  four  cavalrymen  of  the  Thirteenth,  who 
had  been  started  from  Knoxville  to  bring  their  horses 
by  the  State  road.  The  party  accompanied  by  the  sol 
diers  left  Whitesburg  on  the  morning  of  the  I5th,  passing 
through  the  army  corps  which  had  been  sent  into  East 
Tennessee  under  Gen.  Stanley  to  cut  off  Lee's  retreat, 
should  he  have  attempted  to  go  in  that  direction.  Pass 
ing  through  Bull's  Gap,  near  Gen.  Stanley's  headquarters, 
we  met  an  orderly  riding  excitedly  and  seemingly  in  a 
great  hurry,  but  we  succeeded  in  learning  from  him  of 
the  assassination  of  the  President. 

Arriving  at  Greeneville  Captains  Scott  and  Miller 
learned  from  Major  Donnelly,  who  had  returned  from 
North  Carolina,  that  the  command  had  turned  back  and 
gone  in  pursuit  of  Davis  and  they  returned  to  Knoxville. 
Major  Wagner  having  resigned,  Capt.  Scott  was  assigned 
to  the  command  of  the  Invalid  Camp  until  the  Regiment 
returned,  when  all  joined  it  and  went  with  it  to  Lenoir's 
Station. 


252  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 


CHAPTER  XXV. 


At  Lenoirs  and  Sweetwater. — Last  Move  to  Knoxville. — 
Closing  Scenes — Muster-Out. — Goodby's- — Observation  on 
Army  Life. — Summary  of  Service. 

Our  Regiment  did  not  tarry  long  at  Lenoirs.  We 
liave  not  the  exact  dates  at  hand,  as  our  diary  closes  on 
the  day  we  reached  Flat  Creek,  and  as  the  dates  are  not 
important  we  have  not  taken  the  trouble  to  look  them 
up.  We  remained  at  Lenoirs  until  about  the  ist  of  July, 
grazing  our  horses  and  going  through  with  the  usual 
routine  of  camp  duties.  Men,  as  well  as  horses,  needed 
rest  after  this  long  and  arduous  campaign.  Gen.  Upton 
was  in  command  of  the  Cavalry  Division  with  headquar 
ters  at  Sweetwater,  Tenn.,  45  miles  west  of  Knoxville. 
The  Brigade  was  ordered  to  that  place.  This  was  our 
last  trip  as  cavalrymen,  and  the  move  to  Knoxville  a  few 
weeks  later  on  the  cars  wound  up  the  itineracy  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry. 

We  celebrated  the  Fourth  of  July  at  Sweetwater,  and 
felt  that  it  was  "a  glorious  fourth"  indeed,  that  had 
brought  back  to  our  country  "the  white-winged  angel  of 
Peace." 

While  at  Sweetwater  the  weather  was  oppressively 
warm  most  of  the  time.  We  had  nice  camping  grounds 
bordered  with  woods,  which  were  kept  clean  and  well 
policed.  The  war  being  over  we  were  daily  expecting 
to  receive  orders  to  be  mustered  out  of  service,  as  we 
could  see  no  reason  now  why  we  should  be  kept  in  the 
pay  of  the  Government.  In  explanation  of  the  cause  of 
so  many  troops  being  retained  in  the  United  States  ser 
vice  after  the  close  of  hostilities  we  might  refer  to  the 
situation  of  affairs  in  Mexico  on  our  Southern  border.  In 
1864,  the  Mexican  people  being  engaged  in  dissentiom 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  253, 

among  themselves,  the  Emperor  of  France  seized  the  op 
portunity  of  having  the  Archduke  Maximilian  of 
Austria  called  to  the  throne  of  Mexico  as  Emperor  of 
that  Nation.  Maximilian  was  opposed  by  a  large  major 
ity  of  the  Mexican  people  who  were  led  by  Jaurez,  an  ab1<± 
Mexican  general,  who  was  afterwards  president  of  the 
Republic  of  Mexico.  Napoleon  III,  the  Emperor  of 
France,  sent  a  French  army  to  assist  the  disaffected  Mex 
icans  who  were  favorable  to  the  Emperor. 

Our  Government,  under  its  much  cherished  principles  of 
the  Monroe  Doctrine,  was  opposed  to  the  interference  of 
foreign  nations  in  the  affairs  of  the  Western  Continent:, 
but  having  the  Rebellion  on  its  hands  was  not  at  that 
time  in  a  'situation  to  enter  into  active  hostilities  with  t:ie 
French  Government. 

But  now,  the  Rebellion  havng  been  suppressed,  the 
United  States  became  peremptory  in  its  demands  for  the 
French  army  to  evacuate  Mexico  and  sent  some  troops 
to  the  Rio  Grande. 

It  was  rumored  in  camp  that  we  were  ordered  to  the 
Rio  Grande.  Our  officers  were  all  ordered  to  app  -ar  be 
fore  a  kind  of  examining  board  to  undergo  an  exam 
ination  as  to  their  physical  fitness  for  military  service, 
and  their  knowledge  of  military  tactics  and  the  Army 
Regulations.  This  seemed  to  confirm  the  rumor  that  we 
were  to  go  to  Mexico. 

Our  men  as  a  rule  did  not  want  to  go,  but  were  an- 
jxious  to  return  and  try  to  build  up  their  desolated  farms 
and  homes  and  join  their  families  from  whom  they  had 
been  so  long  separated,  but  the  three  years  for  which  they 
had  volunteered  had  not  expired  and  they  knew  if  ordered 
to  do  so  they  must  go ;  but,  to  our  very  great  satisfaction, 
this  rumor,  like  many  other  camp  rumors,  was  not  con 
firmed,  and  we  did  not  take  the  much  talked  about  trip. 

Our  officers  were  very  busy  making  out  reports  of 
quartermaster  stores  for  which  they  had  receipted  and 
were  responsible  to  the  Government.  These  included 
horses,  arms,  clothing  and  all  kinds  of  equipage.  Many 
of  them  had  been  careless  in  taking  receipts  from  their 


254  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

men,  and  all  the  horses  worn  out  and  abandoned  on  the 
raids,  together  with  saddles,  bridles  and  blankets  had  to 
be  accounted  for  and  the  loss  of  each  article,  especially 
each  horse,  had  to  be  certified  to  by  a  board  of  sur 
vey,  consisting  of  three  commissioned  officers.  Many 
officers  never  did  get  their  accounts  with  the  Government 
adjusted,  but  were  finally  relieved  by  an  act  of  Congress 
passed  some  years  after  the  war. 

There  was  not  much  now  to  relieve  the  monotony  of 
camp  life  among  the  soldiers.  We  had  not  been  paid  for 
a  year  and  the  men  could  not  even  buy  tobacco,  which 
was  considered  by  many  an  absolute  necessity.  Some  of 
the  captains  bought  tobacco  by  the  box  and  issued  to 
their  companies  to  stop  their  complaints. 

At  length  we  were  ordered  to  turn  over  all  the  Gov 
ernment  property  and  took  the  train  for  Knoxville.  We 
went  into  camp  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  east  of  the 
city.  This  was  in  August,  1865.  It  was  now  understood 
that  a  special  order  had  been  issued  by  the  War  Depart 
ment  mustering  out  the  Regiment  on  account  of  the  close 
of  the  war. 

The  officers  secured  rooms  at  different  places  in  the 
city  and  set  about  making  out  the  muster-rolls  which  had 
to  be  made  out  in  triplicate,  containing  the  names  of  ev 
ery  soldier  that  had  ever  appeared  on  the  company's  rolls, 
with  remarks  covering  his  military  history.  This  was 
found  to  be  an  almost  endless  job,  but  it  \vas  finally  ac 
complished.  Everything  being  in  readiness  on  the  5th 
day  of  September,  1865,  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Thir 
teenth  Regiment  of  Tennessee  Volunteer  Cavalry  were 
paid  off  by  the  United  States  paymaster  and  mustered  out 
of  the  service  of  the  United  States  Government  by  Capt. 
Thomas  C.  Jones,  U.  S.  A.,  in  obedience  to  paragraph  No. 
2,  Special  Order  No.  49,  Department  of  Tennessee.  The 
men  had  been  associated  with  each  other  for  nearly  two 
years,  and  though  they  had  been  looking  forward  for  sev 
eral  weeks  with  much  impatience  for  the  time  to  come 
when  they  would  be  relieved  from  the  restraints  of  mili 
tary  service  and  join  their  families  and  friends,  when 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  255 

the  hour  came  for  breaking  up  the  pleasant  associations 
that  had  been  formed,  and  parting  with  comrades  never 
to  meet  with  many  of  them  again  this  side  of  "the  great 
camping  ground  above,"  our  hearts  swelled  with  emo 
tion,  and  our  voices  grew  husky  as  we  spoke  the  parting 
word  and  clasped  each  other's  hands  in  affectionate  good- 
by. 

In  army  life,  as  in  civil  life,  men  of  congenial  tastes 
and  habits  are  drawn  together,  and  become  friends  and 
associates,  while,  like  people  in  a  large  city  who  do  not 
know  their  next  door  neighbors,  many  officers  and  men 
are  associated  together  in  the  same  regiment  without 
knowing  much  of  each  other,  because  their  habits  and 
tastes  are  not  alike.  Some  men  spent  their  leisure  hours 
in  camp,  reading  such  useful  or  interesting  books  as  they 
could  procure,  or  engaged  in  writing  letters,  playing 
dominoes  or  checkers,  or  some  other  innocent  games, 
while  a  great  many  indulged  in  the  baneful  habit  of  card 
playing,  often  leading  to  gambling  and  dissipation.  Army 
life  is  not  conducive  to  good  morals,  or  the  formation  of 
good  habits,  yet  it  has  been  demonstrated  that  men  may, 
and  did  live  a  strictly  moral  and  religious  life  in  the 
army ;  but  we  fear  they  were  the  exceptions  to  the  rule. 

Army  life  with  its  excitement  and  constant  changes  of 
scene  was  not  without  its  attractions  for  the  young,  and 
broadened  the  views  of  those  whose  lives  had  been  con 
fined  to  narrow  limits.  It  was  a  kind  of  education  in  the 
ways  of  the  world  and  variety  of  human  character.  A 
regiment  of  men  embraced  all  sorts  of  people,  geniuses, 
wits,  Christians,  infidels,  men  of  the  strictest  honor  and 
integrity,  and  gamblers,  and  men  destitute  of  honor  or 
any  of  the  finer  qualities  of  humanity.  We  are  pleased 
to  observe  that  we  believe  our  Regiment  contained  its  full 
share  of  the  former  and  but  few  of  the  latter  class  of  men. 
Men  of  almost  every  profession,  occupation  and  trade 
were  represented  in  the  Regiment,  though  the  greater 
part  were  farmers.  We  had  lawyers,  doctors,  preachers 
and  school  teachers,  as  well  as  engineers,  mechanics  and 
men  who  had  been  engaged  in  trading  and  business  of  all 


256  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'FH    REGIMENT 

kinds,  hammermen,  bookkeepers,  clerks  and  superintend 
ents  of  iron  works,  and  railroad  men.  The  friendships, 
formed  in  the  army  between  those  of  congenial  natures 
were  strong  and  lasting.  There  is  something  almost  in 
explicable  in  the  ties  that  bind  men  together  who  have 
been  associated  with  each  other  in  times  of  hardship  and 
danger  in  a  common  cause.  It  brings  about  a  feeling  of 
kinship  and  brotherly  affection  that  only  death  can  ef 
face.  This  has  been  demonstrated  since  the  war  in  the 
reunions  of  the  veterans  of  the  two  armies.  They  travel 
hundreds  of  miles  to  meet  each  other,  and  the  meetings 
between  comrades  is  marked  by  demonstrations  of  pleas 
ure  seldom  seen  among  any  other  assemblies  of  men. 
Our  own  reunions,  which  should  have  been  organized 
before  so  many  of  our  comrades  passed  to  the  "better 
land,"  and  others  became  old  and  feeble,  have  been  a 
source  of  much  pleasure,  and  it  is  hoped  as  many  of  the 
comrades  wTill  attend  them  in  the  future  as  possibly  can 
do  so. 

The  organization  known  as  "The  Thirteenth  Tennes 
see  Cavalry  Association"  was  organized  in  1896  and  held 
its  first  meeting  at  Butler,  Tenn.,  in  October  of  that  year. 
The  circumstances  leading  to  the  formation  of  this  as 
sociation  were  as  follows:  "In  August,  1896,  Comrades 
S.  P.  Angel,  John  G.  Burchfield  and  S.  W.  Scott  met  at 
the  residence  of  Comrade  George  D.  Roberts  in  Eliza- 
bethton,  Tenn.,  one  Sunday  afternoon  and  the  question 
of  reunions  was  mentioned.  One  of  the  comrades  sug 
gested  that  we  issue  a  call  for  a  reunion  of  Company  G, 
to  which  we  had  belonged,  to  meet  at  Hampton,  Tenn., 
on  the  following  week,  which  was  done.  About  one  hun 
dred  persons,  mostly  the  comrades  and  their  families,  met 
in  a  pretty  little  grove  near  Hampton  with  well  filled 
baskets  and  enjoyed  a  few  hours  most  pleasantly  in 
speech-making  and  pleasant  reminiscences.  At  that  place 
wre  organized  the  Regimental  association  with  Comrade 
John  M.  Wilcox  president  and  Comrades  S.  W.  Scott 
and  Henry  Lineback  secretary  and  treasurer,  respective 
ly.  The  meeting  at  Butler  was  largely  attended  and  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  257 

comrades  and  their  friends  were  entertained  in  a  most 
hospitable  manner  by  the  citizens  of  Butler  and  the  com 
rades,  as  well  as  the  people,  appeared  to  enjoy  the  occa 
sion  very  much.  These  reunions  have  been  held  an 
nually  ever  since  and  have  grown  in  interest  each  year. 

At  the  reunion  held  at  Mountain  City  in  September, 
1898,  a  resolution  making  all  Union  veterans  of  Carter 
and  Johnson,  and  adjoining  counties,  associate  members 
of  this  association,  was  adopted. 

We  have  now  completed  what  has  been  to  us  a  pleas 
ant,  though  somewhat  laborious  task,  in  getting  up  the 
material  from  comrades  from  diaries  and  from  the  re 
ports  of  the  "Conduct  of  the  War,"  and  "Official  Records 
of  the  Union  and  Confederate  Armies,"  containing  the 
official  reports  of  Generals  Gillem,  Stoneman  and  Am- 
men,  on  our  side,  and  Generals  Breckenridge,  Vaughn 
and  Duke  on  the  Confederate  side.  Many  incidents  have 
been  lost  by  the  death  of  comrades  that  might  have  been 
placed  on  record  had  this  history  been  written  at  an  earlier 
date.  Many  other  events  known  to  comrades  now  living 
will  be  lost,  we  have  no  doubt,  because  the  comrades 
have  failed  to  respond  to  our  earnest  appeals  to  furnish 
them  to  us.  It  was  impossible  for  us  to  interview  each 
comrade,  scattered  as  they  now  are,  residing  in  twelve 
different  States  at  least,  outside  of  Tennessee.  To  those 
who  have  kindly  responded  to  our  circulars  and  letters 
and  furnished  us  valuable  information  we  return  our 
grateful  thanks;  to  those  who,  for  various  reasons,  have 
remained  silent,  we  offer  our  regrets  that  they  did  not  re 
spond,  and  hope  they  will  not  be  displeased  if  they  fail 
to  find  in  this  work  information  which  they  could  have, 
but  did  not  furnish. 

In  summarizing  the  services  rendered  by  our  Regi 
ment,  or  in  the  preceding  details  of  its  service  as  unor 
ganized  citizens,  in  the  Union  cause,  as  bridge  burners, 
in  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  in  the  various  conventions, 
and  in  the  plans  and  efforts  to  assist  the  Union  cause 
and  to  place  obstacles  in  the  way  of  the  enemy  before 
the  organization  of  the  Regiment,  and  in  its  marches, 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

skirmishes  and  battles,  and  in  its  sufferings  from  hunger 
and  cold  and  fatigue,  we  feel  sure  we  have  not  overdrawn 
the  picture,  if,  indeed,  we  have  been  able  to  do  the  organi 
zation  full  justice. 

In  ascribing  praise  to  the  men  who  composed  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  we  do  not  withhold  the  same 
from  other  Tennessee  organizations.  The  Second  Ten 
nessee  Mounted  Infantry,  organized  by  Col.  J.  P.  T.  Car 
ter,  of  Carter  county,  and  the  Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry, 
organized  by  Colonel  Daniel  Stover,  also  of  Carter  coun 
ty,  contained  many  Carter  and  Johnson  county  men,  and 
we  were  indebted  to  them  for  a  number  of  brave  and 
efficient  officers. 

Starting  out  from  Strawberry  Plains  and  ending  at 
Knoxville,  Term.,  where  it  was  mustered  out  of  service, 
the  Regiment  in  its  various  marches  and  countermarches 
traveled  three  thousand  three  hundred  and  twenty-three 
(3323)  miles,  less  than  50  miles  of  this  distance  by 
rail,  the  balance,  except  from  Strawberry  Plains  to  Camp 
Nelson,  a  distance  of  170  miles,  which  was  traveled  on 
foot,  was  on  horseback.  These  figures  are  taken  from  a 
diary  kept  by  one  of  our  officers,  and  the  distances  ob 
tained  each  day  from  reliable  sources,  and  is  therefore 
not  guess  work  or  "rough  estimates." 

We  crossed  seventeen  large  sized  rivers  and  streams, 
including  the  Holston  or  Tennessee,  the  Cumberland, 
Watauga,  New  River,  Yadkin,  Savannah,  Catawba, 
Clinch  and  Kentucky,  besides  innumerable  smaller  rivers 
and  streams. 

We  passed  through  the  following  States  or  some  parts 
of  them :  Tennessee,  Kentucky,  Virginia,  North  Caro 
lina,  South  Carolina  and  Georgia.  We  passed  through 
more  than  50  towns,  cities  and  villages,  among  these  were 
the  following:  Lexington,  Danville,  Lebanon,  Lancas 
ter,  Barboursville,  London,  Crab  Orchard,  Nicholasville, 
and  other  towns  in  Kentucky;  Nashville,  Gallatin,  Leban 
on,  Sparta,  Kingston,  Knoxville,  New  Market,  Mossy 
Creek  (Jefferson  City),  Morristown,  Russellville,  Rog- 
ersville,  Rutledge,  Tazewell,  Kmgsport,  Blountsville, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  259 

Bristol,  Greeneville,  Rheatown,  Jonesboro,  Zollicoffer, 
(Bluff  City),  Elizabethton  and  Taylorsville  (Mountain 
City),  Tennessee;  Estelville,  Abingdon,  Marion,  Withe- 
ville,  Hillsville  and  Taylorsville,  in  Virginia;  Asheville, 
Hendersonville,  Marion,  Rutherford,  Morgantown, 
Wilksboro,  Mount  Airy,  Saulsbury,  Statesville  and  other 
smaller  towns  in  North  Carolina ;  Greenville  and  Ander 
son  in  South  Carolina,  and  Washington,  Milledgeville. 
Grensboro,  Athens  and  other  towns  in  Georgia. 

We  crossed  and  recrossed  the  various  ranges  of  the 
Allegheny  mountains,  the  Cumberland,  Unaka  and 
Smoky,  Yellow,  Iron,  Clinch,  Stone  and  Blue  Ridge. 

We  captured  or  assisted  in  the  capture  of  a  large  num 
ber  of  prisoners,  artillery,  arms  and  equipages,  destroyed 
railroads  and  a  vast  amount  of  the  enemy's  stores. 

While  desiring  no  invidious  comparisons  with  regi 
ments  from  our  own  State,  all  of  which  did  good  service, 
we  invite  comparison  with  the  average  service  of  the 
cavalry  regiments  of  the  United  States  army,  although 
we  were  late  in  entering  the  field  and  were  only  about 
eighteen  months  in  active  service  in  the  field. 

There  were  in  our  Regiment  not  less  than  two  hundred 
(200)  soldiers  under  the  age  of  18  years;  some  below 
1 6.  These  were  all  placed  on  the  rolls  at  18,  because 
that  is  the  lowest  age  that  can  be  mustered  according  to 
the  regulations;  but  in  1863 — that  darkest  period  of  the 
war — troops  were  mustered  almost  regardless  of  age, 
size  or  condition. 

It  will  be  'seen  that  this  large  proportion  of  our  Regi 
ment  had  "grown  up"  since  the  beginning  of  the  war  in 
1 86 1,  from  boys  twelve  to  fourteen  years  of  age.  We  take 
pleasure  in  bearing  testimony  to  the  fact  that  these  young 
soldiers  were  among  the  best  and  bravest  in  the  Regi 
ment. 

Believing  it  will  be  more  satisfactory  to  our  readers, 
and  more  easily  understood"  we  have  prepared  a  roster  of 
those  who  were  living  at  the  time,  and  were  mustered 
out  with  the  Regiment  September  5th,  1865,  and  a  sep 
arate  roll,  by  companies,  of  the  dead  who  were  killed  in 


26o  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

battle  or  otherwise,  or  who  died  of  disease  while  in  the 
service  of  their  country.  We  have  designated  the  latter 
roll  "The  Roll  of  Honor."  These  will  be  found  in  the 
Appendix  to  this  history.  We  had  intended  preparing  a 
summary  showing  the  casualties  in  killed,  wounded,  cap 
tured  and  died,  but  learn  from  conversation  with  the  com 
rades  that  there  were  many  casualties  that  through  care 
lessness  of  officers  are  not  noted  on  the  companies'  rolls, 
and  hence  do  not  appear  in  the  Adjutant-General's  report. 
We  have  found  and  corrected  a  number  of  these  but  how 
many  more  there  may  be  it  is  impossible  to  tell.  Instances 
of  this  are  Lieut.  G.  W.  Emmert,  who  was  severely 
wounded  at  Morristown ;  Lieut.  Freels,  who  was  wounded 
in  the  hand  at  Bull's  Gap,  and  Adjutant  S.  P.  Angel,  who 
was  severely  injured  at  Saulsbury,  N.  C.,  and  Samuel 
Thompson,  of  Company  H.,  who  wras  wounded  at  Bull's 
Gap. 

It  is  \vell  known  that  the  casualties  in  cavalry  regiments 
are  not  so  great  as  in  infantry.  It  is  intended  that  this 
branch  of  the  service,  as  a  rule,  do  the  scouting,  harass 
the  enemy  and  follow  up  the  victories  achieved  by  the  in 
fantry  and  artillery. 

According  to  the  Adjutant-General's  report  the  casual 
ties  of  the  Thirteenth  \vere  about  an  average  of  those  of 
the  Tennessee  regiments  of  cavalry,  although  it  was  the 
last  of  them  in  the  service.  Comparing  it  with  the  First 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  which  was  in  the  service  eight 
months  longer,  the  casualties  w^ere  nearly  the  same,  ac 
cording  to  the  Adjutant-General's  report. 


OUR  COMRADES  FROM  THE  OLD  NORTH   STATE. 

We  cannot  in  justice  close  this  history  without  paying 
our  respects  to  the  large  number  of  men  who  joined  our 
Regiment  from  Western  North  Carolina.  There  were 
probably  not  less  than  150  w7hose  homes  were  in  Ashe, 
Mitchell,  Watauga  and  adjoining  counties  of  that  State. 
They  breathed  the  same  mountain  air  and  were  filled  with 
the  same  spirit  of  devotion  to  the  Union  cause.  Their 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  26 1 

ancestors,  like  ours,  had  fought  at  King's  mountain,  at 
New  Orleans  and  on  the  Plains  of  Mexico,  and  made 
the  name  of  the  "North  State"  glorious,  nor  did  those 
who  fought  with  the  "Thirteenth"  tarnish  her  escutch 
eons. 

They  came,  many  of  them,  to  us  in  the  dark  days  of 
the  Carter  county  rebellion  and  gave  us  their  aid  and 
sympathy.  There  were  no  people  who  deserve  greater 
praise  for  their  loyalty  than  the  people  of  Western  North 
Carolina  because  there  were  none  whose  patriotism  was 
more  costly  than  theirs.  Their  old  men  and  brave  women 
went  through  the  same  experience  of  hardships  and  dan 
gers  that  we  have  described  as  falling  to  the  lot  of  the 
men  and  women  of  Carter  and  Johnson  counties.  These 
people  are  endeared  to  us  because  they  shared  with  us  the 
march  and  battle,  and  the  same  suffering  and  dangers. 
They  occupied  the  same  hospitals  of  pain,  they  fell  upon 
the  same  battle  fields  and  were  martyrs  to  the  same  cause 
as  our  own  East  Tennesseeans.  Ours  is  virtually  the  same 
climate,  the  same  habits  of  life,  the  same  love  of  liberty, 
and  we  worship  the  same  God.  We  are  separated  only 
by  an  imaginary  line  we  might  say.  It  seems  to  us  that 
it  would  have  been  most  fitting  if  the  great  John  Sevier 
could  have  realized  his  dreams  and  formed  the  State  of 
Franklin,  embracing  the  mountain  counties  of  Tennes 
see,  North  Carolina  and  Virginia.  It  would  have  been  a 
grand  State.  Grand  in  its  patriotism,  grand  in  its  hos 
pitality  and  grand  in  its  freedom  and  nobility  of  char 
acter.  There  would  be  no  happier  people  than  would 
nave  been  found  among  its  mountains. 

Besides  many  fine  organizations  of  Federal  soldiers 
from  North  Carolina,  like  East  Tennessee,  her  sons  were 
fighting  under  the  colors  of  regiments  of  nearly  every 
Northern  and  Western  State  during  the  civil  war. 

We  believe  that  as  long  as  there  is  a  member  of  the 
old  "i3th"  alive,  there  will  be  a  warm  place  in  his  heart 
for  the  gallant  "Tarheels"  who  battled  side  by  side  with 
him  under  the  colors  of  our  grand  old  Regiment  for  the 
redemption  of  our  homes  and  firesides. 


262  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

We  would  be  glad  if  we  had  a  separate  list  of  the 
names  of  the  North  Carolinians  who  served  in  the  Thir 
teenth.  We  remember  the  Aldridges,  Buchanans,  the 
Dowells,  the  Calaways,  the  Youngs,  the  Greens,  the 
Byrds,  the  Butlers,  the  Cornuts,  the  Parkers,  the  East- 
ridges,  the  Fords,  the  Garlands,  the  Gosses,  the  Hughes, 
the  Johnsons,  the  Mulicans,  the  Nelsons,  the  Lewis',  the 
Prices,  the  Philips,  the  Poors,  the  Pittmans,  the  Reeses, 
the  Smiths,  the  Snyders,  the  Wilsons,  the  Coxes,  Hoi- 
mans  and  many  other  names  that  represented  loyal  North 
Carolina  families. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  263 


CHAPTER  XXVI, 


Personal  Sketch  of  Each  Officer  of  the  Regiment,  Giving- 
the  Part  He  Took  in  the  Bridge-Burning,  the  Carter  County 
Rebellion  or  Other  Service,  Together  With  the  Pictures  of  as 
Many  Officers  as  We  Are  Able  to  Get,  With  the  Military  His 
tory  of  Each  One. 

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

[Note. — We  had  written  up  an  extended  notice  of  each  officer 
of  the  Regiment,  but  finding  upon  the  completion  of  our  manu 
script  that  our  history  had  grown  far  beyond  the  limit  of  400  pages 
for  which  we  had  contracted  with  our  publisher,  we  have  deemed 
it  best  to  condense  and  abbreviate  these  sketches  rather  than  cur 
tail  other  parts  of  the  History.] 


COL.  JOHN  K.  MILLER. 

Colonel  Miller  is  a  native  of  Carter  county,  Term.  At 
the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  he  took  a  decided  stand 
for  the  Union.  He  was  at  that  time  Sheriff  of  his  native 
county  and  wielded  a  strong  influence  for  the  cause.  He 
took  an  active  part  in  gathering  up  the  Union  men  to  de 
fend  the  bridge-burners  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  the 
Carter  county  Rebellion,  which  followed  the  burning^  of 
the  bridge  at  Union,  known  afterwards  as  Zollicoffer. 

He  organized  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  Tennessee 
Volunteer  Cavalry  U.  S.  A.  and  commanded  it  until 
placed  in  comand  of  the  Brigade  known  as  the  "3d  Bri 
gade,  Governor's  Guards,"  which  he  commanded  until 
mustered  out  of  service  September  5,  1865. 

The  frequent  mention  of  Colonel  Miller's  military  ser 
vice  in  the  body  of  this  history  renders  it  unnecessary  to 
enlarge  upon  it  here.  We  will  only  add  that  as  an  officer 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

he  was  brave  and  competent,  and  as  a  citizen  and  friend 
he  is  patriotic,  kind  and  generous.  He  is  still  living  and 
resides  at  Bristol,  Tenn.-Va. 


COL.  RODERICK  R.  BUTLER,  LIEUT.-COL.  i3TH. 
TENN.  CAVALRY. 

The  recent  death  of  Col.  Butler,  which  occurred  at  his 
home  in  Mountain  City,  Johnson  county,  Tennessee, 
August  1 8,  1902,  has  called  public  attention  to  his  life  and 
character,  and  it  is  most  gratifying  to  his  friends  to  note 
the  unanimity  with  which  the  public  press,  of  all  shades 
of  political  opinion,  agree  in  bestowing  upon  him  very 
many  of  those  traits  of  character,  which  all  true  men  desire 
said  of  them  when  life's  busy  scenes  have  passed  from 
their  view.  But  for  the  fact  that  it  will  afford  us  pleasure 
to  offer  our  humble  testimony  to  the  "goodness  and 
worth"  of  a  comrade  and  friend,  and  to  place  what  has 
been  so  well  and  truly  said  by  others  "in  more  enduring 
form"  than  that  of  newspaper  articles,  which  are  read  to 
day  and  forgotten  to-morrow,  we  would  scarcely  attempt 
to  write  this  article. 

The  strong  characteristics  of  industry,  energy  and  abil 
ity,  that  enabled  Judge  Butler  to  overcome  the  obstacles 
that  poverty  placed  in  his  way,  and  reach  a  position  in 
public  life  that  few  men  have  attained  under  like  circum 
stances,  are  certainly  to  be  admired,  and  his  successful 
life  should  be  held  up  to  every  poor,  but  ambitious  young 
man,  as  an  object  lesson,  demonstrating  what  pluck  and 
energy,  backed  by  a  reasonable  ambition,  can  do,  regard 
less  of  poverty,  want  of  education  or  the  assistance  of  in 
fluential  friends.  His  life  has  been  a  remarkable  one,  and 
is  another  confirmation  of  the  old  adage,  "Where  there's 
a  will  there's  a  way." 

But  to  our  minds,  the  one  overshadowing  and  admir 
able  trait  in  his  character,  that  eclipsed  all  others,  was  his 
love  for  and  confidence  in  his  fellow  man,  regardless  of 
class,  caste  or  condition.  This  was  the  golden  cord  that 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  265 

bound  to  him  many  thousands  of  men  who  clung  to  him 
through  life,  and  whom  no  amount  of  slander,  calumny 
or  vituperation  could  drive  from  him.  We  cannot  say 
whether  or  not  he  obeyed  the  divine  injunction  to  "Love 
thine  enemy,"  but  we  can  testify  that  he  loved  his  friends, 
whether  among  the  lowly  or  the  great,  with  a  devotion 
seldom  surpassed.  His  memory  will  be  secure  as  long  as 
there  is  one  left  who  knew  him  well.  Thousands  have 
been  the  beneficiaries  of  his  kindly  smile  and  his  warm 
grasp  of  friendship,  and  partakers  of  his  hospitality,  and 
recipients  of  his  favors  and  kind  offices.  His  death  cast  a 
shadow  over  many  a  mansion  and  humble  home,  and 
brought  pain  to  many  hearts,  but  he  had  reached  the  ful 
ness  of  time,  and  from  a  long  life,  full  of  battles — reverses 
as  well  as  victories  "he  has  lain  down  to  rest." 

We  append  extracts  and  comments  on  the  death  of 
Judge  Butler,  written  by  able  editors,  men  who  knew  him 
well,  and  we  heartily  endorse  their  commendations.  These 
articles  give  all  the  leading  facts  concerning  his  remark 
able  public  career,  his  nativity  and  date  of  his  birth,  as 
well  as  his  early  struggles  with  poverty.  His  life  has 
been  a  grand  success  socially,  politically  and  financially. 
Before  introducing  these  extracts,  we  will  note  briefly 
his  military  career,  which  in  one  sense  was  brief,  but  in 
another  sense,  like  most  prominent  men  of  East  Tennes 
see,  he  was  in  the  "fight"  from  1861  till  1865. 

After  bravely  facing  all  the  dangers  common  to  the 
loyal  men  of  Johnson  and  Carter  counties  from  the  very 
beginning,  leading  largely  in  their  councils  and  conven 
tions,  planning  to  thwart  the  devices  of  the  enemy,  and, 
finally,  having  to  flee  from  their  wrath,  he  was  commis 
sioned  by  Governor  Johnson  to  raise  a  regiment  of  cavalry 
for  the  Federal  army.  Col.  Miller  and  Col.  A.  D.  Smith 
were  recruiting  a  regiment  at  the  same  time,  and  upon 
the  death  of  Col.  Smith,  Col.  Butler  consolidated  his  men 
with  those  of  Col.  Miller,  forming  the  Thirteenth  Tennes 
see  Cavalry,  in  which  organization  he  was  commissioned 
and  mustered  as  Lieut.-Colonel  October  8,  1863.  But 
Colonel  Butler,  after  assisting  in  organizing  and  getting 


266  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'fH    REGIMENT 

the  Regiment  in  shape,  feeling-  that  he  had  no  military 
education  whatever,  that  another,  more  experienced  than 
himself,  could  fill  the  place  better,  while  he  could  render 
far  greater  service  to  his  people  and  to  his  country 
through  diplomacy,  and  by  being  free  to  go  wherever  he 
could  aid  the  suffering,  or  help  to  counteract  the  devices 
of  the  enemy,  he  accordingly,  on  May  n,  1864,  resigned 
his  commission,  as  Lieut. -Colonel,  giving  place  to  the  gal 
lant  Ingerton,  after  he  was  convinced  of  that  officers  ex 
perience  and  capability  as  a  true  and  tried  soldier. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  give  the  reader  an  idea  of  the 
many  acts  of  kindness  done  by  him  to  the  officers  and 
soldiers  of  the  regiment.  He  exerted  his  influence  at  all 
times  with  Governor  Johnson  to  send  troops  into  East 
Tennessee  to  the  relief  of  his  suffering  friends.  He  was 
at  Knoxville  when  our  Brigade  was  campaigning  in  East 
Tennessee,  and  was  always  on  the  alert  and  looking  after 
the  interests  of  the  Thirteenth.  When  the  Brigade  was 
fighting  for  its  very  existence  at  Bull's  Gap,  and  General 
Gillem  was  pleading  for  reinforcements,  it  was  Colonel 
Butler  who  accompanied  W.  G.  Brownlow  to  General 
Ammen's  office  to  implore  him  to  send  them  aid,  though  it 
was  all  in  vain,  Colonel  Butler  showed  his  interest  and 
anxiety  for  his  old  comrades. 

It  was  charged  against  Colonel  Butler  in  his  political 
campaigns  that  he  was  not  true  to  the  Union,  and  that  he 
made  an  effort  at  one  time  to  raise  a  regiment  for  the 
Confederate  service.  In  that  dark  hour  of  suffering  in 
East  Tennessee,  when  the  Union  people  were  under  the 
heel  of  the  petty  despots,  who  were  burning  their  homes, 
hanging  and  imprisoning  the  men,  and  bringing  ruin  and 
starvation  to  the  doors  of  their  families,  it  would  be  easy 
to  believe  that  Col.  Butler  may  have  resorted  to  almost 
anything  to  stay  the  avenging  sword,  and  to  appease  the 
wrath  that  was  turned  on  his  people.  He  may  have  re 
sorted  to  the  deception  even  of  agreeing  to  raise  a  regi 
ment,  for  what  could  he  have  done  to  save  his  people  then 
that  would  not  have  been  justifiable  ?  Good  faith  on  the 
part  of  the  Confederates  towards  the  Union  people  was 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  267 

not  to  be  dreamed  of.  Deception  and  duplicity  must  be 
met  with  like  bad  faith  at  such  a  time  as  that.  But  that 
Colonel  Butler  ever  faltered  in  his  love  for,  and  loyalty 
to,  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  none  who  knew 
him  believed  for  one  moment. 

Col.  Butler  has  always  retained  a  warm  place  in  the 
hearts  of  the  members  of  the  Regiment,  and  he  has  often 
expressed  the  deepest  regret  that  since  the  organization 
of  the  'Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  Association"  his 
health  has  been  too  feeble  to  attend  their  reunions,  but  he 
has  always  sent  written  greetings  and  words  of  affection 
ate  remembrance.  In  1898,  the  reunion  was  held  at  his 
home  town,  Mountain  City,  but  he  was  then  afflicted  with 
partial  blindness  and  could  not  attend,  but  his  life-long 
friend,  Lieut.  C.  M.  Arnold,  read  a  most  touching  address 
to  the  comrades  which  the  Colonel  had  prepared.  On  the 
same  occasion,  it  was  arranged  for  the  comrades  to  repair, 
in  a  body,  to  his  elegant  home  in  the  suburbs  of  the  town, 
and  greet  their  old  friend  and  comrade-in-arms.  This 
they  did  and  found  him,  though  quite  feeble,  sitting  on  his 
veranda  awaiting  them.  They  all  passed  in  procession, 
each  taking  his  hand  gently,  and  speaking  a  word  or  two 
of  friendly  cheer.  Though  almost  totally  blind  at  the 
time,  he  was  able  to  recognize  nearly  every  voice,  and  re 
turned  the  greetings  most  pleasantly. 

We  are  pleased  to  note  here  that  Colonel  Butler  recov 
ered  to  a  great  extent  from  this  sad  affliction,  and  though, 
feeble  afterwards,  was  able  for  several  years  to  visit  his 
children  and  friends  and  spend  his  time  pleasantly  and 
comfortably  until  a  few  months  before  his  death 


COMMENTS  OF  THE  PRESS  ON  THE  DEATH  OF 
COL.  R.  R.  BUTLER. 

Following  are  editorial  clippings  from  a  number  of  our 
exchanges  relative  to  the  life  and  death  of  Hon.  R.  R. 
Butler,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  citizens  that  ever  re 
sided  in  the  county  and  one  that  will  be  missed  by  all 


268  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

classes,  regardless  of  race  or  standing.  "Judge  Butler  is 
gone,  but  his  honest,  industrious,  charitable  and  sober  life 
will  long  remain  in  the  minds  of  the  people  of  East  Ten 
nessee  and  especially  those  who  live  in  Johnson  county." 
— Tennessee  Tomahawk : 

"Judge  Roderick  Butler  is  dead.  He  was  born  in 
Wythe  county,  Virginia,  in  1827  and  reared  to  young 
manhood  in  that  county.  When  about  nineteen  years  of 
age  he  moved  to  Johnson  county,  Tenn.,  where  he  after 
wards  married  Miss  Emeline  Donnelly,  who  resided  near 
Mountain  City.  The  deceased  was  born  a  poor  man,  but 
his  undaunted  energy  brought  him  to  the  front  in  the  af 
fairs  of  state  and  nation. 

"When  a  grown  young  man  he  worked  at  the  tailor's 
trade  in  Johnson  county  to  support  himself  and  happy 
wife.  During  this  time  he  was  a  constant  student,  putting 
in  every  spare  hour  from  work  at  study.  He  would  select  a 
task  and  study  upon  it,  reciting  to  Rev.  James  Keys,  a 
local  minister.  He  kept  this  up  for  years  and  gathered 
much  valuable  information.  Later  he  took  up  the  study 
of  law  and  mastered  it  by  hard  work.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1854  and  practiced  for  years.  Before  the 
Civil  War  he  represented  his  county  in  the  legislature  of 
the  State  and  made  a  clear  record.  In  1865  ne  was  chosen 
for  the  position  of  Circuit  Judge  of  the  First  Judicial  Cir 
cuit  of  Tennessee.  This  position  he  held  for  nearly  two 
years,  resigning  to  become  a  candidate  for  Congress  in  the 
fall  of  1866.  In  that  year  he  was  nominated  and  ran  for 
Congress  on  the  Republican  ticket.  He  was  a  popular 
and  brainy  man  and  was  easily  elected.  He  remained  in 
the  National  Congress  six  years  and  four  years  at  anothei 
time,  making  his  full  term  in  the  National  body  ten  years. 
While  holding  that  important  trust  he  voted  and  labored 
for  his  distrct  and  the  people  who  resided  in  it.  On  na 
tional  questions  he  showed  talent  and  wise  judgment  and 
his  clean  record  was  a  monument  to  his  long  life. 

"During  life  he  also  sat  upon  the  county  judge's  bench, 
dealing  out  law  and  equity  with  care  and  consideration. 
All  through  life  he  figured  in  the  political  affairs  of  East 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  269 

Tennessee  and  was  recognized  as  a  big  man,  both  in  and 
out  of  his  party.  By  his  death  the  State  loses  one  of  its 
powers,  and  the  people  in  general  all  over  this  section  of 
country  will  deeply  regret  to  learn  of  his  death. 

''He  is  survived  by  seven  sons  and  two  daughters, 
namely,  R.  H.,  Dr.  J.  G.,  S.  D.,  and  Hon.  E.  E.  Butler,  of 
Mountain  City,  Dr.  W.  R.  Butler,  John  B.  and  G.  O.,  of 
Oregon,  Mrs.  Jennie  Church  and  Mrs.  W.  R.  Keys,  of 
Mountain  City." — Bristol  News. 


"With  the  death  of  Hon.  R.  R.  Butler,  one  of  the 
most  remarkable  men,  in  many  respects,  in  the  State,  has 
passed  away.  He  has  been  most  of  his  time  in  public 
life,  for  more  than  forty  years,  having  served  a  term  in 
the  Tennessee  Legislature  before  the  Civil  War.  He 
served  several  terms  in  Congress,  also  as  Circuit  Judge  in 
his  judicial  circuit.  He  was  elected  to  the  two  houses  of 
the  Tennessee  Legislature  oftener  than  any  other  man  in 
the  State,  or  who  has  ever  been  so  elected.  He  was  a  man 
of  generous  impulses  and  made  friends  of  all  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact.  Like  others  he  was  not  without 
faults,  but  there  have  been  few  men  in  Tennessee  who 
have  enjoyed  a  wider,  longer,  or  more  general  popularity. 
He  lost  his  wife  not  many  years  ago,  which  gave  him 
great  grief,  and  some  two  years  ago  he  lost  a  favorite 
grandchild,  to  which  he  was  much  attached,  and  since  then 
has  scarcely  been  himself.  His  health  has  not  been  good 
for  some  time;  but  his  death  came  as  a  shock  to  his  many 
friends  and  acquaintances  in  his  county  and  district  and 
throughout  the  State." — Knoxville  Journal  and  Tribune 


LIEUT.-COL.  BARZILLAI  P.  STACY. 

Colonel  Stacy  was  born  at  Columbus,  Penn.,  in  1837. 
His  family  removed  to  Ripley,  O.,  just  previous  to  the 
Civil  War.  He  volunteered  in  the  7th  Ohio  Cavalry  and 
was  appointed  Sergeant-Ma j or  of  that  regiment.  He  was 


27O  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

with  the  regiment  in  the  long  chase  after  Gen.  John  H. 
Morgan  through  Kentucky,  Indiana  and  Ohio,  and  also  in 
Saunder's  raid  around  Knoxville.  He  came  into  Knox- 
ville  with  his  regiment  when  Gen.  Burnside  occupied  East 
Tennessee  in  September,  1863.  At  the  organization  of 
the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  he  was  appointed  Ad 
jutant  of  the  Regiment.  September  24,  1863,  on  recom 
mendation  of  Gen.  Samuel  P.  Carter,  was  detailed  later 
as  A.  A.  G.  on  Colonel  Miller's  staff  when  that  officer  was 
assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Third  Brigade,  Gover 
nor's  Guard ;  promoted  to  Captain  of  Company  F,  October 
26,  1864,  for  gallantry  and  meritorious  service,  and  after 
the  death  of  Lieut-Col.  Ingerton  was  commissioned 
Lieut.-Colonel  of  the  Regiment,  Dec.  ictli,  1864.  Col. 
Stacy  was  with  the  Regiment  in  all  its  campaigns  from 
its  organization  until  its  muster-out,  September  5,  1865. 

After  the  war  he  located  in  Knoxville,  where  the  firm 
of  Stacy  &  Angel  became  well-known. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Augusta  Piper,  of 
Rogers ville,  Term.,  September  12,  1865.  He  and  his  wife 
united  with  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  soon  after 
coming  to  Knoxville,  and  he  was  soon  afterwards  elected 
an  Elder.  He  represented  his  synod  in  the  General  As 
sembly  at  Toledo,  O.,  in  1870.  He  removed  to  Ballast 
Texas,  in  the  year  1872,  and  remained  there  until  1882. 
He  had  been  in  declining  health  for  several  years  and  died 
at  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  September  2Oth,  1882.  His  re 
mains  are  buried  in  Gray  Cemetery. 


COL.  ALEXANDER  D.  SMITH. 

Col.  Smith  was  born  in  Wilkes  county,  near  Wilkes- 
boro,  N.  C.,  July  5th,  1810.  When  he  was  six  years  of  age 
his  father  moved  to  Carter  county,  Tenn.  Col.  Smith 
married  in  Johnson  county  and  became  a  citizen  of  that 
county  when  it  was  first  organized.  He  was  the  first 
Sheriff  of  the  county,  and  was  Circuit  Court  Clerk  for  24 
years.  He  served  as  Clerk  and  Master  of  the  Chancery 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  2JI 

Court  for  two  or  three  years  and  gave  up  that  position  to 
engage  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  continued  the  practice 
of  law  successfully  up  to  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War. 

He  was  among  the  foremost  leaders  in  resisting  the  se 
cession  movement  in  Johnson  and  Carter  counties  and  par 
ticipated  in  all  the  excitement  and  dangers  of  that  period. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Knoxville  Union  Convention 
and  served  on  the  most  important  committee  of  that  body. 
He  was  also  delegate  to  the  Greeneville  Convention.  He 
assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
(Union)  Cavalry  and  was  elected  Lieutenant-Colonel  of 
the  Regiment  and  served  until  stricken  with  fever.  He 
died  at  the  home  of  Gains  McBee,  at  Strawberry  Plains, 
Term.,  November  3,  1863.  This  was  the  first  death  of  an 
officer  in  the  Regiment.  Colonel  Smith  was  personally 
known  to  nearly  every  man  in  the  Regiment  and  was  held 
in  the  highest  esteem  by  all.  From  his  ability  and  cour 
age  it  was  believed  he  would  make  a  valuable  officer  and 
all  felt  the  Regiment  had  sustained  a  great  loss. 

Col.  Smith  was  a  brother  of  the  late  Hon.  Hamilton  C. 
Smith,  for  many  years  Chancellor  of  the  First  Chancery 
Division  of  Tennessee  and  father  of  Hon.  John  P.  Smith, 
who  has  served  16  years  as  Chancellor  of  the  same  Divi 
sion,  and  has  recently  been  appointed  Governor  of  the 
Mountain  Branch  of  the  National  Home  for  Disabled 
Volunteer  Soldiers  now  in  course  of  construction  by  the 
United  States  Government  at  Johnson  City,  Tenn. 


MAJOR  ELI  N.  UNDERWOOD. 
(Second  Battalion.) 

Major  Underwood  was  born  in  Enfield,  Hampshire 
county,  Mass.,  March  27th,  1827.  He  learned  engineer 
ing  and  served  as  an  engineer  on  the  Hudson  River  R.  R. 
from  1849  until  J8s6,  when  he  went  to  East  Tennessee 
and  accepted  the  position  of  Master  Mechanic  of  the  East 
Tennessee  and  Virginia  Railroad. 


272  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'PH    REGIMENT 

Major  Underwood  was  a  staunch  Union  man  and  rend 
ered  all  the  assistance  he  could  to  the  Union  cause.  He 
was  commissioned  Major  of  the  Second  Battalion  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  April  nth,  1864,  and  was 
engaged  in  all  the  campaigns  of  the  Regiment  in  East 
Tennessee.  He  commanded  his  Battalion  in  the  fights  at 
Greeneville,  Tennessee,  Morristown,  Carter's  Depot  and 
Bull's  Gap.  At  Morristown  he  was  in  the  gallant  sabre 
charge  that  broke  the  enemy's  lines  and  was  highly  com 
mended  for  gallantry.  He  was  fond  of  music  and  poetry 
and  delighted  in  discussing  questions  of  science  and 
philosophy;  the  officers  of  the  Regiment  gave  him  the 
sobriquet  of  "Old  Philosophy,"  which  he  seemed  to  appre 
ciate  rather  than  dislike.  He  went  to  California  many 
years  ago  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Colusa,  California. 


MAJOR  J.  W.  M.  GRAYSON. 

James  W.  M.  Gray  son  was  a  prominent  citizen  of 
Johnson  county  when  the  war  came  and  a  man  at  that 
time  of  probably  35  years  of  age.  He  took  an  active  part 
as  an  officer  in  the  Carter  county  Rebellion,,  and  displayed 
courage  and  ability.  He  was  among  the  first  to  recruit 
any  considerable  number  of  men  in  his  county  for  the  Fed 
eral  service,  taking  with  him  at  one  time  100  men  to  Ken 
tucky.  This  was  in  May,  1862.  He  assisted  largely  in 
recruiting  the  Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry  and  was  com 
missioned  Lieut. -Colonel  of  that  regiment  May  ist,  1863, 
antl  through  some  disagreement  with  superior  officers 
left  that  regiment  and  accepted  a  commission  in  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  as  Major,  October  6th,  1863,  and  re 
mained  with  the  Regiment  until  April,  1864,  when  he  re 
signed  on  account  of  ill  health. 

After  the  \var  and  up  to  his  death,  which  occurred  only 
a  few  years  ago,  he  was  actively  engaged  in  farming  and 
business  enterprises  at  Grayson,  N.  C.  We  know  nothing 
of  his  family  except  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Dr.  W.  R.  Butler, 
of  Butler,  Tenn.,  and  a  son,  A.  G.  Grayson,  Esq.,  who  is 
engaged  in  business  and  resides  at  Trade,  Johnson  county,, 
Tennessee. 


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MAJOR  ROBERT  H.  M.  DONNELLY. 

R.  H.  M.  Donnelly  was  born  in  Lee  county,  Va.,  Jan 
uary  2,  1835,  and  was  the  fifth  child  of  William  and 
Sarah  McQueen  Donnelly.  His  father  died  in  1842,  and 
his  mother  died  in  1876.  Robert  lived  with  his  mother 
until  he  was  of  age.  After  learning  the  carpenter's  trade 
he  went  to  Johnson  county,  Tenn.,  where  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Eliza  J.  Allen,  near  Taylorsville,  April  6,  1860. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  at  once  took  an  ac 
tive  part  on  the  side  of  the  Union.  He  made  several 
efforts  to  get  to  the  Federal  army  before  he  succeeded  in 
doing  so.  In  these  efforts  he  suffered  the  usual  dangers, 
hardships  and  privations  we  have  described  in  other 
places.  He  finally  left  home  in  the  latter  part  of  August, 
1863.  In  company  with  R.  H.  Luttrell,  Richard  H.  Wil 
son  and  others  he  left  Taylorsville  in  the  night  and 
crossed  the  Iron  Mountain,  on  top  of  which  he  fell  in 
with  about  80  other  Union  men  fleeing  to  the  Federal 
army,  which  was  then  said  to  be  in  the  vicinity  of  Jones- 
boro,  Tenn.  This  company  went  down  Stony  Creek  in 
Carter  county,  stopping  near  Benjamin  Coles  to  rest.  At 
daylight  they  resumed  the  journey  and  at  length  they 
came  to  the  Federal  lines  near  Jonesboro,  Tenn.,  and 
halted  at  a  large  spring  west  of  the  town  where  forty  or 
fifty  of  them  volunteered,  forming  what  was  afterwards 
Company  D  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  and 
elected  R.  H.  Luttrell,  Captain ;  R.  H.  M.  Donnelly,  First 
Lieutenant,  and  R.  H.  Allen,  Second  Lieutenant.  Arriv 
ing  at  Greeneville  this  company  fell  in  with  a  large  num 
ber  of  other  recruits  for  the  Thirteenth,  and  their  history 
is  the  same  thereafter  as  described  in  the  organization  of 
the  Regiment. 

Upon  the  death  of  Captain  R.  H.  Luttrell,  January 
20th,  1864,  Lieut.  R.  H.  M.  Donnelly  was  promoted  to 
Captain  of  Company  D,  in  which  position  he  served  until 
June  22,  1865,  when  he  was  promoted  to  Major. 

He  was  a  brave,  intelligent  officer,  and  was  often  se 
lected  for  duty  when  courage  and  firmness  were  needed. 


274  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

He  was  in  all  the  campaigns  and  battles  in  which  the 
Regiment  was  engaged.  While  Captain  of  Company  D 
his  company  was  ordered  to  the  support  of  Major  Wag 
ner's  Battalion  when  it  was  being  driven  back  by  over 
whelming  numbers.  Captain  Donnelly  was  among  the 
first  in  the  gallant  charge  at  Fort  Breckenridge,  Va.  We 
are  only  able  to  mention  further  in  this  brief  sketch  that 
he  captured  the  notorious  Lieut.-Colonel  Dorrity  and  dis 
armed  him  with  his  own  hands.  That  he  was  in  the  detach 
ment  that  was  sent  under  Major  Doughty  to  break  up 
the  gang  of  Ellis  Harper,  known  as  the  "Harper  gang," 
that  were  committing  so  many  depredations  in  Middle 
Tennessee  and  Kentucky.  Captain  Donnelly  took  an  ac 
tive  part  in  this  affair,  which  was  never  made  public  until 
reported  for  this  history  by  Major  Doughty. 

Aside  from  his  soldierly  qualities  Major  Donnelly  was 
highly  esteemed  by  the  officers  and  men  for  his  social 
qualities  and  gentlemanly  conduct  at  all  times.  After  the 
war  he  located  at  Rheatown,  Tenn.,  where  he  was  Post 
master  for  14  years.  He  now  lives  at  Chuckey  City,  Tenn  , 
where  he  has  resided  for  16  years.  Was  Postmaster  at 
that  place  under  President  Harrison's  administration. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  the  mercantile  and  other  business 
enterprises  and  is  now  in  the  hotel  business,  and  has  been 
for  the  past  16  years  at  Chuckey  City,  Tenn. 


MAJOR  JOSEPH  H.  WAGNER. 

Major  Wagner  is  the  sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of 
Mathias  M.  and  Mary  Wagner,  and  was  born  in  Taylors- 
ville  (now  Mountain  City),  Tenn.,  January  14,  1841. 
Major  Wagner  received  his  education  in  his  native  town 
and  at  Boone's  Creek  Seminary,  in  Washington  county, 
Tenn.  He  was  elected  Colonel  of  the  Johnson  county 
militia  in  1860  when  only  a  little  past  twenty  years  of 
age.  He  took  an  active  part  in  all  the  movements  of  the 
Union  men  of  his  county  and  was  commander  of  the 
Johnson  county  forces,  numbering  about  250  men,  in  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  2/5 

Carter  county  rebellion.  After  the  rebellion  he  shared 
in  the  dangers  and  persecutions  of  those  times. 

Major  Wagner  joined  the  Regiment  as  private,  Com 
pany  E  January  2,  1864,  was  transferred  to  non-com 
missioned  staff  as  Quartermaster-Sergeant  January  9, 
1864,  promoted  to  Major  of  the  Third  Battalion  May  15, 
1864. 

Major  Wagner  was  a  most  efficient  officer,  performing 
all  his  duties  to  the  eminent  satisfaction  of  his  superior 
officers,  and  gained  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  men, 
as  well  as  the  friendship  and  esteem  of  his  fellow-officers. 

The  Major  and  his  estimable  wife  and  family  are  resi 
dents  of  Mountain  City,  Term.,  where  they  enjoy  the  com 
forts  of  an  elegant  home  and  the  highest  honor  and  re 
spect  of  a  host  of  friends  and  relatives. 

Major  Wagner  resigned  his  commission  in  the  army 
March  25th,  1865,  to  accept  a  seat  in  the  General  Assem 
bly  of  the  State  as  representative  from  Carter  and  John 
son  counties,  to  which  he  was  elected  by  the  vote  of  the 
Regiment. 


MAJOR  C.  C.  WILCOX. 

Christopher  C.  Wilcox  was  a  Carter  county  man,  After 
taking  part  in  the  Greeneville  Convention,  the  Cartel- 
county  rebellion  and  in  all  the  movements  of  the  Union 
people  he  organized  Company  G  and  commanded  that 
company  until  promoted  to  Major,  March  10,  1865. 

The  frequent  mention  of  this  officer  in  the  body  of  the 
history  renders  it  unnecessary  to  comment  here  upon  his 
military  history  further  than  to  say  that  he  made  a  na 
tional  reputation  by  his  daring  charge  into  Greeneville, 
Term.,  on  the  morning  of  September  4,  1864,  when  Gen. 
John  H.  Morgan  was  killed  and  his  staff  officers  and  body 
guard  captured. 

As  an  officer  there  were  none  braver  or  more  kind  and 
considerate  for  the  welfare  of  his  men.  He  had  one 
brother,  Lieut.  D.  P.  Wilcox.  of  the  Second  Tennessee 


276  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Infantry,  and  two  sons,  Lieut.  John  M.  and  Sergeant 
Robert  B.  Wilcox,  of  Company  G,  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Cavalry,  in  the  Federal  army,  and  all  made  gallant  sol 
diers. 

Major  Wilcox  died  at  Emporia,  Kan.,  a  number  of 
years  ago. 

MAJOR  PATRICK  F.  DYER. 

Patrick  F.  Dyer  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  was  only 
23  years  old  when  commissioned  Captain  of  Company  B. 
He  was  promoted  to  Major,  March  loth,  1865.  He  was 
captured  at  the  first  battle  of  Bull's  Run,  made  his  escape 
from  Saulsbury  prison  and  arrived  in  Carter  county 
sometime  previous  to  the  occupation  of  East  Tennessee 
by  Gen.  Burnside.  He  served  with  the  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry  from  its  organization  until  its  muster-out, 
and  w-as  a  brave  and  competent  officer  as  well  as  a  genial 
comrade  and  friend.  He  has  been  dead  a  number  of 
years. 


MAJOR  WILLIAM  H.  MATLOCK,  SURGEON. 

Major  Matlock  succeeded  Major  Hobbs  as  Surgeon  of 
the  Thirteenth  Tennesse  Cavalry,  his  commission  bear 
ing  date  September  27,  1864,  and  he  remained  with  the 
Regiment  until  its  muster-out,  September  5,  1865. 

Major  Matlock  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  After 
the  close  of  the  war  he  lived  at  Downingtown,  Pa.,  where 
he  practiced  his  profession  until  his  death,  which  oc 
curred  in  June,  1896. 


DR.  JAMES  M.  CAMERON,  CAPTAIN  AND  AS 
SISTANT  SURGEON. 

Dr.  Cameron  was  born  in  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  No 
vember,  1833.  He  and  his  two  brothers,  M.  D.  L. 
and  John  W.  Cameron,  though  the  family  owned  slaves. 


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were  among  the  most  active  and  fearless  of  the  support 
ers  of  the  Union  cause.  John  W.  Cameron,  the  younger 
brother,  was  a  delegate  to  the  Knoxville  Union  Conven- 
tion  in.  1 86 1,  and  took  an  active  part  in  all  the  affairs  of 
the  Union  people,  and  but  for  his  widowed  mother,  and 
his  sister,  who  would  have  been  left  alone,  would  doubt 
less  have  joined  the  army. 

He  was  mustered  into  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon  at 
the  organization  of  the  Regiment  or  soon  afterwards 
(Nov.  7,  1863,)  and  performed  the  duties  of  that  office 
until  July  19,  1865,  when  he  tendered  his  resignation. 
He  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  the  members  of  the  Regi 
ment,  both  officers  and  soldiers.  After  the  war  Dr.  Cam 
eron  continued  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Elizabethton. 
He  gave  much  of  his  time  to  church,  Sunday-school  and 
educational  interests.  He  died  suddenly  at  his  home 
December  28,  1897. 

Dr.  Cameron  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Tipton, 
February  8,  1855.  He  raised  a  family  of  four  children, 
one  son  and  three  daughters.  The  son,  William  M. 
Cameron,  lives  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  two  daughters,  Mrs. 
Jennie  C.  Johnson  and  Mrs.  Joanna  Bell  Boring,  reside  at 
Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  and  Mrs.  Nola  Frances  Harden  re 
sides  at  Cranberry,  N.  C. 


LIEUTENANT  JAMES  H.  CONKLING,  R.  Q.  M. 

This  officer,  on  recommendation  of  Gen.  Carter,  was 
appointed  First  Lieutenant  and  Regimental  Quarter 
master  on  the  organization  of  the  Regiment  and  mus 
tered  as  such  November  8th,  1863.  He  was  later  detailed 
as  Acting  Brigade  Quartermaster,  and  filled  that  position 
until  September,  1864,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  a 
competent  officer  and  an  agreeable  gentleman. 


LIEUTENANT  JOEL  H.  WILLIAMS,  R.  C.  S. 

Lieut.   Williams  was  commissioned   First  Lieutenant 
and  Regimental  Commissary  of  Subsistence  November 


278  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

8th,  1863;  detailed  as  Acting  Brigade  C.  S.  until  date  of 
his  resignation,  September,  1864.  He  was  a  genial,  com 
petent  and  popular  officer.  We  have  been  unable  to  ob 
tain  further  information  in  regard  to  this  officer  but  be 
lieve  he  was  a  native  East  Tennesseean. 


LARKIN  P.  BLACKBURN,  ASST.  SURGEON. 

This  officer  was  a  native  of  Johnson  county,  Tenn.  He 
enlisted  in  Company  E  September  24th,  1863,  was  pro 
moted  to  Hospital  Steward  and  transferred  to  the  Field 
and  Staff  same  date,  and  upon  the  resignation  of  Dr.  J. 
M.  Cameron  succeeded  that  officer  as  Assistant  Surgeon, 
May  14,  1865,  and  resigned  his  commission  July  ist, 
1865.  He  returned  to  Johnson  county  and  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine,  which  he  continued  successfully 
until  his  death  a  few  years  ago. 


ADJUTANT  S.  P.  ANGEL. 

Samuel  P.  Angel  was  born  at  Elizabethton,  Tenn., 
May  8,  1840. 

When  Captain  C.  C.  Wilcox  began  to  recruit  a  com 
pany,  afterwards  Company  G,  he  was  among  the  first  to 
volunteer  in  that  company.  Entering  the  company  as  a 
private  he  was  promoted  to  First  Sergeant  of  the  com 
pany,  Sergeant-Major  of  the  Regiment,  First  Lieutenant 
of  Company  G,  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment  and  near  the 
close  of  the  war  was  promoted  to  Captain  of  Company  L, 
but  did  not  accept  muster  under  the  latter  commission. 

Captain  Angel  served  as  Acting  Commissary,  both  of 
the  Regiment  and  Brigade,  and  was  a  prompt  and  efficient 
officer,  always  performing  his  duties  to  the  entire  satis 
faction  of  his  superior  officers. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  he  located  at  Knoxville. 


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Tenn.,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  and  Colonel  Stacy 
married  sisters,  Captain  Angel's  wife  was  Miss  Julia 
Eliza  Piper,  daughter  of  Hon.  William  M.  and  Mrs.  Lu- 
cinda  Beal  Piper,  of  Rogersville,  Tenn.  The  Piper  and 
Beal  families  were  among  the  most  prominent  people  of 
Hawkins  county,  and  were  loyal  to  the  Federal  Govern 
ment,  furnishing  several  brave  men  and  officers  to  the 
Federal  service. 

Captain  Angel  united  with  the  First  M.  E.  Church  of 
Knoxville  soon  after  locating  there,  and  became  an  active 
member,  devoting  much  of  his  time  to  the  interests  of  the 
church  and  Sunday-school,  representing  his  church  in  the 
first  Lay  Conference.  In  1884  he  was  sent  as  a  Lay 
Delegate  from  the  Holston  Conference  to  the  General 
Conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  held  at  Philadelphia. 
He  was  honored  by  being  chosen  President  of  both  the 
'Knox  county  and  the  East  Tennessee  Sunday-school 
Conventions. 

Captain  Angel  has  also  been  prominent  in  Grand 
Army  circles  and  has  been  honored  with  prominent  offices 
in  the  Post  and  in  the  Department  of  Tennessee. 

Captain  Angel  still  resides  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  where 
he  is  a  well-known  and  highly  respected  citizen,  an  ac 
tive  member  of  the  First  M.  E.  Church  and  Commander 
of  R.  N.  Hood  Post,  Department  of  Tennessee,  G.  A.  R. 


LIEUT.  RICHARD  L.  WILSON,  R.  Q.  M. 

Lieut.  Wilson  was  born  in  the  territory  which  is  now 
Johnson  county  though  at  the  time  of  his  birth,  January 
7,  1819,  it  was  a  part  of  Carter  county.  After  the  forma 
tion  of  Johnson  county  he  was  the  first  constable  elected 
in  it.  He  served  as  County  Court  Clerk  of  the  county 
eight  years  and  sheriff  six  years  previous  to  the  Civil 
War.  He  held  the  election  of  June,  1861,  when  the 
vote  was  taken  on  Separation  or  No  Separation.  Being 
a  well-known  citizen  and  property  owner  the  notorious 


280  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

"Johnson  County  Home  Guards,"  led  by  Capt.  Parker, 
soon  made  it  dangerous  for  him  to  remain  at  home.  Af 
ter  witnessing  the  death  of  old  Mr.  Hawkins,  who  was 
shot  down  in  cold  blood  because  of  his  loyalty,  he  bade 
good-by  to  his  home  and  made  his  way  to  the  Federal 
lines.  Before  leaving  his  home,  however,  Mr.  Wilson 
was  engaged  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion — was  at  the 
Taylor's  Ford  fight  and  shared  with  the  brave  men  of 
Johnson  and  Carter  counties  in  the  dangers  and  persecu 
tions  of  those  times.  He  joined  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Cavalry  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  was  appointed  First 
Lieutenant  and  Regimental  Quartermaster  and  served 
with  distinction  through  the  East  Tennessee  campaigns. 
He  had  his  horse  shot  from  under  him  in  the  disastrous 
retreat  from  Bull's  Gap.  He  was  in  the  long  and 
arduous  campaign  with  Stoneman  through  Virginia, 
North  and  South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  and  honorably- 
mustered  out  with  the  Regiment  at  Knoxville,  Tenn., 
September  5,  1865. 


LIEUT.  PHILIP  P.  C.  NELSON,  R.  C.  S. 

This  officer,  to  the  best  of  our  information,  was  a  na 
tive  of  Washington  county,  Tennessee.  He  succeeded 
Lieut.  Joel  H.  Williams  as  R.  C.  S.,  and  Acting  Brigade 
Commissary  of  Subsistence  and  was  with  the  command  in 
the  long  raid  through  Virginia,  North  and  South  Caro 
lina  and  Georgia.  Upon  the  return  of  the  Regiment  to 
Tennessee  he  resigned  his  office,  July  20,  1865.  He  was 
a  man  of  intelligence,  honor  and  the  highest  integrity, 
popular  alike  with  officers  and  men.  After  the  war  he 
settled  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  purchasing  a  large  body 
of  land  in  the  Third  Civil  District,  where  he  died  several 
years  ago. 

Lieut.  Nelson  represented  the  First  Senatorial  District 
of  Tennessee  in  the  General  Assembly  of  Tennessee,  and 
was  regarded  as  an  able  and  honorable  member. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY. 


28l 


REGIMENTAL  Q.  M.  SERGEANT  GEORGE  D. 
ROBERTS. 

G.  D.  Roberts  was  born  in  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  Sep 
tember  1 8th,  1842,  and  has  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  there.  He  had  much  the  same  experience  as  the 
young  men  of  his  age,  scouting  from  conscript  officers, 
endeavoring  to  get  to  the  Federal  army  in  Kentucky, 
righting  at  Taylor's  Ford,  carrying  messages  and  provi 
sions  to  friends  in  the  mountains  and  doing  all  sorts  of 
service  for  the  Union  cause. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  G,  September  24,  1863,  and 
was  promoted  to  Regimental  Quartermaster-Sergeant 
September  26th,  1864,  and  served  in  that  position  to  the 
date  of  muster-out  of  the  Regiment,  September  5,  1865. 
He  was  a  brave  and  faithful  soldier,  a  genial  friend  and 
was  well  known  and  highly  respected. 


LIEUT.   JOHN   P.   NELSON,   FIRST   SERGEANT 
COMPANY  R— LATER  FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

Enlisted  in  Company  F  September  22,  1863,  appointed 
First  Sergeant  of  the  Company  January  i,  1864;  pro 
moted  to  Sergeant-Major  of  the  Regiment  September  26, 
1864,  and  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  Company  L 
August  21,  1865,  but  as  the  war  had  ended  he  was  not 
mustered  as  Lieutenant. 

John  P.  Nelson  is  a  native  of  North  Carolina.  He 
was  a  brave  and  competent  officer,  performing  the  duties 
assigned  him  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  superior 
officers.  He  was  genial  and  popular  and  among  the  best 
known  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  Regiment. 
He  now  lives  near  his  old  home  at  Carlisle,  N.  C,  where, 
we  are  pleased  to  learn,  he  has  prospered  and  raised  an 
interesting  family. 


282  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

LINE  OFFICERS. 


CAPT.  L.  W.  FLETCHER,  CO.  A. 

Lawson  W.  Fletcher  was  brought  up  in  Carter  county, 
Tenn.,  and  was  loyal  to  the  Union  from  the  beginning, 
taking  part  in  all  the  efforts  of  the  Union  people  to  pro 
tect  themselves  and  strike  a  blow  for  the  Union  cause. 
He  assisted  to  recruit  Company  A,  and  was  elected  Cap 
tain,  but  was  captured  before  receiving  muster.  In  his 
absence,  supposing  that  he  had  been  killed,  Captain  Wil 
liams  was  mustered  in  his  place.  Captain  Fletcher  suc 
ceeded  in  making  his  escape  from  prison  and  returned  to 
the  Regiment,  then  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  Captain  Wil 
liams  resigned,  but  before  his  resignation  was  accepted 
Captain  Fletcher,  who  had  undergone  great  hardships 
while  in  prison,  took  sick  and  died  at  Knoxville,  Tenn., 
and  his  remains  are  resting  in  the  beautful  National 
cemetery  near  the  monument  erected  by  the  loyal  veterans 
of  East  Tennessee  to  their  dead  comrades. 

Captain  Fletcher  was  a  brother  of  Eli  and  Hon.  An 
drew  J.  Fletcher,  the  latter  Secretary  of  State  under 
Governor  Brownlow's  administration. 


CAPTAIN  PLEASANT  WILLIAMS,  CO.  A. 

Pleasant  Williams  was  born  and  raised  in  Carter 
county  and  was  among  the  most  prominent  Union  men. 
He  was  commissioned  and  mustered  as  Captain  of  Com 
pany  A,  November  7,  1863,  and  resigned  April  30,  1864. 
He  did  not  see  any  active  service  in  the  field.  After  the 
war  he  represented  Carter  county  in  the  General  Assembly 
of  the  State  and  was  a  minister  of  the  Gospel  for  a  num 
ber  of  years.  He  died  several  years  ago. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  28j, 

LIEUT.  HENRY  C.  PIERCE,  CO.  A. 

Henry  C.  Pierce  was  born  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.y 
June  10,  1824.  He  was  an  original  and  uncompromis 
ing  Union  man  and  assisted  the  cause  from  the  begin 
ning. 

He  assisted  in  recruiting  Company  A,  and  was  com 
missioned  First  Lieutenant  of  that  company  and  served 
faithfully  until  compelled  to  resign  on  account  of  ill 
health,  March  10,  1865. 

Lieutenant  Pierce  now  resides  in  Johnson  county,  his 
post  office  address  being  Fish  Spring,  Carter  county, 
Tenn.  He  was  a  member  of  the  county  court  of  Carter 
county  for  25  years,  showing  the  esteem  in  which  he  is- 
held  by  his  friends. 


LIEUTENANT  JOEL  N.  CARRIGER,  CO.  A. 

Joel  N.  Carriger  was  born  in  Carter  county,  Tenn. 
He  took  an  active  part  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion, 
was  in  the  Taylor's  Ford  fight,  and  ardently  supported 
the  Union  cause  from  the  beginning.  He  was  elected 
Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  A  on  the  organization  of 
that  company  and  owing  to  the  sickness  and  absence  on 
detached  service  of  the  higher  officers  he  was  virtually 
in  command  of  the  company  the  greater  part  of  the  time 
until  he  resigned  January  13,  1865. 

Lieut.  Carriger  commanded  his  company  in  the  cam 
paigns  in  East  Tennessee  and  in  the  Stoneman  raid  in 
Southwest  Virginia  in  December,  1864.  At  the  engage 
ment  at  Lick  Creek,  September  22,  1864,  Company  A, 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Carriger  suffered  the  heaviest  loss 
in  killed,  wounded  and  captured  of  any  other  company. 
At  Carter's  Depot  he  was  personally  complimented  for 
gallantry  in  action  by  Major  Doughty,  his  battalion  com 
mander,  and  commended  for  bravery  by  Col.  Stacy  in  the 
charge  on  Fort  Breckenridge,  December  20,  1864.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  men  to  enter  the  fort  that  night. 
Since  the  war  he  has  resided  in  Carter  county  most  of 


384  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  time,  and  has  been  engaged  in  manufacturing  enter 
prises  and  various  speculations.  He  is  now  a  resident  of 
Hampton,  Tenn. 

LIEUTENANT  DANIEL  S.  NAVE,  CO.  A. 

Lieut.  Nave  was  born  in  Carter  county,  and  was  in  the 
Carter  county  rebellion  in  1861.  He  went  out  with  Com 
pany  A  and  was  elected  First  Sergeant  of  the  company 
on  its  organization,  and  filled  the  responsible  position 
well.  He  was  in  all  the  marches,  raids,  skirmishes  and 
fights  in  which  the  Regiment  was  engaged  and  acquitted 
himself  honorably  on  all  occasions.  He  was  promoted 
to  First  Lieutenant  of  his  company  March  10,  1865,  and 
commanded  the  company  on  the  long  raid  through  Vir 
ginia,  North  and  South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  and  in  the 
fights  at  Witheville,  Va.,  and  Saulsbury,  N.  C. 

Since  the  war  he  has  lived  in  Carter  county,  and  has 
been  engaged  in  farming  and  merchandising.  He  was 
recently  appointed  postmaster  at  Hampton,  Carter 
county,  Tenn. 

CAPTAIN  ISAAC  A.  TAYLOR,  CO.  B. 

I.  A.  Taylor  was  born  and  brought  up  in  Carter 
county,  Tenn.,  and  though  many  of  his  relatives  and 
friends  espoused  the  Southern  cause  he  was  true  to  the 
Union.  He  managed  to  get  a  passport  and  went  through 
the  lines  to  visit  his  sister  in  Missouri  in  1862,  and  went 
from  there  to  Illinois  and  joined  the  I22d  Illinois  In 
fantry.  He  was  discharged  from  that  regiment  to  accept 
a  commission  as  First  Lieutenant  in  the  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry  December  I3th,  1864,  and  assigned  to 
duty  with  Company  L.  He  was  promoted  to  Captain, 
March  12,  1865,  for  gallantry  and  meritorious  conduct, 
znd  transferred  to  the  Brigade  staff  as  Acting  Adjutant- 
General. 

Captain  Taylor  was  an  officer  of  the  highest  courage, 
never  evading  any  duty  or  clanger,  but  was  always  among 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

the  first  to  reach  the  clanger  line  when  there  was  fighting 
to  be  done.  He  possessed  fine  social  qualities  and  a  high 
sense  of  honor  that  endeared  him  to  all  who  knew  him. 

Captain  Taylor  married  in  Carter  county,    . 
wife  being  Miss  Rogan  before  her  marriage,  and  belong 
ing  to  a  prominent  family. 

He  moved  to  Kansas  soon  after  the  war,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  many  business  enterprises  and  was  a  most  suc 
cessful  business  man  and  a  leading  citizen.  His  health  be 
gan  to  fail  and  he  went  to  Philadelphia  for  treatment  in 
1892,  but  failing  to  find  relief  he  died  in  that  city  Nov. 
28,  1892. 

His  widow  and  family  reside  in  Hartford,  Kansas. 


LIEUT.  ALEX.  D.  FRASIER,  CO.  B. 

A.  D.  Frasier  was  born  in  Stony  Creek,  Carter  county, 
Tenn.,  Dec.  17,  1835.  In  the  elections  of  Feb.  9th  and  June 
8th,  1 86 1,  he  voted  against  the  separation  of  the  State  of 
Tennessee  from  the  Union.  When  the  conscript  act  was 
passed  he  refused  to  accept  a  detail,  or  to  either  work  or 
fight  for  the  Confederate  Government.  He  scouted  in 
the  Holston  Mountain  after  the  rebellion  most  of  the 
time  nearby  his  home,  only  going  there  at  intervals  to  see 
his  wife  and  child  and  procure  a  change  of  clothing.  He 
was  captured  three  different  times  while  a  citizen,  the 
first  time  he  made  his  escape  easily,  but  the  rebels 
searched  his  house  and  took  the  gun  he  had  used  at  Tay 
lor's  Ford.  The  next  time  at  Nave's  Forge.  He  was 
taken  to  his  home  under  guard  of  three  soldiers.  His 
wife  got  breakfast  for  them  and  two  of  them  sat  down  to 
the  table  to  eat  while  the  third  sat  in  the  door  to  guard  it. 
Frasier's  wife  went  out  on  the  front  porch  and  called  to 
him,  he  passed  out  by  the  guard,  jumped  off  the  porch 
and  ran  around  the  corner  of  the  house  and  towards  the 
woods,  the  soldiers  firing  a  number  of  shots  at  him,  but 
he  reached  the  woods  and  mountain  in  safety. 


286  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

When  Gen.  Burnside  came  into  East  Tennessee,  Sep 
tember,  1863,  Dyer  and  Frasier  with  a  number  of  recruits 
joined  the  Federal  forces  under  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter,  at  John 
sons  Depot,  and  went  from  there  to  Greeneville,  Tenn., 
the  beginning  place  of  the  history  of  the  Regiment. 

These  men  formed  the  nucleus  of  what  was  afterward 
Company  B  of  the  Thirteenth  Cavalry. 

Not  having  enough  men  to  muster  a  Captain,  A.  D. 
Frasier  \vas  mustered  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company 
B,  given  a  commission  as  recruiting  officer  he  returned 
to  Carter  county  a  full-fledged  United  States  recruiting 
officer.  He  continued  this  service,  which  was  danger 
ous  in  the  extreme,  until  about  the  ist  of  March,  1865, 
leaving  and  rejoining  the  Regiment  at  various  times  un 
der  orders  and  bringing  to  the  Thirteenth  and  other  regi 
ments  365  men,  and  meeting  with  many  adventures,  cap 
tures  and  escapes  which  it  would  require  too  much  space 
to  give  in  detail. 

The  following  remarks  are  copied  from  Lieut.  Fra- 
sier's  muster-out  roll : 

Was  mustered  as  2d  Lieut.,  Co.  B,  I3th  Tenn  Cavalry, 
Oct.  28,  1863.  Was  captured  by  the  enetiy  while  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duty  and  reported  to  be  killed,  thus  being 
dropped  from  the  rolls  of  Company  B.  Returned,  after 
having  escaped  from  the  enemy,  March  10,  1864;  was 
sent  to  Upper  East  Tennessee  recruiting  and  remained 
absent  on  duty  until  March  i,  1865. 

( Signed )S.  P.  Angel,  Adjutant. 

(Signed)  R.  L.  Wilson,  Lt.  and  R.  Q.  M. 

Mustered  out  in  obedience  to  Par.  2,  S.  O.  No.  49. 

Dept.  of  Tennessee  dated  Aug.  23d,  1865. 

Muster-out  roll  signed  by  Lieut.  Henry  C.  Jones,  Lt. 
U.  S.  Vols.,  Act'g  Mustering  Officer,  Dept.  of  Tenn. 

Certificate  of  military  history  signed  by 

Lieut-Col.  B.  P.  Stacy, 

Com'd'g  Regt. 

After  the  war  Lieut.  Frasier  returned  to  Carter  county, 
Tenn.,  and  settled  down.  He  is  still  a  useful  and  hon- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  287 

•ored  citizen  of  the  county,  and  we  wish  him  and  his  ex 
cellent  wife,  Mrs.  Minerva  Frasier,  many  years  of  happi 
ness  and  contentment  in  their  pleasant  home  at  Watauga 
Valley,' Carter  county,  Tennessee. 


CAPT.  WILLIAM  D.  JENKINS,  CO.  C. 

William  D.  Jenkins  was  a  native  of  Carter  county  and 
took  an  active  part  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion.  He 
was  elected  Captain  of  Company  C  upon  the  organization 
of  that  company  and  served  until  March  9,  1865,  when  he 
resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  his  brother,  Lieutenant  D, 
fi.  Jenkins. 

Captain  Wm.  D.  Jenkins  was  an  honest  conscientious 
officer,  but  was  in  ill  health  a  great  part  of  the  time  and 
unable  for  duty.  He  has  been  dead  a  number  of  years. 


CAPT.  DAVID  B.  JENKINS,  COMPANY  C,  I3TH 
TENN.  CAVALRY. 

Capt.  David  B.  Jenkins  was  born  on  Stony  Creek, 
Carter  county,  Tennessee,  February  i,  1828.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  a  mere  boy,  and  thus  the  re 
sponsibility  of  assisting  his  widowed  mother  in  raising 
a  large  family  largely  devolved  upon  him,  and  he  per 
formed  this  task  with  energy,  as  he  was  a  faithful,  hard 
working  and  dutiful  boy. 

When  the  war  between  the  States  began,  he  cast  his 
fortune  with  the  Union  cause,  and  in  the  early  part  of 
1 86 1,  left  Sullivan  county  and  went  to  his  native  county, 
and  from  there  started  for  the  Union  lines.  He  enlisted 
at  Camp  Nelson,  Kentucky,  in  the  2nd  Tennessee  In 
fantry,  being  the  first  man  to  volunteer  in  the  Union 
Army  from  Carter  county,  Tennessee.  He  was  with 
this  regiment  in  all  of  its  important  battles,  and  in  the 
pursuit  and  capture  of  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan,  and  in  all 
of  the  campaigns  of  this  regiment,  and  remained  with 


288  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

it  until  he  was  discharged  to  accept  the  position  of  First 
Lieutenant  in  Company  C,  I3th  Tennessee  Cavalry. 
Owing  to  the  ill  health  of  Capt.  William  Jenkins,  the 
command  of  the  company  devolved  upon  Lieutenant 
Jenkins  to  a  great  extent.  He  commanded  the  company 
in  the  campaign  in  East  Tennessee,  the  raid  into  South 
West  Virginia,  in  the  winter  of  1864  and  the  raid, 
through  North  Carolina,  Virginia  and  Georgia  in  1865. 
On  the  resignation  of  Capt.  William  D.  Jenkins  he  was 
promoted  to  Captain  of  Company  C,  March  9,  1865. 
Capt.  Jenkins  was  a  brave  and  intelligent  officer,  com 
manding  the  highest  esteem  of  the  men  under  his  com 
mand,  and  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  superior 
officers. 

After  he  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  he  returned 
to  Carter  county,  Tennessee,  where  he  married  Evalyn 
Stover,  daughter  of  Solomon  Stover,  October  nth, 
1869,  ar]d  seven  children  were  born  to  them,  four  of 
w7hom  are  living :  James  D.  Jenkins,  David  Stover  Jenk 
ins,  Mrs.  J.  T.  Tilson  and  Wiley  C.  Jenkins,  and  all  are 
highly  respected  citizens. 

He  died  at  his  home  in  Elizabeth,  and  was  interred 
three  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Elizabethton,  in  the 
Stover  grave  yard. 


LIEUTENANT  GEORGE  W.  EMMERT,  CO.  C. 

G.  W.  Emmert  wras  born  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  Jan 
uary  8th,  1829.  He  espoused  the  Union  cause  at  the 
beginning,  attended  the  meetings  and  assisted  in  all  the 
plans  of  the  Union  people.  He  was  arrested  as  a  bridge 
burner  but  was  released.  Later  he  made  up  a  company 
of  84  men  and  started  through  the  Federal  lines  to  join 
the  Federal  army  in  Kentucky.  He  and  all  his  men  ex 
cept  three  were  captured  near  Estelville,  Va.,  taken  to 
Bristol  and  imprisoned,  but  he  and  17  others  made  their 
escape.  They  scattered  in  different  directions,  Lieut. 
Emmert  and  others  went  into  the  mountains  of  the  Crab 
Orchard  and  remained  there  until  driven  out  by  the  In 
dians. 


HON.    J.    G.    BURCHFIELD. 
(See  page  244.) 


CAPT.   LANDON   CARTER. 
(See  page  303.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  289 

On  the  ist  of  June,  1863,  he  was  sworn  into  the  U.  S. 
service  as  a  recruiting  officer,  came  back  to  the  Crab 
Orchard  and  assisted  in  recruiting  company  C  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  went  out  with  the 
Regiment  in  September  to  Strawberry  Plains.  He  was 
appointed  ist  Sergt  of  Co.  C,  and  promoted  to  Second 
Lieutenant  of  the  company  September  14,  1864.  He 
was  in  nearly  all  the  important  fights  in  which  the  Regi 
ment  was  engaged.  He  was  in  the  fight  at  Greeneville, 
Tenn.,  September  4,  1864,  in  which  Gen.  Morgan  was 
killed,  was  severely  wounded  in  the  charge  at  Morris- 
town  on  the  28th  of  October,  1864.  He  was  on  the  last 
Stoneman  raid  as  far  as  Asheville,  N.  C.,  where  he  was 
left  in  charge  of  commissary  stores.  He  was  mustered 
out  with  the  Regiment  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  September 
5th,  1865. 

Since  the  war,  Lieut.  Emmert  has  served  twelve  years 
as  Circuit  Court  Clerk  of  Carter  county,  and  has  repre 
sented  the  county  in  the  General  Assembly  of  Tennessee 
one  term. 

He  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  merchandising 
near  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 


CORPORAL  HENRY  LINEBACK,  CO.  C. 
(A  boy  soldier.) 

Henry  Lineback,  of  Company  C,  was  among  the 
youngest  if  not  the  very  youngest  soldier  in  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  He  was  in  his  fifteenth  year 
when  he  enlisted  and  small  to  his  age.  When  taken  to 
the  mustering  officer  he  stood  on  a  small  box  that  made 
him  look  as  tall  as  the  other  boys — the  mustering  officer 
not  perceiving  the  deception,  mustered  him  in.  This 
was  June  3,  1864,  and  from  that  day  until  the  Regiment 
was  mustered  out  of  service  Henry  never  flinched  from 
any  duty.  He  drilled,  stood  guard  and  did  all  other  du 
ties,  carrying  his  carbine  and  sabre  and  was  always 
among  the  first  on  the  firing  line  and  the  last  to  leave  it. 


29°  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

He  was  in  every  skirmish  and  battle  in  which  the  Regi 
ment  was  engaged,  and  went  through  the  Stoneman 
raid  into  Virginia  in  the  winter  of  1864. 

He  was  also  on  the  long  raid  through  Virginia,  North 
and  South  Carolina  and  Georgia  in  the  spring  of  1865, 
when  the  command  was  in  pursuit  of  President  Davis. 
In  the  fight  at  Witheville,  Va.,  it  fell  to  his  lot  to  hold 
horses  while  the  rest  of  the  company  fought,  being  a 
fourth  man,  but  he  exchanged  places  with  a  comrade 
and  fought  on  the  firing  line. 

Henry  Lineback  belongs  to  a  fighting  family,  having 
had  two  brothers  and  three  uncles  in  the  Federal  army. 

He  was  born  in  Johnson  county,  Tennessee.  After 
the  war  he  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  at  Crab 
Orchard,  Tenn.,  after  spending  two  years  in  the  West. 
He  lived  in  Mitchell  county,  N.  C,  twelve  years  and  rep 
resented  that  county  in  the  legislature  of  the  State.  He 
came  back  to  Crab  Orchard,  Tenn.,  and  from  there  to 
Lineback,  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  his  present  home.  He 
married  Miss  Lottie  Wilson,  of  Carter  county.  They 
have  ten  children  living  and  one  dead.  "Henry/'  as  he 
is  known  to  everybody,  has  been  "on  the  move"  since 
boyhood  and  is  a  successful  business  man  and  has  an 
elegant  home  and  large  farm  situated  on  Elk  Creek  near 
the  beautiful  Watauga  river,  where  he  entertains  his 
friends  and  comrades  in  royal  style  with  the  best  the 
land  affords. 


CAPT.  R.  H.  LUTTRELL,  CO.  D. 

R.  H.  Luttrell,  to  the  best  of  our  information,  was  a 
native  of  Johnson  county  and  was  born  in  1828.  He  was 
among  the  leading  citizens  of  his  county  and  took  an 
active  part  in  behalf  of  the  Union  cause. 

He  assisted  in  recruiting  Company  D  and  was  elected 
captain  in  the  organization,  and  commissioned  and  mus 
tered  to  date  November  8th,  1863. 

He  died  of  fever  January  20,  1864,  contracted,  no 
doubt,  on  the  march  from  Strawberry  Plains.  Though 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY. 

he  did  not  live  to  see  any  active  service  in  the  field  he 
had  impressed  himself  upon  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
Regiment  as  a  man  of  sterling  worth  and  character  and 
would  have  done  honor  to  himself  and  the  cause  he  had 
engaged  in  and  sworn  to  serve. 


CAPT.  ALFRED  T.  DONNELLY,  Co.  D. 

Captain  Donnelly  was  born  at  Taylorsville,  now  Moun 
tain  City,  Term.,  March  9th,  1838.  He  is  the  son  of 
Richard  and  Rebecca  Donnelly.  The  Donnelly's  are  a 
highly  respected  family  of  Johnson  county,  noted  for 
integrity,  energy  and  patriotism.  Captain  Donnelly  at 
tended  school  at  Boone's  Creek  Seminary,  and  com- 
mencd  the  study  of  law  under  Judge  R.  R.  Butler  in 
1861.  His  law  course  was  interrupted  by  the  out 
break  of  the  war,  when  he  promptly  took  sides  for  the 
Union  and  was  engaged  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion 
and  exposed  to  all  the  dangers  and  hardships  common 
to  the  well  known  Union  men  of  Carter  and  Johnson 
counties. 

He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  D,  was  promoted 
to  Sergeant-Major  of  the  Regiment  January  i,  1864,  to 
First  Lieutenant  of  the  company  July  i,  1864,  and  to 
Captain  April  22,  1865.  Captain  Donnelly's  frequent 
promotions  are  a  sufficient  comment  upon  his  popularity 
as  a  man  and  his  usefulness  as  an  officer. 

He  was  with  the  Regiment  in  most  of  its  campaigns 
and  battles,  and  remained  with  it  until  its  muster-out  at 
Knoxville,  Tenn.,  September  5,  1865. 

Upon  his  return  to  Mountain  City  in  1865,  Captain 
Donnelly  completed  his  law  course  and  formed  a  part 
nership  with  Hon.  R.  R.  Butler  in  1866,  which  con 
tinued  until  the  death  of  the  latter  in  1902. 

Capt.  Donnelly  has  been  honored  with  a  number  :>f 
positions  of  trust  and  honor,  having  been  appointed  No 
tary  Public,  Assistant  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue, 


292  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Deputy  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue,  and  Superintend 
ent  of  Public  Instruction  for  Johnson  county.  He  is 
still  an  honored  citizen  of  Mountain  City,  Tenn. 


LIEUTENANT  CALVIN  M.  ARNOLD,  CO.  D. 

Lieut.  Arnold  was  born  in  Johnson  county  near  Moun 
tain  City,  January  21,  1833.  He  was  a  true  and  loyal 
Union  man  through  all  the  vicissitudes  of  war. 

Lieut.  Arnold  was  promoted  to  First  Sergeant  of 
Company  D  and  filled  that  office  well  until  promoted  to 
First  Lieutenant  June  22d,  1865.  He  was  in  all  the 
campaigns  of  the  Regiment  except  the  first  Stoneman 
raid  into  Virginia.  After  his  promotion  to  First  Lieu 
tenant,  his  Captain,  being  then  unable  for  duty,  he  com 
manded  the  company  in  the  last  raid  under  Gen.  Stone 
man.  He  was  a  brave  and  valuable  soldier  and  officer 
and  was  highly  respected  fry  all  his  comrades. 

Lieutenant  Arnold  has  resided  in  his  native  county 
since  the  war,  and  has  served  as  School  Commissioner, 
mail  contractor  and  postmaster;  having  served  "Uncle 
Sam"  as  soldier,  mail  carrier  and  postmaster  26  years. 
He  still  lives  at  his  old  home  and  is  an  honored  and  re 
spected  citizen. 


CORPORAL  ISAAC  A,  SHOUN,  CO.  D. 

Corporal  Alex.  Shoun  was  born  in  Johnson  county, 
Tenn.,  in  1843.  He  is  descended  from  two  old  and  high 
ly  respected  families  of  that  county,  the  Shoun's  and  the 
Wills's.  He  was  raised  on  the  farm;  is  now  one  of  the 
most  prominent  and  substantial  of  Johnson  county  farm 
ers.  His  father  died  when  he  was  an  infant,  and  his 
mother,  who  was  a  widow,  like  all  the  Wills's  was  devoted 
to  the  Union.  Alex,  at  that  time  scarcely  arrived  at  the 
years  of  manhood,  embraced  the  Union  cause  and  was 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  293 

involved  in  all  the  difficulties  and  dangers  of  that  period, 
and  his  mother  was  one  of  the  noble  women  who  aided 
the  Union  cause  by  feeding  and  caring  for  the  refugees. 
Like  many  others  of  these  brave  women  she  prepared 
food  and  with  her  own  hands  bore  it  to  her  friends  and 
relatives  who  were  in  hiding;  often  in  the  darkness  of 
the  night  or  in  the  most  inclement  weather.  For  this 
reason  she  was  shamefully  abused  and  mistreated  by 
rebel  soldiers,  and  her  horses  and  property  taken  from 
her.  After  several  ineffective  attempts  to  reach  the  land 
of  freedom  where  the  starry  banner  floated,  Corporal 
Shoun  finally  reached  the  Federal  lines  at  Greeneville, 
Tennessee,  and  enlisted  in  Company  D,  I3th  Tennessee 
Cavalry,  Sept.  24,  1863,  and  thereafter  became  a  part 
of  the  Regiment,  sharing  in  its  marches  and  battles  to 
the  end  of  the  war. 

Corporal  Shoun  was  one  of  the  "Sharp  Shooters"  un 
der  Sergeant  (later  Lieutenant)  Peter  L.  Barry.  He 
participated  with  the  sharpshooters  in  the  charge  on  the 
artillery  at  Greeneville,  Tenn.,  Sept.  4th  1864,  and  re 
ceived  a  sabre  cut  in  the  charge  at  Morristown,  Oct.  28, 
1864.  He  was  captured  in  the  memorable  stampede 
from  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn.,  on  the  night  of  Nov.  I3th, 
1864,  and  was  marched,  on  foot,  to  Jonesboro,  where  he 
was  placed  in  the  cars  to  be  sent  to  prison  at  Richmond, 
Va.  At  Bristol  he  and  his  brother,  C.  A.  Shoun,  jumped 
from  the  train  and  made  their  escape  amidst  a  shower 
of  bullets  that  was  sent  after  them.  They  made  their 
way  in  the  cold  and  snow  over  the  Holston  Mountains 
to  their  home  in  Johnson  county  and  soon  afterwards  re 
joined  the  Regiment.  Corporal  Shoun  was  a  model  sol 
dier,  brave,  daring  and  intrepid,  and  always  ready  for 
duty.  After  his  discharge  from  the  army,  Sept.  5,  1865, 
he  returned  to  Johnson  county.  He  married  the  daugh 
ter  of  N.  G.  Robinson,  a  prominent  Union  man  of  that 
county,  Nov.  28,  1870,  and  settled  clown  on  his  farm 
where  he  has  ;since  resided.  There  was  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Shoun  but  one  child,  a  daughter,  now  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Wilson,  of  Ivy  Spring,  Johnson  county,  Tenn. 


294  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

ELISHA    A.    SHOUN,    COLOR-BEARER    CO.    D, 
I3TH  T.  V.  C. 

Elisha  Shoun  was  a  mere  youth  of  seventeen  when  the 
war  came.  He  is  a  native  of  the  County  of  Johnson, 
that  sent  out  so  many  brave  young  soldiers  to  the  Union 
army,  but  we  can  testify  that  among  them  all  there  were 
none  braver  or  truer  than  young  Shoun,  who  looked  like 
a  mere  boy  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  September 
24th,  1863.  He  was  appointed  Sergeant  and  later  made 
color  bearer  of  his  company.  ,He  resigned  the  office  of 
Sergeant,  preferring  the  position  of  a  private.  He  was 
later  appointed  Corporal.  He  remained  with  the  Regi 
ment  until  its  muster-out. 


CAPT.  JACOB  H.  NORRIS,  CO.  E. 

J.  H.  Norris  was  a  native  of  Johnson  county,  an  active 
Union  man  and  member  of  the  Greeneville  Union  Con 
vention.  He  was  commissioned  Captain  of  Company  E 
September  24th,  1863.  He  served  with  his  company 
until  September  5th,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged  for 
disability. 

He  was  a  good  officer  and  a  pleasant,  agreeable  gentle 
man  and  had  won  many  friends  in  the  Regiment. 

We  are  not  advised  as  to  the  date  of  Captain  Norris's 
death,  or  anything  concerning  his  history  since  the  war. 


CAPTAIN  THOMAS  J.  BARRY,  CO.  E. 

Thomas  J.  Barry  was  born  in  Johnson  county,  Tenn., 
November  22,  1835.  He  belonged  to  a  large  family,  all 
of  whom  were  patriotic  Union  people.  He  took  an  ac 
tive  part  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion.  He  was  mus 
tered  into  service  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  E  at 
Strawberry  Plains,  Tenn.,  September  24,  1863;  was  de 
tailed  as  acting  R.  Q.  M.  and  promoted  to  Captain  of 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY. 

Company  E,  October  13,  1864,  and  continued  with  the 
Regiment  until  it  was  mustered  out  September  5,  1865. 

Captain  Barry  commanded  his  company  in  the  cam 
paigns  in  East  Tennessee  and  on  the  Stoneman  raid  in 
Virginia  in  December,  1864.  He  was  prevented  from 
going  on  the  last  raid  under  Gen.  Stoneman  by  ill 
health. 

Captain  Barry  was  a  valuable  officer  and  was  highly 
respected  by  the  men  and  officers  of  the  Regiment 

After  the  war  he  married  the  daughter,  of  Captain  S. 
E.  Northington,  and  has  resided  at  Mountain  City,  his 
native  town,  since  the  war. 

Captain  Barry  has  been  honored  by  appointment  and 
election  with  a  number  of  offices,  among  which  were 
Sheriff  of  his  county,  Register  of  Deeds,  County  Super 
intendent  of  Public  Instruction,  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
Chairman  of  the  County  Court  and  County  Surveyor. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  school  teaching,  milling  and  var 
ious  enterprises  since  the  war,  and  has  raised  a  family 
of  ten  children,  the  oldest  35,  and  the  youngest  8  years 
old. 


LIEUT.  PETER  L.  BARRY,  CO.  E. 

Peter  L.  Barry  was  born  and  raised  in  Johnson  coun 
ty,  Tenn.  He  was  born  January  n,  1843.  He  Jomec* 
the  Regiment  at  its  organization  and  was  appointed  Ser 
geant  in  Company  E.  In  August,  1864,  he  was  placed 
in  command  of  a  company  of  "Sharp-shooters,"  made 
up  of  select  men  from  each  company.  This  company 
was  distinguished  for  daring  and  bravery  and  did  ex 
cellent  service  on  all  occasions. 

Sergeant  Barry  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant 
for  gallantry  and  meritorious  service.  He  was  in  all 
the  marches,  skirmishes  and  battles  in  which  the  Regi 
ment  was  engaged  and  remained  in  the  service  until  its 
muster-out. 

Since  the  war  he  has  been  a  minister  in  the  Christian 
church.  He  now  resides  at  Keller's  Cross-roads,  Wash 
ington  county,  Tenn. 


296  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'fH    REGIMENT 

CAPTAIN  FREDERICK  SLIMP,  CO.  F. 

Captain  Slimp  belongs  to  a  well  known  Johnson 
county  family  and  was  born  in  that  county  November 
26,  1824.  He  had  arrived  at  manhood  before  the  break 
ing  out  of  the  Civil  War  and  was  well-known  throughout 
the  counties  of  Johnson  and  Carter. 

When  the  civil  war  came  up  he  was  among  the  first 
to  take  sides  with  the  Union  men  and  gave  the  cause 
his  undivided  support  throughout  the  war.  His  exten 
sive  acquaintance  gave  him  a  large  influence  in  his  na 
tive  county  and  in  the  neighboring  county  of  Carter. 
He  was  looked  upon  as  a  wise  counsellor  and  took  an 
active  part  in  all  the  plans  of  the  Union  people  and  was 
one  of  the  delegates  from  Johnson  county  to  both  the 
Knoxville  and  Greeneville  Union  conventions.  Captain 
Slimp  shared  with  the  Union  people  all  the  dangers  and 
hardships  of  the  war  period  up  to  the  date  of  the  organi 
zation  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  His  promi 
nence  made  him  a  special  mark  for  the  hatred  of  the 
Confederate  authorities.  His  many  adventures,  like 
those  of  many  other  officers  of  the  Regiment,  would 
make  an  interesting  story  in  itself. 

Captain  Slimp  joined  the  Regiment  at  its  organization 
and  was  placed  in  command  of  Company  F  at  Strawberry 
Plains,  Tenn.,  September  22,  1863,  though  not  yet  mus 
tered  into  the  service.  He  was  in  command  of  the  com 
pany  on  the  march  to  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  at  which 
place  he  was  mustered  as  Captain,  January  i,  1864.  Ow 
ing  to  continued  ill  health  he  resigned  his  commission  in 
August,  1864.  He  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  the  men 
and  officers  of  the  Regiment.  His  many  acts  of  kindness 
in  writing  letters  for  the  men  who  were  sick  or  could  not 
write,  and  his  advice  and  counsel  to  the  younger  men 
will  be  remembered  by  many  of  the  surviving  comrades. 
Captain  Slimp  has  resided  in  Johnson  county  since 
the  war.  He  represented  that  county  in  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  State  in  1869-70,  and  was  joint  repre 
sentative  from  Johnson  and  Carter  counties  in  1870-1. 


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He  was  appointed  circuit  court  clerk  of  Johnson  county 
and  served  two  years ;  he  was  again  elected  to  that  office 
by  the  people  and  served  four  years.  He  and  his  estim 
able  wife  are  now  residents  of  the  flourishing  little  town 
of  Butler.  Their  home  is  a  pleasant  cottage  inn,  where 
the  travelers  may  find  a  pleasant  host  and  hostess  and 
good  entertainment. 

CAPTAIN  BAYLUS  A.  MILLER,  CO.  F. 
B.  A.  Miller  is  a  brother  of  Col.  John  K.  Miller  and 
was  born  and  raised  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.  He  was 
a  Union  man  from  the  beginning  and  crossed  the  moun 
tains  and  enlisted  in  the  Second  Tennessee  Mounted  In 
fantry  May  2d,  1862.  He  served  with  that  regiment 
until  it  was  captured  at  Roger sville  May  6,  1862.  He 
made  his  escape  on  that  occasion  and  came  to  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  then  at  Strawberry  Plains, 
Tenn.  He  was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  of  Co.  B, 
and  transferred  to  Gen.  Gillem's  staff  as  Aid-de-Camp, 
in  which  capacity  he  received  special  mention  in  General 
Gillem's  report  for  his  gallantry.  He  was  promoted 
to  Captain  of  Co.  F,  March  13,  1865,  serving  in  that  po 
sition  until  the  Regiment  was  mustered  out.  He  now 
resides  at  Elizabethtown,  Tenn. 


LIEUT.  B.  B.  FERGUSON,  CO.  F. 

Benjamin  B.  Ferguson  was  born  in  Carter  county, 
Tenn.  He  was  an  uncompromising  Union  man,  brave 
and  fearless  in  proclaiming  his  love  for  the  old  flag.  He 
had  the  distinction  of  having  the  first  commission  issued 
to  an  officer  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  He 
enlisted  September  21,  1863,  and  was  mustered  October 
28th,  1863. 

Lieut.  Ferguson  was  a  good  officer,  always  ready  to 
perform  every  duty  assigned  him,  and  had  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  his  superior  officers.  He  is  now  a  resi 
dent  of  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 


298  HISTORY    OF    THE    13TH    REGIMENT 

LIEUT.  ALFRED  C.  WILLIAMS,  CO.  F. 

Alfred  C.  Williams  was  a  native  of  Stony  Creek, 
Carter  county,  Tenn.,  and  was  a  true  Union  man. 

The  Adjutant-General's  report  gives  no  record  of  his 
service  except  that  he  was  2d  Lieut,  of  Company  F.  We 
have  been  unable  to  obtain  further  information  from  his 
friends  or  relatives. 

According  to  our  recollection  he  was  mustered  into 
the  service  on  the  organization  of  the  company  Septem 
ber  22,  1863,  but  we  do  not  know  the  date  of  his  resig 
nation.  We  know  that  he  served  for  a  considerable  time 
as  an  officer  and  that  he  performed  his  duties  faithfully 
as  far  as  his  physical  ability  would  permit.  He  was 
frequently  off  of  duty  on  account  of  ill  health. 

After  the  war  he  returned  to  Carter  county  where  he 
lived  a  respected  citizen  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
at  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  Aug.  28,  1900. 


CAPT.  SAMUEL  W.  SCOTT,  CO.  G. 

\Vas  born  and  raised  in  Elizabethton,  Tenn.  His 
father,  John  Scott,  served  in  the  Indian  \Var  under  Gen. 
Jackson  in  1813-14.  When  Gen.  Burnside  came  into 
East  Tennessee  in  September,  1863,  he  enlisted  as  a  pri 
vate  soldier  at  the  court  house  in  Elizabethton  under 
Capt.  C.  C.  Wilcox;  left  home  on  foot  and  went  to 
Greeneville  by  way  of  Cherokee  in  company  with  S.  P. 
Angel  and  others.  On  the  organization  of  the  company 
(G)  he  was  elected  First  Lieutenant.  He  was  detailed 
as  acting  Adjutant  of-  the  Regiment  April  i2th,  1864, 
and  promoted  to  Adjutant,  September  24th,  1864.  He 
was  in  all  the  campaigns  and  battles  in  which  the  Regi 
ment  was  engaged  in  East  Tennessee  and  the  Stoneman 
raid  into  Southwest  Virginia  in  December,  1864.  Upon 
the  promotion  of  Major  C.  C.  Wilcox  to  Major  of  the  2cl 
Battalion,  Adjutant  Scott  was  in  line  of  promotion  and 
was  commissioned  and  mustered  as  Captain  of  Com- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY. 

pany  G  to  date,  March  loth,  1865.  All  the  active  ser 
vice  in  the  field  performed  by  this  officer  was  as  acting 
Adjutant  and  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment.  He  was  hon 
orably  discharged  with  the  Regiment  September  5th,. 
1865,  at  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Captain  Scott  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Cordelia,  eld 
est  daughter  of  Hon.  A.  J.  Fletcher,  who  was  then  Secre 
tary  of  State  of  Tennessee,  December  19,  1865.  He  en 
gaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Elizabethton  for  a 
short  time,  removed  to  Gibson  county,  Ind.,  in  January, 
1867,  where  he  remained  until  May  21,  1895,  when  he 
returned  to  Carter  county,  Tenn. 

He  is  a  Past  Master  in  Masonry  and  has  served  as 
W.  M.  of  that  order.  Is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  and  served  as  Commander  of  Wasson 
Post,  No.  64,  Owensville,  Ind.,  and  P.  P.  C.  Nelson  Post, 
No.  37,  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 

Captain  Scott  was  elected  Historian  of  the  I3th  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry  by  the  "Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry 
Association"  at  Butler,  Tenn.,  in  October,  1896.  Ill 
health  prevented  him  from  engaging  in  this  work  until 
November,  1901,  when  in  collaboration  with  Comrade 
S.  P.  Angel,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  between  whom  and 
himself  the  closest  ties  of  friendship  and  comradeship 
have  existed  from  early  boyhood,  the  work  was  begun. 
If,  when  completed  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  his  com 
rades,  it  should  meet  their  approbation  he  will  consider, 
that  though  he  has  met  many  reverses  in  the  battle  of 
life,  he  has  not  lived  in  vain. 


LIEUT.  THOMAS  C.  WHITE,  CO.  G. 

Thomas  C.  White  was  one  of  Carter  county's  most 
loyal  citizens,  and  performed  his  duty  well  both  as  a 
citizen  and  an  officer.  He  was  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  of  Co.  G,  October  28,  1863,  and  promoted  to 
First  Lieutenant  March  12,  1865.  He  was  with  his  com 
pany  on  every  march  and  in  every  skirmish  and  battle  in- 


3°O  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

which  it  was  engaged ;  and  commanded  the  company  on 
fhe  long  raid  in  pursuit  of  Jefferson  Davis.  He  was  a 
brave  soldier  and  a  clever  citizen.  He  was  elected 
trustee  (or  Treasurer)  of  his  county  after  the  war.  He 
.has  beer;  dead  for  a  number  of  years. 


LIEUT.  JOHN  M.  WILCOX,  CO.  G. 

Lieut.  Wilcox  was  born  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  in 
1845,  and  has  spent  most  of  his  life  there.  He  is  the  eldest 
son  of  the  later  Major  C.  C.  Wilcox. 

Though  a  very  young  man  he  took  an  active  pait  in 
the  Carter  county  rebellion  and  was  arrested  and  impris 
oned  for  his  activity  in  the  Union  cause.  He  enlisted  in 
Company  G,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  September 
24,  1863;  was  appointed  Sergeant  October  28,  1863,  and 
promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  March  I3th,  1865.  He 
was  in  every  march,  battle  and  campaign  in  which  the 
company  or  Regiment  was  engaged  as  far  as  we  can  re 
call.  He  acted  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  killing  of  Gen. 
Morgan  at  Greeneville,  Tenn.,  Sept.  4,  1864. 

He  was  detailed  as  Acting  Aid-de-Camp  on  Col.  Mil 
ler's  staff  on  the  last  Stoneman  raid.  He  was  a  brave, 
active  and  intelligent  young  officer,  always  able  for  duty 
and  willing  to  do  his  duty  in  the  face  of  any  danger. 

He  returned  to  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  and  was  married 
to  Miss  Margaret  P.  Barker  of  that  place  January  10, 
1866.  Three  sons  and  three  daughters  were  bom  to 
them,  viz :  Charles  R.,  Frank  N.  and  Roy  B. ;  the  daugh 
ters  were  Mary  Lydia,  Sarah  Folsom  and  Mamie  Lynn, 
all  of  whom  are  living  except  the  oldest  daughter,  Mary 
Lydia,  who  died  May  i,  1889. 

Lieut.  Wilcox  and  his  wife  have  successfully  con- 
ducted  the  popular  hotel  known  as  the  "Wilcox  House" 
at  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  for  many  years. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  30 1 

CORPORAL  JOHN  G.  BURCHFIELD,  CO.  G.   A 
.BOY  SOLDIER. 

John  G.  Burchfield  was  born  near  Clark's  Spring,  Car 
ter  county,  Term.,  May  5,  1846,  hence  he  was  but  15 
years  old  when  he  assisted  in  burning  the  Union  bridge 
in  November,  1861,  and  17  when  he  joined  the  army 
in  1863. 

Though  a  boy  in  years  he  was  a  man  in  all  thru  it 
takes  to  make  a  brave  soldier,  and  whether  we  find  him 
riding  through  the  darkness  side  by  side  with  the  brave 
men  who  burned  the  bridge,  standing  his  ground  with 
the  bravest  at  Tayloivs  Ford  or  marching  and  fighting 
with  his  company  at  Greeneville  at  the  death  of  Gen. 
Morgan,  in  the  charges  at  Morristown  and  Fort  Brec-:~ 
enridge  and  Saulsbury,  and  in  all  the  marches  and  bat 
tles  in  which  his  Regiment  was  engaged  he  is  the  same 
brave  and  fearless  boy. 

Corporal  Burchfield  has  had  a  varied  experience  since 
the  Civil  War.  He  first  went  west  and  located  at  Athens, 
111.,  in  January,  1866,  and  later  removed  to  Illiopolis, 
thence  to  Niantic,  and  then  to  Springfield,  111.  At  the 
latter  place  he  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Baum- 
gardner,  December  10,  1868,  and  settled  at  Niantic,  111. 
He  removed  to  Kansas  in  1886  and  thence  to  Washing 
ton,  D.  C,  in  December,  1890,  where  he  resided  until 
recently,  1902. 

While  in  Washington  he  was  appointed  on  the  Capi 
tol  Police  force  until  relieved  by  change  of  administra 
tion,  but  was  re-instated  in  1899. 

We  are  pleased  to  note  that  our  friend  has  received  an 
honorable  and  lucrative  position  in  the  Mountain  Branch 
of  the  National  Soldiers'  Home  for  Disabled  Veterans 
at  Johnson  City,  Tenn. 


SERGEANT  JAMES  W.  PEARCE,  CO.  G. 
Sergeant  Pearce  was  born    at    Elizabethton,     Tenn , 
September  17,  1846,  and  enlisted  in  the  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry  when  he  was  but  17  years  old.     "Jimmy," 


302  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

as  he  was  known,  was  a  model  young  soldier  and  was 
soon  promoted  to  Sergeant,  a  responsible  non-commis 
sioned  office.  He  discharged  his  duties  with  courage 
and  fidelity.  His  youth  and  amiable  disposition  made 
him  a  general  favorite  in  the  company. 

He  was  with  the  Regiment  in  all  its  .  marches, 
skirmishes  and  battles,  facing  the  hardships  and  dangers 
as  heroically  as  the  older  men. 

After  the  war  he  studied  medicine  under  Dr.  Michael 
Carriger  at  Morristown,  Tenn.,  for  two  years.  In  1869 
he  entered  into  partnership  with  Dr.  C.  P.  Moses  and 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Union  county, 
Tennessee,  for  two  years.  He  then  moved  to  Pleasant, 
in  Claibourne  county,  Tenn.,  where  he  continued  the 
practice  of  medicine  until  1877.  In  that  year  he  removed 
to  Tate  Springs,  Tenn.,  and  attended  medical  lectures  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  the  medical  department  of  Vander- 
bilt  University.  He  has  been  practicing  medicine  at  Tate 
Springs,  Tenn.,  since  his  return  from  the  University  and 
is  still  enjoying  a  lucrative  practice.  He  is  now  (1902) 
in  his  fifty-fifth  year  and  is  among  the  youngest  living 
-ex-Federal  soldiers. 

We  wish  to  note  here  that  Columbus  P.  Pearce,  a 
younger  brother  of  "Jimmie,"  came  to  us  at  Bull's  Gap, 
Tenn.,  and  served  with  Company  G,  (then  scarcely  15 
years  old)  and  went  through  the  Stoneman  raid  into 
Virginia  in  December,  1864,  and  made  a  brave  little 
soldier,  though  too  young  to  muster  in. 


"THE  MAN  ON  HORSEBACK." 

The  cut  of  a  cavalryman  on  the  front  cover  is  made 
from  a  photograph  of  a  corporal  in  Company  G,  taken  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  just  before  the  Regiment  started  for  East 
Tennessee.  The  soldier  was  in  every  respect  a  fair  repre 
sentative  of  the  brave  men  who  won  for  the  "Thirteenth'' 
an  honorable  place  among  the  loyal  regiments  of  East 
Tennessee.  He  was  in  the  charge  into  Greeneville  on  t-.e 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  303 

morning  of  September  4th,  1864,  and  in  every  march, 
skirmish  and  battle  in  which  his  company  was  engaged. 
He  is  still  living,  an  honored  and  respected  citizen  of 
Carter  county  (not  far  from  the  line),  and  the  "latch 
string  hangs  on  the  outside"  to  his  many  friends  and  es 
pecially  to  every  comrade  of  the  Thirteenth. 


CAPTAIN  LANDON  CARTER,  CO.  H. 

Landon  Carter  was  one  among  the  most  active  support 
ers  of  the  Union  cause  in  Carter  county.  He  was  at  the 
burning  of  the  Union  bridge  and  was  so  conspicuous  as  to 
be  easily  recognized  by  Jenkins.  He  was  Captain  of 
what  \vas  known  as  the  Turkey  Town  Company  in  the 
Carter  county  rebellion.  After  the  rebellion  he  was  n 
marked  man  by  the  Confederate  authorities  and  every 
effort  was  made  to  capture  him.  After  many  adventures 
he  reached  the  Federal  lines  and  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry,  Dec.  7,  1862.  He  served  in 
that  regiment  until  February  27,  1864,  when  he  was  dis 
charged  to  accept  commission  as  Captain,  Company  H. 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  He  was  in  most  of  the 
engagements  and  service  in  which  the  Regiment  was  en 
gaged.  In  the  fight  ai  Greeneville,  when  Gen.  Morgan 
was  killed,  Capt.  Carter's  mule  that  he  was  riding  at  the 
time  was  shot.  He  was  mustered  out  with  the  Regiment 
at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  September  5,  1865. 

Captain  Carter  was  a  brave  man  and  an  efficient  officer 
and  possessed  a  bright,  genial  disposition.  He  died  at 
his  home  near  Elizabethton  in  1896. 


LIEUTENANT  JEREMIAH  B.  MILLER,  CO.  H. 

Lieutenant  Miller  was  born  near  Elizabethton,  Tenn.. 
Feb.  3,  1838,  and  was  raised  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.  He 
was  a  brother  of  Col.  John  K.  and  Captain  B.  A.  Miller. 
He  took  an  active  part  with  the  Union  men  of  his  county 
in  resisting  the  Confederate  authorities,  and  giving  aid  to 
the  Union  cause. 


304  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

He  joined  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  at  its  or 
ganization  and  was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  of 
Company  H,  October  28,  1863.  He  served  with  the  com 
pany  until  assigned  to  post  duty  at  Gallatin,  Tenn.,  where 
he  remained  several  months.  He  rejoined  his  company 
and  did  duty  with  it  until  compelled  to  resign  on  account 
of  failing  health. 

After  the  war  Lieut.  Miller  married  the  oldest  daugh 
ter  of  Dr.  Abram  Jobe  and  settled  in  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 
He  was  a  highly  respected  citizen  and  held  several  offices 
in  the  county. 

Though  quiet  and  unpretentious  he  was  a  good  soldier 
and  officer  and  performed  his  duties  to  the  entire  satisfac 
tion  of  his  superior  officers.  He  gained  the  respect  and 
good  will  of  his  men  and  of  the  officers  of  the  Regiment. 
He  died  at  his  home  in  Eizabethton,  Tennv  January  26, 
1900.  Lieut.  Miller  had  a  genial  disposition  and  was  a 
true  and  honorable  comrade  and  friend,  a  good  soldier 
and  a  good  citizen.  His  widow,  two  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters  reside  at  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 


LIEUTENANT  JAMES  N.  FREELS,  CO.  H. 

Lieut.  Freels  is  a  native  of  Anderson  county,  Tenn., 
and  is  still  an  honored  and  respected  citizen  of  that 
county. 

He  joined  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  at  Camp 
Nelson,  Ky.,  being  a  part  of  the  detachment  brought  to 
the  Regiment  by  Major  G.  W.  Doughty.  He  was  as 
signed  to  duty  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  H,  and 
commanded  that  company  a  large  portion  of  the  time 
owing  to  Captain  Carter  being  absent,  sick,  or  unable  for 
duty. 

Lieut.  Freels  was  among  the  youngest  commissioned 
officers  in  the  Regiment,  being  only  22  years  old.  He- 
was  a  brave  and  competent  young  officer  and  was  highly 
respected,  both  by  the  men  and  officers  of  the  Regiment. 

With  Captain  Doughty's  men  recruited  for  the 


LIEUT.    C.    M.    EMMERT. 
(See  page  305.) 


HI 


I 


LIEUT.    JEREMIAH    B.    MILLER. 
(See  page  303.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  305 

Tennessee  Cavalry  Lieutenant  Freels  assisted  Captain 
Doughty  and  Lieut.  Walker  in  supplying  subsistence  O 
Gen.  Burnside's  army  during  the  siege  of  Knoxville,  for 
which  they  received  commendation  from  Gen.  Burnside. 
After  joining  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  he  fol 
lowed  its  fortunes  to  the  end  of  the  war,  engaging  in  all 
its  raids,  marches,  skirmishes  and  battles  with  credit  to 
himself  and  honor  to  the  service. 

After  the  war  Lieut.  Freels  engaged  in  business  at 
Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  for  a  time.  While  there  he  made  a 
large  number  of  friends,  by  whom  he  is  still  kindly  re 
membered.  His  present  home  is  near  Scarboro,  Ander 
son  county,  Tennessee. 


LIEUT.  CALEB  M.  EMMERT,  CO.  H. 

Caleb  M.  Emmert  is  a  native  of  Carter  county,  Tenn., 
where  he  was  born  January  9,  1840.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  was  arrested,  but 
made  his  escape  as  noted  elsewhere.  He  enlisted  in  Com 
pany  H,  on  the  organization  of  the  company  September 
24,  1863,  and  was  appointed  First  Sergeant  October  20, 
1863,  and  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  June  22,  1865. 
He  remained  in  the  service  until  the  muster-out  of  the 
Regiment,  September  5,  1865. 

Lieutenant  Emmert  was  a  loyal  man  and  a  good  soldier, 
and  was  highly  esteemed  by  both  officers  and  men.  After 
the  war  he  studied  medicine  under  Dr.  James  M.  Cameron 
and  has  been  a  successful  practitioner.  He  resides  at 
Elizabethton,  Carter  county,  Tenn. 


SERGEANT  JOHN  J.  McCORKLE,  CO.  H. 
John  J.  McCorkle  was  born  in  Sullivan  county,  Tenn., 
January  4,  1846.     His  parents  moved  to  Carter  county  in 
1851.     It  will  be  seen  from  the  date  of  his  birth  that  at 
the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  he  was  but  little  past  15 


306  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

years  of  age,  yet  he  took  an  active  part  in  the  Carter 
county  rebellion.  He  and  Jordan  Croy  and  Harrison 
Hendrix  were  the  scouts  that  were  sent  out  from  Taylor's 
Ford  to  locate  Capt.  McClellan's  company  of  rebels,  and 
found  their  pickets  at  the  little  brick  church  two  miles 
from  Carter's  Depot  and  drove  them  in.  He  was  in  the 
Taylor's  Ford  fight  and  was  with  the  army  of  the  little 
rebellion  throughout  its  brief  campaign.  He  enlisted  in 
Company  H,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  September 
21,  1863,  and  though  not  yet  18  years  old  was  appointed 
Quartermaster-Sergeant  of  his  company.  He  was  with 
the  Regiment  in  all  its  marches  and  battles  until  January 
21,  1865,  when  a  few  days  past  19  years  old  he  was  pro 
moted  to  2d  Lieut.  Co.  I,  1st  U.  S.  C.  T.  through  the 
recommendation  of  Gen.  A.  C.  Gillem,  then  in  command 
of  the  Department  of  Tennessee,  Army  of  the  Cumber 
land,  for  gallantry  and  meritorious  conduct  while  on  the 
Storieman  raid  into  Southwest  Virginia  in  December, 
1864,  and  later  breveted  Captain  of  same  company  for  his 
energy  and  faithfulness  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as 
an  officer.  Captain  McCorkle  remained  in  the  service 
until  April  6,  1866,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 
Upon  his  retirement  from  the  army  his  fellow-officers  of 
his  Regiment  presented  him  with  an  unsolicited  endorse 
ment  of  his  fidelity  and  integrity  as  a  soldier  and  officer. 

Captain  McCorkle  returned  to  Carter  county,  where  he 
engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising,  in  which  he  has 
made  a  decided  success,  being  now  one  of  the  wealthiest 
land-owners  and  tax-payers  in  the  county,  and  is  regarded 
as  a  safe  and  able  financier.  For  his  honesty,  ability  and 
energy  he  has  been  elected  to  almost  every  civil  office  in 
the  county,  having  served  as  Trustee  three  terms,  Chair 
man,  or  Judge  of  the  County  Court  six  years,  and  four 
years  in  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State. 

The  Captain  lives  at  his  "Border  View  Farm,"  two 
miles  north  of  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  still  taking  an  active 
interest  in  religion,  politics  and  agriculture,  and  bids  fair 
to  have  before  him  many  years  of  usefulness  and  enjoy 
ment. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  307 

CAPTAIN  SAMUEL  E.  NORTHINGTON  AND 

LIEUTENANT  HECTOR  C.  NORTHINGTON, 

FATHER  AND  SON. 

^  S.  E.  Northington  was  the  proprietor  of  a  hotel  at 
Taylorsville,  now  Mountain  City,  when  the  war  came.  He 
and  his  two  sons  were  all  intensely  loyal  and  their  Union 
sentiments  soon  made  them  objects  of  hatred  to  the  Con 
federate  authorities  and  it  soon  became  necessary  for 
them  "to  cross  the  mountains"  or  fare  worse.  The  father 
and  two  sons,  Hector  C.  and  C.  E.  B.  Northington  made 
their  way  to  Kentucky  and  joined  the  4th  Tenn.  Infantry 
in  1862.  Samuel  E.  and  Hector  C.  were  discharged 
from  that  regiment  to  accept  commissions  as  Captain  and 
First  Lieutenant,  respectively,  of  Co.  I,  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry  April  13:!!,  1864. 

From  that  time  until  the  Regiment  was  mustered  out 
these  two  officers  were  in  all  the  conflicts  and  campaigns 
in  which  the  Regiment  was  engaged  and  were  held  in  the 
highest  esteem  both  as  brave  officers  and  as  genial  and 
worthy  comrades  and  friends.  They  were  in  the  charge 
into^Greeneville,  Tenn.,  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  4,  1864. 

Lieut.  H.  C.  Northington  is  an  honored  citizen  of  Den 
ver,  Colorado. 

Captain  S.  E.  Northington  was  born  in  Wake  county, 
N.  C.,  and  came  to  Johnson  county,  Tenn.,  before  the  war! 
He  died  in  Emporia,  Kansas,  May  20,  1884. 


SERGEANT  ELI  W.  MULICAN,  CO.  I. 

Eli  W.  Mulican  was  born  near  Clemmonsville,  David 
son  county,  N.  C.,  September  15,  1840.  At  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  War  he  took  strong  grounds  for  the  Union. 
When  his  native  State  passed  the  Conscript  Act,  he,  in 
company  with  John  P.  Nelson,  left  his  home  on  the  3d 
day  of  July,  1862,  and  made  his  way  to  Johnson  county, 
Tennessee,  where  he  remained  for  six  months.  He  was 


308  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3T1I    REGIMENT 

arrested  by  Col.  G.  N.  Folk's  Confederate  Cavalry  and 
taken  to  Boone,  N.  C.,  and  put  in  jail.  He  remained  in 
jail  six  days  and  then  made  his  escape  in  company  with 
John  P.  Nelson  and  David  King,  the  latter  from  Ashe 
county,  N.  C.  They  left  Boone  at  midnight  and  walked 
22  miles  and  reached  Johnson  county,  Tenn.,  at  daylight. 

In  July,  1863,  Captain  Lafayette  Jones  and  Mulican 
raised  a  company  of  100  men  in  Johnson  and  Carter 
counties,  Tenn.,  for  the  Federal  army.  The  company 
was  organized  by  electing  Lafayette  Jones  Captain,  E.  W. 
Mulican  First  Lieutenant  and  John  P.  Nelson  Second 
Lieutenant. 

On  July  23  they  started  to  Kentucky  under  the  well- 
known  pi'ot,  Daniel  Ellis.  The  rebels  finding  their  trail 
headed  them  off  near  Johnson's  Depot,  Tenn.,  and  the 
company  was  compelled  to  turn  back.  Captain  Jones  was 
captured  soon  afterwards. 

When  the  Federal  troops  arrived  at  Johnson's  Depot, 
now  Johnson  City,  Mulican  joined  them,  taking  into  the 
army  52  men,  for  which  he  received  no  credit  or  promo 
tion  but  many  promises  which  were  never  fulfilled.  He 
joined  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  September  22, 
1863;  was  appointed  Company  Clerk  of  Company  F  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  Brigade  Clerk  at  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
He  was  appointed  Regimental  Ordinance  Sergeant  by 
Col.  W.  H.  Ingerton  and  later,  transferred  to  Company 
I  as  First  Sergeant  of  that  company,  which  position  he 
held  until  the  Regiment  was  mustered  out  at  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  September  5,  1865. 

We  will  add  a  few  words  to  this  sketch,  which  Ser 
geant  Mulican,  being  somewhat  modest,  may  skip. 
Though  only  a  non-commissioned  officer  we  believe  there 
were  few  men  better  known  or  more  popu!ar  in  the  Regi 
ment  than  Sergeant  Eli  W.  Mulican.  He  was  a  brave 
soldier,  always  ready  to  do  his  whole  duty  whether  in 
camp,  on  the  march,  or  in  front  of  the  enemy.  He  was 
and  is  genial  and  companionable,  and  has  won  hosts 
of  friends  both  in  the  army  and  in  civil  life.  Since  the 
war  he  has  devoted  much  of  his  time  to  the  ministry, 
being  a  minister  in  good  standing  in  the  Christian  church. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  309 

CAPTAIN  JOHN  G.  DERVIN,  CO.  K. 

This  officer  came  to  the  Regiment  with  Company  K, 
and  was  part  of  Major  G.  W.  Doughty's  detachment  that 
joined  the  Regiment  at  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.  He  was 
mustered  into  service  December  31,  1864,  and  remained 
with  the  Regiment  until  it  was  mustered  out. 

Captain  Dervin  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts.  He  was 
22  years  of  age  and  was  a  bright,  intelligent  and  agreeable 
officer  and  comrade,  and  had  many  friends  in  the  Regi 
ment.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  the 
East  and  we  have  learned  nothing  of  his  history  since 
that  time. 


LIEUTENANT  HENRY  M.  WALKER,  CO   K. 

Lieut.  Walker  joined  the  Regiment  at  Camp  Nelson, 
Kentucky,  in  December,  1863,  having  previously  done 
valuable  service  under  Captain  G.  W.  Doughty  during 
the  siege  of  Knoxville,  mention  of  which  is  made  in  the 
history  of  Captain  Doughty's  detachment.  As  First 
Lieutenant  of  Company  K  he  was  frequently  in  com 
mand  of  that  company,  and  was  a  brave  and  active  officer, 
always  ready  to  perform  every  duty  assigned  him. 

He  took  part  in  every  march,  skirmish  and  battle  in 
which  the  Regiment  was  engaged.  He  was  in  the  fights 
at  Greeneville,  Lick  Creek,  Carter's  Depot,  Tenn. ;  Salt- 
ville,  Witheville  and  Marion  Va.,  and  Saulsbury,  N.  C. 
He  was  mustered  out  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  Sept.  5,  1865. 

Lieut.  Walker  was  not  only  a  good  officer  but  a  most 
genial  comrade  and  friend,  liked  by  his  men  and  popular 
with  the  officers  of  the  Regiment. 

He  has  resided  in  Washington  county,  Tenn.,  since  the 
war,  and  is  still  living,  a  prosperous  and  highly  respected 
citizen. 


LIEUTENANT  WILLIAM  F.  M.  HYDER,  CO.  K. 

Lieutenant  Hyder  belonged  to  an  old  and  highly  re 
spected  Carter  county  family.  He  was  born  in  that  county 


HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

January  2Oth,  1824,  and  died  at  the  place  of  his  birth 
March  22,  1892. 

He  was  an  original  and  uncompromising  Union  man, 
a  Lieutenant  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion  and  a  bridge 
burner. 

Lieut.  Hyder  went  out  with  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Cavalry  and  was  sent  back  from  Strawberry  Plains  to 
recruit  men  for  the  Regiment.  He  sent  in  a  number  of 
men  and  was  elected  Lieutenant  in  Company  H.  He  had 
recruited  about  50  men  in  Carter  county  and  had  them 
concealed  in  the  gorge  of  Gap  Creek  mountain,  awaiti.ig1 
the  opportunity  to  start  through  the  lines  with  them  when 
they  were  betrayed  and  were  attacked  by  the  rebels,  one 
of  them  killed,  twenty-two  captured  and  the  remainder 
scattered.  He  commenced  recruiting  again,  but  Long- 
street's  army  being  in  East  Tennessee  and  the  country  full 
of  rebel  soldiers  he  found  it  impossible  to  get  back  to  the 
Regiment  and  was  compelled  to  hide  in  the  mountains  all 
winter.  He  went  through  the  lines  in  March,  1864,  with 
20  recruits  and  rejoined  the  Regiment  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 
He  found  that  in  his  absence  another  man  had  been 
mustered  in  his  place.  He  was  then  appointed  Brigade 
Ambulance-Master.  Later  he  was  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  to  date  back  to  October  31,  1863,  and  assigned 
to  duty  with  Company  K.  He  did  duty  with  that  com 
pany  on  the  march  from  Gallatin  and  in  the  campaigns  in 
East  Tennessee  and  the  Stoneman  raid  into  Southwest 
Virginia  in  December,  1864.  He  was  in  the  fights  at 
Greeneville,  Carter's  Depot,  Morristown,  Saltville  and 
Marion  and  all  the  marches  and  skirmishes  up  to  March 
2Oth,  1865,  at  which  time  he  tendered  his  resignation,  on 
account  of  an  injury  received  while  in  the  service.  His 
resignation  was  not  accepted  and  he  was  mustered  out 
with  the  Regiment. 

Dr.  Nat.  E.  Hyder  now  (1902)  Chairman  of  the 
County  Court  of  Carter  county,  though  a  mere  boy  at  the 
time,  was  with  his  father,  Lieut.  Hyder,  in  the  army  for 
more  than  a  year.  He  was  with  the  Regiment  at  Nash 
ville  and  Gallatin  and  in  the  campaign  in  East  Tennessee. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  31 1 

but  was  too  young  to  be  mustered  into  service.  He  Be 
sides  at  the  old  Hyder  homestead  on  Gap  Creek,  5  miles 
south  of  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 


CAPT.  JOHN  W.  ELLIS,  CO.  L. 

This  officer  was  a  brother  of  the  noted  scout  and  pilot, 
Captain  Dan.  Ellis,  and  was  born  and  raised  in  Carter 
county,  Tenn.  Like  his  brother,  he  was  intensely  loyal 
to  his  country  and  ready  to  meet  any  clanger  rather  than 
make  any  concessions  to  an  enemy. 

Captain  Ellis  had  moved  his  family  to  Greene  county, 
Tennessee,  j_ust  previous  to  the  war  and  hence  he  was  not 
connected  with  our  history  until  he  was  commissioned 
Captain  of  Company  L,  April  n,  1865.  He  was  with 
the  Regiment  in  its  campaign  in  East  Tennessee  and 
Southwest  Virginia,  airl  was  a  brave  and  efficient  officer, 
always  ready  to  do  his  whole  duty.  Having  a  family 
consisting  of  a  wife  and  several  small  children,  when  he 
joined  the  army  he  moved  them  into  Greeneville,  where 
they  occupied  the  home  of  Governor  Andrew  Johnson, 
whose  family  had  been  sent  through  the  lines.  His  wrife, 
Mrs.  Ann  M.  Ellis,  sister  of  Adjutant  S.  P.  and  Private 
Jas.  R.  Angel  of  the  Regiment,  died  at  the  Johnson  home 
in  June,  1865.  His  young  childen  needing  his  care,  and 
the  war  being  ended  he  resigned  his  commission  in  the 
army  July  I5th,  1865,  and  was  clschargecl  by  special  order 
of  the  War  Department. 

Capt.  Ellis  moved  to  Washington  Territory — now 
State,  soon  after  the  war,  where  he  died  a  number  of 
years  ago,  having  remarried  before  his  death.  His  widow, 
Mrs.  Bettie  Ellis",  and  sons,  Nat.  T.,  Samuel  A.  and  W.  R. 
Ellis,  now  reside  at  Colfax,  Washington. 


CAPTAIN  GILSON  O.  COLLINS,  CO.  M. 

Gilson  O.  Collins  is  a  Carter  county  man,  and  remained 
steadfast  to  the  Union  cause  through  many  dangers  and 
difficulties.  Being  a  man  of  decided  opinions  and  with 


312  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

courage  to  assert  and  maintain  them,  he  early  lost  favor 
with  the  Confederate  authorities.  After  assisting  to  burn 
the  bridge  at  Union,  or  Zollicoffer,  as  detailed  elsewhere, 
and  engaging  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion  he  fled  to 
Kentucky  and  joined  the  2d  Tennessee  Mounted  In 
fantry  and  served  with  that  regiment  until  its  capture, 
Nov.  6,  1863.  Collins,  at  that  time  a  private  soldier  ab 
sented  himself  from  his  command  on  account  of  striking 
a  Federal  officer  for  making  disparaging  remarks  about 
Tennesseeans,  and  though  his  absence  was  known  and  ap  - 
proved  by  Col.  Carter  he  was  marked  on  his  company 
rolls  as  a  deserter.  Since  the  war  the  facts  were  made 
known  and  he  received  an  honorable  discharge  from  th~ 
2d  Tennessee  Infantry  as  well  as  from  the  Thirteenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry. 

Captain  Collins  was  commissioned  as  Captain  March 
22d,  1865,  and  assigned  to  duty  with  Company  M.  He 
was  in  command  of  his  company  in  the  last  Stoneman 
raid  in  pursuit  of  President  Davis. 

Captain  Collins  is  still  living  near  Valley  Forge,  Carter 
county,  Tenn. 


LIEUT.  ANDREW  C.  FONDREN,  CO.  M. 

This  officer  is  a  native  of  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  and 
one  of  that  county's  most  active  and  daring  Union  men 
Though  quite  a  young  man  when  the  war  began  he  took 
a  very  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  Union  men,  as  did 
his  brother,  John  Fondren,  of  whom  it  was  said,  "He  was 
one  of  the  coolest  and  bravest  men  at  the  burning  of  the 
Zollicoffer  bridge." 

Lieut.  Fondren  was  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  and 
we  cannot  better  relate  his  service  than  by  quoting  from 
a  personal  letter  received  from  him  in  answer  to  a  letter 
of  inquiry.  The  letter  is  dated  at  Harriman,  Tenn.,  Oc 
tober  24,  1902,  and  we  quote  as  follows :  "I  was  in  the 
organization  at  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  (Carter  county  re 
bellion),  in  line  with  the  long  rifles  and  single-barreled 
pistols  and  cavalry  armed  with  pitchforks,  at  the  fight  at 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  313 

Taylor's  Ford,  retreat  to  Hyders  old  field  in  the  Doe 
River  Cove,  was  in  line  near  Douglas'  with  Dan 
Ellis,  J.  I.  R.  Boyd,  Brownlow  Fair  and  others  when 
the  pickets  were  fired  on  and  where  we  were  overpowered 
and  had  to  disband.  Scoiuecl  my  way  to  Cumberland 
Gap,  reaching  there  August  6,  1862.  I  was  sent  back 
into  East  Tennessee  by  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter  to  recruit  and 
organize  men  for  the  U.  S.  Army,  which  I  did  until  I  ac 
cepted  a  commission  as  Second  Lieutenant  Company  M, 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  April  19,  1864.  During 
my  1 8  months'  recruiting  service  from  Watauga  county, 
N.  C,  through  the  Confedracy,  very  often  to  Lexington, 
Ky.,  and  as  far  west  in  East  Tennessee  as  the  Cumber 
land  Gap ;  sometimes  the  route  would  be  infested  by  rebel 
soldiers  a's  far  across  the  mountains  as  Lexington,  Ky. 
We  scouted  through,  very  often  skirmishing  with  them 
with  our  long  rifles  and  single-barreled  pistols  the  greater 
part  of  the  way." 

After  joining  the  Regiment  in  April,  1864,  Lieut.  Fon- 
dren  was  on  duty  with  his  Company  (M)  throughout  the 
campaigns  in  East  Tennessee  and  its  raids  into  Virginia, 
North  and  South  Carolina  and  Georgia.  He  was  a  quiet, 
unassuming,  but  a  brave  and  efficient  officer  who  had  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  his  men  and  that  of  the  men  and 
officers  of  the  Regiment. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  officers,  most  of  whom  re 
signed  or  were  discharged  before  the  Regiment  was  mus 
tered  out. 

We  have  bee-i  unable  to  obtain  any  reliable  informa 
tion  in  regard  to  them  and  can  only  give  their  military 
history  as  it  appears  in  the  report  of  the  Adjutant-Gen 
eral. 

John  M.  Honeycut,  ist  Lieut.  Co.  B. ;  enlisted.  Sept.  23,  '63;  mustered 
in,  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  resigned. 

William  B.  Honeycut,  ist  Lieut.  Co.  B. ;  enlisted.  Sept.  23,  '63;  mus 
tered  in,  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  resigned,  July  12,  '64. 

General  H.  Franklin.,  ist  Lieut.  Co.  C. ;  enlisted,  July  I,  '63;  mustered 
in,  July  i,  '63. 

John  L.  Hyder,  2d  Lieut.  Co.  C. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

William  \V.  Wilkinson,  2d  Lieut.  Co.  D. ;  enlisted,  Nov.  8,  "63;  mus 
tered  in,  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  resigned,  Mar.  16,  '65. 

John  G.  Johnson,  2d  Lieut.  Co.  E. ;  enlisted,  Sept.  24.  '63 ;  mustered 
in,  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  dismissed,  Sept.  14,  '64. 

Jacob  Taylor,  2d  Lieut.  Co.  F. ;  enlisted,  June  22,  '65 ;  mustered  in. 
July  4,  '65. 

William  Arrendell,  2d  Lieut.  Co.  I.;  enlisted,  April  13,  '64;  mustered 
in,  April  13,  '64. 

W.  T.  L.  Hyder,  2d  Lieut.  Co.  K. ;  enlisted  Oct.  31,  '63;  mustered  in, 
Oct  31,  '63;  resigned. 

William  M.  McQueen,  ist.  Lieut.  Co.  L. ;  enlisted,  June  22,  '65;  mus 
tered  in,  June  22,  '65. 

Henry  H.  Haymer,  ist  Lieut.  Co.  L. ;  enlisted,  April  11,  '64;  mustered 
in,  April  n,  '64;  resigned  (date  unknown). 

Geo.  W.  Luttrell,  ist  Lieut.  Co.  M. ;  discharged  by  order  of  Secretary 
of  War. 

In  closing  this  chapter  we  would  make  the  observation 
that  whatever  credit  is  due  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  for  the  service  they  per 
formed  for  the  Union  cause,  both  as  citizens  and  soldiers, 
either  as  individuals  or  as  an  organization,  is  due  wholly 
to  their  own  merits  as  soldiers  and  citizens.  Both  officers 
and  men  came  from  the  fields,  the  forges,  the  workshops 
and  the  desks.  They  were  farmers,  mechanics,  teachers, 
clerks  and  laborers.  There  were  no  paid  staff  officers  to 
give  them  fictitious  fame.  None  of  them  had  influential 
friends  or  relatives  "near  the  throne,"  or  those  who  had 
had  place  or  power  in  high  civil  or  military  offices  from 
whom  they  could  receive  the  reflections  of  greatness.  They 
were  not  ambitious  men  fighting  for  honor  and  glory, 
but  common  citizens  fighting  for  their  homes  and  country 
— fighting  over  again  the  battles  their  fathers  had  al 
ready  won — the  rights  of  freemen  and  the  privileges  of 
a  sovereign  people. 

The  heroic  deeds  performed  by  these  men  if  told  sepa 
rately  would  fill  volumes ;  we  give  a  few  instances  of  what 
we  conceive  to  be  the  highest  type  of  heroic  action,  not 
to  laud  a  few  names  above  the  others,  but  as  examples  of 
what  we  believe  a  large  majority  of  the  Regiment  were 
capable  of,  and  most  of  them  did  acts  equally  brave. 

The  instances  we  give  were  not  all  the  acts  of  brave 
East  Tennesseeans,  but  we  divide  the  honors  with  two 
other  brave  and  noble  men  who  first  saw  the  light  of  day 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  315 

in  other  states,  but  cast  their  fortunes  with  us,  the  one  to 
lead  the  Regiment  gallantly  until  cut  down  by  an  assas 
sin's  bullet,  and  the  other  to  take  his  place,  and  with  equal 
gallantry,  lead  them  to  the  end.  We  select  the  following : 

At  Carter's  Depot  the  Regiment  made  a  charge  through 
a  corn-field,  and  one  company,  receiving  a  heavy  enfilad 
ing  fire  unexpectedly,  fell  back  in  some  confusion.  Col. 
Miller  who  was  watching  the  fight  rode  forward  (he  was 
brigade  commander)  and  said:  "Lieutenant,  reform  your 
men  and  follow  me,  there  is  no  better  place  to  die  than 
on  the  soil  of  our  native  county ;  no  enemy  shall  remain 
here  while  I'm  alive."  The  charge  was  made  and  one 
bullet  grazed  the  Colonel's  neck  while  another  wounded 
his  horse,  but  the  enemy  was  dislodged. 

At  Greeneville,  Term.,  on  the  morning  of  September 
4th,  as  we  have  related,  elsewhere,  Col.  W.  H.  Ingerton 
had  taken  a  position  near  the  town,  unaware  of  the  close 
proximity  of  an  enemy,  except  Vaughn's  Brigade  west  of 
him,  and  which  he  was  prepared  to  fight,  just  then  a 
Union  citizen  rushed  up  to  him  and  told  him,  "Gen.  Mor 
gan  with  5000  men  is  encamped  on  College  Hill,  for 
God's  sake  get  away  from  here  or  the  last  one  of  you  will 
be  killed  or  captured!"  The  man  went  on  to  say  that 
Morgan  and  his  staff  were  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Wil 
liams,  a  short  distance  away  from  his  men.  Col.  Ingerton 
did  not  take  time  to  think  of  retreating,  but  grasped  the 
situation  in  a  moment,  and  sent  Captains  Wilcox  and 
Northington  into  town  to  capture  Morgan,  and  at  once 
reversed  the  position  of  his  Regiment  to  meet  and  fight 
Morgan's  whole  force  until  the  remainder  of  the  Brigade 
could  come  up,  which,  owing  to  the  tardy  movements  of 
Gen.  Duke,  they  did  before  he  was  attacked  by  that  officer. 
We  have  always  regarded  Col.  Ingerton's  courage  and 
prompt  action  on  that  occasion  as  worthy  to  be  recorded 
ar  among  the  bravest  of  deeds. 

The  heroism  of  Wilcox  and  Northington  and  their  men 
in  riding  into  Greeneville,  driving  away  Morgan's  guards, 
taking  possession  of  his  artillery  for  a  time,  and  capturing 
a  number  of  prisoners  in  the  very  midst  of  his  army,  were 


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deeds  worthy  to  be  immortalized  by  a  future  Tennyson 
and  placed  alongside  the  "Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade." 

Again  at  Morristown  on  the  morning  of  October  28, 
1864,  the  enemy  was  drawn  up  in  line  of  battle  on  an 
eminence,  extending  across  the  open,  a  distance  of  about 
800  yards.  Gen.  Gillem  rode  up  and  said  to  Col.  Inger- 
ton :  "Colonel,  can  you  break  that  first  line  with  a  sabre 
charge?"  Col.  Ingerton  replied,  "I  can  try."  We  give 
the  result  of  that  sabre  charge  in  the  body  of  this  history 
as  Gen.  Gillem  told  it  in  his  official  report. 

At  Saltville,  Virginia,  in  December,  1864,  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  commanded  by  Leut.-Col.  B. 
P.  Stacy,  was  ordered  at  night  to  take  the  Regiment  and 
go  to  the  Saltwrorks  and  burn  and  destroy  every t 'ling  he 
could,  and  make  all  the  noise  possible.  The  Regiment 
started  with  Col.  Stacy  at  the  head  of  the  column,  and  had 
not  proceeded  far  when  the  guns  of  Fort  Breckenridge 
turned  loose.  Discovering  a  picket  or  vidette  some  dis 
tance  ahead  Col.  Stacy  dashed  onto  him  before  he  had 
time  to  fire,  took  his  gun  from  him  and  ordered  him  to 
lead  the  way  to  the  fort,  and  the  rebels  were  soon  pouring 
out  and  our  men  actually  riding  into  it.  It  is  the  only 
instance  we  know  where  a  fort  occupied  by  soldiers  and 
guns  was  captured  by  cavalrymen.  We  quote  in  the 
body  of  the  history,  what  Gen.  Stoneman  says  about  this 
affair.  Our  men  rushed  in,  pell-mell,  vieing  with  each 
other  who  should  be  first,  but  the  horses  of  some  of  them 
fell  into  ditches  and  trenches  and  it  was  sometime 
before  they  reached  the  fort.  The  reader  may  imagine 
it  was  a  warm  time  in  the  old  town  that  night,  and  so  it 
was  in  a  sense,  but  the  thermometer  w:is  hovering  down 
close  to  zero  and  no  fires  were  allowed,  so  that  the  men 
found  other  reasons  for  shivering  after  the  excitement 
was  over  besides  fear. 

We  relate  the  preceding  incidents  because  we  regard 
these  achievements  only  as  among  the  more  prominent  of 
scores  of  instances  in  which  the  men  and  officers  displayed 
equal  courage  and  gallantry. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 


A  Brief  Outline  of  the  Numerous  Tragedies  That  Occurred 
in  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties  During  the  Civil  War,  Giving 
Date  and  Circumstances  Attending  Them  as  Far  as  Possible- 

Nothing  like  a  consecutive  and  detailed  account  of  the 
tragedies  that  occurred,  even  in  a  single  county  of  Ten 
nessee,  has  ever  been  written,  so  far  as  we  know.  We 
have  been  informed  that  Col.  N.  G.  Taylor  began  the 
task  at  one  time  and  found  the  names  of  about  two  hun 
dred  victims  that  had  met  with  tragic  and  untimely  deaths 
in  the  two  counties  of  Carter  and  Johnson  alone,  and  the 
list  was  probably  still  incomplete.  They  were  such,  too, 
as  will  be  seen  from  those  we  relate,  that  at  the  present 
day,  should  they  occur  and  be  known  to  the  civilized 
world,  would  call  forth  the  execration  of  mankind  upon 
the  actors  in  them,  but  at  the  time  they  occurred  the 
cries  of  the  victims  were  drowned  to  a  great  extent  by 
the  clamor  and  strife  of  Civil  War,  and  men's  minds  were 
turned  from  these  single  atrocities  to  view  the  many  fields 
of  blood  strewn  with  the  bodies  of  the  flower  of  American 
youth  and  nobility  on  hundreds  of  battlefields. 

These  scenes  and  the  actors  in  them  will  soon  pass 
from  the  memory  of  men  and  live  only  in  tradition  and 
history.  It  is  perhaps  fortunate  that  the  sickening  details 
of  many  of  them  have  already  passed  into  oblivion.  It 
may  be  well  to  preserve  enough  of  them  to  teach  a  lesson 
to  those  who  may  come  after  us,  and  for  the  rest,  to  make 
such  apologies  to  the  future  as  we  can,  and  draw  the 
mantle  of  charity  over  the  actors  in  them,  on  both  sides, 
as  over  the  memory  of  the  dead. 

While  charity  would  plead  for  oblivion,  justice  and 
history  demands  that  some  of  the  stories  be  told,  and  we 
tell  them  truthfully  as  we  can  with  the  data  at  our  com 
mand  at  this  late  day. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Before  relating  any  of  them  we  would  observe  that  war, 
and  more  especially  civil  war,  has  always  aroused  the 
baser  and  more  brutal  passions  of  men;  and  that  many 
who  under  ordinary  circumstances  are  good  citizens  and 
seem  to  possess  an  ordinary  share  of  "the  milk  of  human 
kindness,"  and  the  amenities  of  life,  in  times  of  peace, 
seem  to  lose  these  virtues  amidst  the  turbulence  of  war; 
they  seem  to  be  carried  away  by  the  unbridled  passions 
that  rule  the  hour,  and  are  lost  to  the  finer  feelings  of 
our  nature.  Even  the  helplessness  of  age,  the  innocence 
of  childhood  and  the  defencelessness  of  the  weaker  sex, 
appeal  in  vain  to  men  to  whom  war  and  bloodshed  have 
become  familiar.  Neither  would  we  claim  that  all  the 
atrocities  committed  were  on  one  side.  We  do  claim, 
however,  that  at  this  period  there  was  much  to  palliate  the 
crimes  committed  by  the  Unionists.  Their  homes  were 
invaded  and  their  rights  trampled  upon  in  the  attempt  to 
coerce  them  into  the  acceptance  of  a  doctrine  that  was 
repugnant  to  their  every  sense  of  right  and  to  their  life 
long  teachings.  They  were  deprived  of  free  speech  and 
trial  by  jury,  principles  which  are  the  basis  of  liberty,  and 
for  which  men  in  all  ages  and  countries  have  poured  out 
their  life's  blood. 

The  hatred  and  vindictiveness,  the  crimes  and  blood 
shed  which  marked  the  period  of  the  Civil  War  in  Ease 
Tennessee  were  only  such  as  have  always  prevailed,  even 
in  civilized  countries,  in  .times  of  civil  war.  The  crimes, 
however  great,  were  not  to  be  compared  wth  those  of  the 
religious  war  of  Cromwell  in  the  i7th  century  or  that  of 
the  French  Revolution  at  the  close  of  the  i8th  century. 
Those  who  have  read  the  sickening  details  of  these  scenes 
of  horror  may  even  look  wth  complacency  upon  the 
milder  forms  of  recklessness  and  bloodshed  which  marked 
the  dark  days  in  East  Tennessee. 

We  would  gladly  pass  over  these  events  in  silence  and 
not  harrow  our  readers  with  their  recital,  but  they  are  a 
part  of  our  history .;  and  as  history  has  its  lessons  for  those 
who  are  to  wield  the  destiny  of  our  country  in  the  future, 
we  trust  a  lesson  will  be  drawn  from  these  events  that  will 
tend  to  prevent  their  recurrence. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

Let  us  plead  for  those  engaged  in  them  that  they  were 
the  slaves  of  passion  and  the  victims  of  the  era  of  ill-feel 
ing  and  animosities  that  suppressed  their  better  natures; 
and  that  they  were  surrounded  by  conditions  that  have  in 
all  times  driven  men  to  deeds  of  violence  from  which  they 
w^ould  have  recoiled  with  horror  under  other  conditions. 
Each  side  looking  at  things  from  diametrically  different 
points  of  view  could  see  nothing  but  wilful  wrong  in  the 
\vords  and  acts  of  the  other ;  and  the  continuation  of  these 
criminations  and  recriminations,  embittered  by  hostilities 
in  other  fields,  could  result  in  nothing  but  anarchy,  the  de 
thronement  of  reason  and  a  reign  of  terror. 

Before  relating  what  we  have  been  able  to  learn  con 
cerning  the  tragedies  that  occurred  in  these  counties  dur 
ing  the  Civil  War  we  will  say  something  in  regard  to 
the  source  of  our  information.  We  have  visited  the  scenes 
where  many  of  them  occurred,  and  have  endeavored  in 
every  instance,  where  it  was  possible  to  do  so,  to  obtain 
the  statements  of  witnesses  living  near  the  scene  of  the 
tragedy,  and  should  the  readers  who  have  grown  up  since 
the  war,  or  live  remote  from  the  scenes  where  they  were 
enacted  doubt  the  correctness  of  what  we  write,  we  invite 
them  to  visit  the  old  people  still  living  in  any  part  of  East 
Tennessee  and  they  will  learn  that  similiar  tragedies  were 
enacted  all  over  it. 

However  maddened  men  may  be  there  is  seldom  a 
crime  committed  without  some  incentive  or  excuse  for  it, 
at  least  in  the  minds  of  those  who  commit  it,  though  to  the 
disinterested  reader  the  reason  or  excuse  may  appear  very 
inadequate.  We  must  keep  in  mind,  however,  that  these 
crimes  were  committed  in  a  time  of  lawlessness  and  dis 
order  unaparalleled,  at  least  in  this  country.  We  have 
no  desire  to  apologize  for  them  any  further  than  we  are 
justified  in  doing  so  for  the  sake  of  humanity,  and  the 
race  to  which  wre  belong.  The  men  engaged  in  them 
were  Americans — our  fellow-countrymen,  though  we 
confess,  that  sometimes,  when  we  think  how  far  some  of 
them  departed  from  the  usages  of  modern  civilization,  we 
blush  to  own  them.  We  shall  not  attempt  to  relate  them 


320  HISTORY    OF    THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

in  chronological  order,  as  it  is  impossible  now  to  obtain 
dates  in  many  instances. 

As  we  have  said,  a  justification  of  these  acts  has  been 
attempted  to  be  made  by  their  friends  on  each  side.  On 
the  part  of  the  Union  people  engaged  in  them  it  has  been, 
said  that  they  were  deprived  of  free  speech  and  the  rights 
of  a  free  people  to  think,  and  act  for  themselves.  That 
an  attempt  was  made  to  force  them  into  hostility  to  the 
flag  and  Government  they  loved  and  for  which  their 
fathers  had  fought ;  that  because  they  would  not  turn 
against  the  Government  of  their  fathers  and  support  a 
government  that  they  believed  had  been  inaugurated,  at 
least  in  Tennessee,  by  fraud  and  intimidation,  they  were 
arrested  and  imprisoned  and  driven  from  their  homes; 
their  property  was  seized,  their  homes  invaded  and  their 
families  insulted.  Harsh  epithets  were  applied  to  them 
and  every  indignity  offered  them  regardless  of  their 
former  social  standing  and  character.  Strangers  were 
sent  among  them  in  the  persons  of  brutal  and  bigoted 
Confederate  officers  who  treated  them  in  a  coarse  and  ruf 
fianly  manner.  Their  names  were  reported  to  the  Con 
federate  authorities  as  "rebels"  and  Lincolnites  and  rene 
gades — as  men  without  honor  or  principle,  cut-throats 
and  thugs. 

It  was  said  of  them  that  only  the  Southern  "white 
trash"  were  Unionists,  and  that  they  deserved  no  consid 
eration  or  respect,  but  should  be  banished  from  the  coun 
try  and  never  be  allowed  to  return.  All  this,  of  course, 
was  the  vaporings  of  what  was  termed  the  hot-headed 
secessionists,  but  it  was  approved  in  silence  by  many 
others.  On  the  other  hand  the  secessionists  of  these 
counties  believed,  or  affected  to  believe,  they  were  en 
gaged  in  a  cause  more  sacred  and  holy  than  that  of  the 
Crusaders,  who  in  the  nth,  1 2th  and  I3th  centuries  un 
dertook  to  recover  the  Holy  Land  from  the  Mohamme 
dans  or  Infidels,  and  that  he  who  raised  his  voice  or  his 
hand  against  the  sacred  cause  was  worse  than  a  heathen 
or  an  infidel.  They  believed,  no  doubt,  their  cause  was 
just,  and  that  others  had  no  right  to  think  otherwise.. 


, 


LIEUT.   JAMES   N.   FREELS. 
(See  page  304.) 


SERG'T.  j.  j.  M'CORCLE. 

(See  page  305.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  321 

They  believed  that  such  men  as  Johnson,  Nelson,  Brown- 
low,  Taylor,  Carter  and  other  leaders  of  the  Union  cause 
were  ambitious  demagogues  and  traitors  to  the  South  for 
whom  there  would  be  no  forgiveness,  either  in  this  world 
or  in  the  world  to  come. 

Thus  these  men's  passions  were  Wrought  up  to  the 
highest  tension,  and  it  required  but  a  single  act  of  blood 
shed  to  produce  a  climax  of  revenge  and  retribution  that 
was  truly  appalling. 

The  bringing  to  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  a  company 
of  Cherokee  Indians,  said  to  be  a  part  of  an  organization 
known  as  "Thomas'  Legion"  and  commanded  by  one 
Captain  Walters,  of  Georgia,  was  the  culminating  event 
in  arousing  the  Union  people  to  a  state  of  anger  and  in 
dignation  that  knew  no  bounds.  That  their  homes  should 
be  invaded  by  these  wretched,  ignorant,  half-civilized  off 
scourings  of  humanity,  brought  there,  too,  by  their  neigh 
bors  and  friends,  seemed  to  them  an  act  beyond  human 
endurance.  Must  their  wives  and  children,  who  were 
now  alone  for  the  most  part,  be  horrified  by  the  appear 
ance  at  their  very  doors  of  these  long-haired,  greasy-look 
ing  savages,  who  could  not  even  speak  a  word  of  English, 
or  understand  a  plea  for  mercy?  It  seems  to  us  that  if 
men  are  held  responsible  in  the  world  to  come  for  the  flood 
of  evil  they  turn  loose  in  this  world,  the  man,  or  men, 
who  first  conceived  the  idea  of  bringing  the  Indians  into 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties  to  harass  the  people,  will 
have  a  long  list  of  tragedies  to  answer  for. 

Among  the  first  tragedies  we  now  think  of  was  : 


THE  KILLING  OF  ANDREW  J.  WARD. 

After  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  in  November,  1861, 
men  were  at  first  arrested  and  hurried  off  to  prison 
by  the  wholesale,  but  after  the  excitement  died  down  to 
some  extent,  a  kind  of  truce  was  agreed  upon,  that  Union 
men  who  could  satisfy  the  authorities  that  they  had  not 
been  engaged  in  the  bridge  burning  or  rebellion,  or  had 
not  engaged  in  what  was  called  "bush-whacking,"  and 


322  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

would  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  Southern  Con 
federacy,  would  be  set  at  liberty.  Up  to  this  time  there 
were  Union  men  who  had  conscientious  scruples  about 
taking  an  oath  that  they  knew  they  could  not,  nor  would 
not,  at  heart,  at  least,  abide  by ; .  for  it  was  as  utterly  im 
possible  for  a  Carter  or  Johnson  county  Union  man  to  be 
loyal  to  the  Confederate  government  as  it  would  be  for  a 
dromedary  to  go  through  the  eye  of  a  bodkin.  But  later, 
necessity  taught  these  men  many  lessons,  among  others, 
that  "an  oath  extorted  by  violence"  is  not,  and  should  not 
be,  binding  on  anybody. 

Young  Andrew  J.  Ward,  a  Carter  county  Union  man, 
was  arrested  by  a  squad  of  Col.  Vance's  men  in  charge  of 
one  Lanclon  Ellis,  usually  called  "Lank"  Ellis.  Ellis  was 
a  Carter  county  man,  and  distantly  related  to  Daniel 
Ellis,  the  noted  pilot,  but  his  father  had  married  into  the 
Nave  family,  who  were  prominent  secessionists,  and  his 
son,  Landon,  became  a  rebel  soldier  of  the  most  vindictive 
type.  It  was  said  that  young  Ward  had  committed  no 
offence  and  was  indignant  at  his  arrest  and  asserted  that 
he  was  a  Union  man  and  peremptorily  refused  to  take  the 
oath.  It  is  alleged  that  Ellis  ordered  him  to  be  shot, 
saying  that  it  was  necessary  to  make  an  example  of  some 
Union  man  so  that  others  would  not  dare  to  defy  the 
Confederate  authorities.  He  was  accordingly  shot  by  a 
soldier  named  Joseph  Murphy.  This  occurred  Decem 
ber  14,  1 86 1.  It  was  but  the  prelude  to  a  long  list  of 
shocking  and  sickening  tragedies. 

The  next  tragedy  that  comes  into  our  mind  is : 


THE  DEATH  OF  WILLIAM  BROOKS. 

Young  Brooks  was  the  son  of  Reuben  Brooks,  a 
wealthy  rebel  citizen,  who  lived  on  Stony  Creek,  in  Carter 
county.  The  young  man  was  also  a  secessionist,  but 
was  not  an  extremist.  He  was  appointed  enrolling  offi 
cer,  and  felt  it  his  duty  to  perform  the  duties  of  his  office. 
He  was  said  to  be  a  brave,  though  not  a  vindictive  man. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  323 

George  and  Godfrey  Heatherly,  sons  of  Thomas 
Heatherly,  Sr.,  who  had  always  been  a  respected  and 
law-abiding  citizen,  were  conscripts  in  hiding  from  the 
conscript  officers.  They  lived  about  6  miles  from  the 
home  of  the  Brooks'  and  had  always  been  on  friendly 
terms  with  them,  but  young  Brooks,  through  his  zeal  and 
devotion  to  the  Southern  cause  got  together  a  posse  of 
citizens  and  went  in  search  of  the  Heatherlys.  He  came 
upon  them  in  the  hills  about  2^2  miles  southwest  of  the 
old  Speedwell  furnace  on  Stony  Creek,  and  one  of  them 
opened  fire  on  him  with  a  musket  or  shot-gun  loaded  with 
slugs,  killing  him  instantly.  He  had  been  advised  that 
morning  by  a  friend  who  was  a  Union  man  not  to  go,  but 
said  he  had  started  and  it  would  look  cowardly  to  turn 
back,  but  he  would  not  go  on  that  business  again. 

This  event  was  greatly  deplored  by  many  Union  people 
as  well  as  Confederates  as  young  Brooks  was  a  well- 
known  and  a  very  popular  and  promising  young  man. 


DEATH  OF  LIEUT.  ROBERT  P.  TIPTON. 

The  Heatherly's  and  their  friends  were  now  regarded 
as  desperate  outlaws  by  the  Confederate  authorities,  and 
renewed  efforts  were  made  to  capture  them.  Lieut.  Tip- 
ton,  who  was  known  to  be  a  brave  and  active  Confederate 
officer,  who  had  been  raised  in  Carter  county,  had  been 
assigned  the  duty  of  going  with  Captain  Walters'  com 
pany  of  Indians  belonging  to  Thomas'  Legion.  It  was 
alleged  that  he  went  to  the  home  of  the  Heatherlys  and 
threatened  the  old  man,  Thomas  Heatherly,  that  if  he 
did  not  tell  where  his  sons,  George  and  Godfrey,  were, 
he  would  hang  him.  We  do  not  vouch  for  the  truth  of 
this  story.  However,  the  Heatherly  boys  raised  a  com 
pany  of  their  friends,  known  then  as  the  Heatherly  gang, 
and  went  to  the  home  of  Isaac  P.  Tipton,  the  father  of 
Lieut.  Tipton,  who  lived  one  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of 
Elizabethton  on  the  night  of  August  28,  1863,  and  called 
Lieut.  Tipton  up,  and  when  he  went  to  the  window  thev 


324  HISTORY   OF   THE    IjTH   REGIMENT 

told  him  they  were  a  company  of  rebels  that  had  been 
attacked  at  Carter's  Depot  by  the  Yankees  and  badly 
whipped,  and  their  officers  all  killed  or  captured;  that 
they  had  come  by  to  tell  him  to  get  out  of  the  way.  Lieut. 
Tipton,  not  suspecting  the  ruse,  and  his  brother  Elbridge, 
who  happened  to  be  at  home  on  furlough  from  the  army, 
hastily  dressed  themselves,  and  not  suspecting  anything, 
went  down  to  where  they  were.  It  being  dark  they  did 
not  recognize  any  of  the  party.  Heatherly  told  Lieut. 
Tipton  as  he  was  an  officer  he  had  best  take  command  of 
the  men  and  advised  him  to  get  off  the  road  as  soon  as 
possible  as  the  Yankees  were  in  pursuit  of  them.  Lieut. 
Tipton  took  charge  of  the  men  and  directed  them  through 
his  father's  farm  to  a  secluded  place  called  the  "Glades." 
When  they  halted  there  the  men  rushed  upon  the  Tiptons 
and  disarmed  them  and  told  Lieut.  Tipton  they  wrere 
going  to  shoot  him.  There  was  a  mulatto,  named  Yates, 
with  the  Heatherly  gang  who  had  come  to  Carter  county 
from  North  Carolina,  and  who  was  said  to  be  a  desperate 
character.  Lieut.  Tipton  was  standing  up  facing  the 
men,  and  this  man  Yates  fired  at  him  at  short  range  with 
an  old  gun  that  snapped  a  time  or  two  before  it  was  dis 
charged.  It  was  said  Lieut.  Tipton  met  his  fate  bravely, 
facing  his  heartless  murderers  and  remarking  when  the 
gun  snapped :  "You  will  need  better  arms  than  that 
should  you  meet  an  enemy."  He  was  mortally  wounded, 
and  one  of  the  men,  George  Heatherly,  it  was  said,  placed 
a  pistol  near  his  forehead  and  completed  the  tragedy.  El- 
bridge  Tipton,  the  brother,  had  stood  by,  a  helpless  spec 
tator  of  this  cold-blooded  affair.  The  Heatherly  crowd, 
leaving  the  body  where  it  fell  and  taking  Elbridge 
Tipton  with  them,  retreated  hastily  to  the  mountains. 

The  Tiptons  were  one  of  the  most  prominent  and 
highly  respected  families  in  the  county,  and  this  tragedy 
awakened  the  strongest  sympathy  for  the  family  as  well 
as  the  indignation  of  all  classes  and  parties,  and  the  great 
est  excitement  prevailed. 

Capt.  Gregg  was  Provost  Marshal  at  the  time,  and 
Capt.  B.  H.  Duvall,  a  Kentuckian,  had  charge  of  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  325 

military  force  at  Elizabethton.  The  crime  was  laid  at 
the  door  of  the  Union  people,  and  while  the  excitement 
lasted  no  Union  man's  life  was  safe. 

Elbridge  Tipton  was  in  the  hands  of  the  Heatherly's 
and  their  whereabouts  was  at  first  unknown.  Dr.  Abram 
Jobe,  Hon.  A.  J.  Tipton,  Hon.  Hamilton  C.  Smith,  L.  W. 
Hampton  and  Elijah  Simerly,  five  of  the  most  prominent 
Union  men  of  the  county  were  arrested  and  informed 
that  if  Elbridge  Tipton  was  not  returned  in  safety  by 
the  following  Saturday  night  their  lives  should  pay  the 
penalty.  These  men  had  no  more  to  do  with  the  killing 
of  Tipton  than  this  officer  himself,  nor  not  nearly  so  much 
—as  it  was  partly  through  the  vindictive  spirit  he  had 
shown  that  had  aroused  the  hostility  of  the  Heatherlys; 
besides  some  of  these  hostages  were  relatives  of  Tipton, 
and  all  were  warm  personal  friends  of  the  family. 

These  men  obtained  permission  to  go  to  the  mountains 
to  endeavor  to  find  where  Tipton  was  concealed.  This, 
in  itself,  was  dangerous  at  that  time  as  the  Union  men 
in  hiding  were  on  the  lookout  and  ready  to  shoot  any 
men  who  were  suspected  of  being  enrolling  officers  or 
engaged  in  hunting  them.  When  they  went  to  the 
mountains  they,  of  course,  commenced  the  hunt  for 
Heatherly's  camp,  knowing  their  own  lives  depended  on 
finding  Tipton  and  inducing  Heatherly  to  give  him  up, 
provided  he  should  be  still  alive.  Dr.  Jobe  learned  after 
wards  that  while  going  through  the  woods  at  that  time  a 
Union  man  who  was  in  concealment  was  pointing  his 
gun  at  him  and  was  in  the  very  act  of  firing  when  an 
other  Union  man  recognized  Jobe,  who  had  practised 
medicine  through  that  country,  and  no  doubt,  saved  his 
life. 

L.  W.  Hampton  was  acquainted  with  a  family  in  the 
locality  where  the  Heatherly  gang  were  supposed  to  be 
in  hiding  by  the  name  of  Holly.  He  went  to  Holly's 
home  and  found  that  the  young  man  was  at  the  camp  and 
prevailed  on  his  sister  to  conduct  the  party  there..  When 
they  got  there  they  found  that  the  negro,  Yates,  had  Tip- 
ton  in  charge  and  that  the  latter  had  not  been  harmed. 


326  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

They  commenced  negotiations  for  his  release  but  found 
the  negro  disposed  to  kill  Tipton  rather  than  deliver  him 
up,  but  Hampton  finally  induced  him  to  release  him  by 
rewarding  him  with  a  fine  pistol.  Tipton  was  returned 
to  Elizabethton  and  the  hostages  were  released.  Had  he 
not  been  released  doubtless  they  would  have  paid  the  pen 
alty  of  a  crime  of  which  they  had  no  knowledge  or  com 
plicity,  and  had  they  known  of  his  danger  they  would 
have  been  among  the  first  to  give  him  warning.  Such 
are  the  horrors  of  civil  war. 

Soon  after  this  another  tragedy  occurred  which  was  a 
sequel  to  this  one,  equally  horrible  and  more  to  be  con 
demned  as  it  was  done  under  the  sanction  of  a  Confed 
erate  officer,  Duvall,  and  instigated  by  him. 

This  man  Duvall  had  the  character  of  brutality,  not 
only  by  the  Union  people  but  by  the  rebel  citizens  and 
soldiers.  He  had  captured  Thomas  Heatherly,  Jr.,  a 
brother  of  George  and  Godfrey,  and  a  lad  only  about  15 
years  old.  He  was  placed  in  jail  at  first  and  then  this 
officer  ordered  him  to  be  taken  to  a  place  a  short  distance 
west  of  Elizabethton  and  shot.  This  was  done  and  the 
body  left  without  burial.  It  was  the  intention  to  shoot 
him  on  the  spot  where  Lieut.  Tipton  had  been  shot,  but 
for  some  reason,  they  did  not  reach  the  place.  There 
was  no  reason  assigned  for  this  tragedy  except  that  the 
youth  was  the  brother  of  George  and  Godfrey  Heatherly. 
This  act  of  brutality  undoubtedly  cost  the  lives  of  many 
other  good  men  at  a  later  date.  If  the  perpetrator  of  the 
deed  had  met  the  fate  of  Parker  before  he  committed 
this  act  it  would  not  have  been  regretted,  but  it  was  the 
fate  of  better  men  to  pay  the  penalty. 

The  Union  people  were  afraid  to  go  near  the  body  of 
this  boy  to  give  it  burial  and  it  would  have  become  prey 
for  the  buzzards  or  hogs  had  it  not  been  for  Major  Fol- 
som,  a  Confederate  officer  and  humane  gentleman,  who 
was  at  home  at  the  time  and  went  with  William  Burrow 
and  other  Union  people  and  attended  to  having  it  re 
moved  and  decently  interred,  for  which  he  incurred  the 
displeasure  of  this  inhuman  officer.  The  body  was  wrapt 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  327 

in  an  old  blanket  and  buried,  "uncoffined,"  but  a  few 
weeks  later  was  taken  up  and  removed  to  his  home  and 
buried. 

George  Heatherly  met  a  tragic  death  some  years  after 
the  war. 

Godfrey  Heatherly  joined  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Cavalry  and  made  a  brave  soldier  and  lived  a  respected 
citizen  of  Carter  county  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
a  few  years  ago  (in  1898.) 

Elbridge  Tipton  returned  to  the  army  after  his  release, 
but  it  was  said  his  mind  was  partially  unbalanced  by  the 
terrible  experience  of  witnessing  his  brother's  tragic 
death  and  he  survived  only  a  few  months. 

A  large  number  of  the  tragic  deaths  that  occurred  in 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties  were  laid  at  the  door  of 
William  Parker,  of  Johnson  county,  whose  own  violent 
death,  at  the  hands  of  Daniel  Ellis,  we  have  noted  in  an 
other  chapter.  His  zeal  for  the  Southern  cause  seems  to 
have  made  him  a  fanatic  and  desperado,  in  whose  hands 
Union  men  and  women  could  hope  for  no  mercy.  If  the 
truth  has  been  told  in  regard  to  him,  burning  the  houses 
of  Union  men  and  turning  women  and  children  out  into 
the  world  homeless,  was  a  pastime  in  which  he  delighted. 
He  was  the  ruling  spirit  in  what  was  known  as  the  John 
son  county  "home  guards,"  but  his  zeal  and  ambition  led 
him  into  Carter  and  other  counties.  We  would  not  do  in 
justice  to  his  memory,  or  heap  obloquy  upon  his  name 
wrongfully,  but  the  stories  of  his  crimes  have  come  to  us 
through  so  many  sources  and  from  the  lips  of  so  many 
witnesses,  still  living,  that  we  can  but  believe  that  he  must 
have  been  a  monster  in  crime  and  a  man  devoid  of  all 
human  sympathy. 

We  have  been  informed  that  Parker  was  a  native  of 
North  Carolina  and  came  to  Johnson  county  some  years 
before  the  war;  that  he  lived  in  the  2d  Civil  District  of  that 
county  near  what  is  known  as  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  and 
that  he  was  a  man  of  no  prominence  before  the  war,  but 
that  he  became  the  tool  of  Samuel  McQueen,  William 
Waugh,  Jacob  Wagner,  William  Shoun,  Green  Moore 


J28  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

and  other  vindictive  secessionists,  who  urged  him  on  and 
aided  him  in  his  cruelty  to  the  Union  people.  If  this  be 
true  these  men  were  fully  as  culpable  as  he,  and  one  can 
feel  little  sympathy  that  three  of  these  men,  like  Parker 
himself,  met  the  same  fate  that  they  measured  out  to 
others.  It  is  only  a  wonder  that  others  still,  did  not  fare 
likewise. 

A  very  worthy  secession  citizen  was  killed  near  Tay- 
lorsville,  Tenn.,  by  some  outlaws  and  bushwhackers  who 
shielded  their  meanness  under  the  garb  of  being  Union 
men,  as  is  well  known  by  all,  was  done  by  unprincipled 
scoundrels  in  every  part  of  the  South,  who  committed 
crimes  under  whatever  banner  was  most  convenient  for 
their  purposes.  A  party  of  these  kind  of  men,  we  have 
been  told,  murdered  an  old,  inoffensive  man  named  Rob 
inson,  and  drove  off  his  cattle  and  acted  most  shamefully. 
The  true  and  respected  Union  men  of  the  neighborhood 
were  indignant  at  the  barbarous  act,  and  had  no  sympathy 
with  these  outlaws,  who  would  have  robbed  them  as 
readily  as  they  did  Robinson  if  they  had  happened  to  live 
in  a  community  where  the  rebel  element  was  dominant. 
Yet,  through  the  instigation  of  this  man  Parker,  fourteen 
of  the  most  prominent  and  wealthy  Union  men  in  Carter 
and  Johnson  counties  were  blacklisted  and  the  sentence 
of  death  passed  upon  them  to  expiate  the  crime  of  these 
outlaws.  Among  the  men  so  blacklisted  and  condemned 
were  M.  M.  Wagner,  John  H.  Vaught,  Col.  David  Slimp, 
L.  W.  Hampton,  John  Hawkins,  R.  L.  Wilson,  and 
others,  whose  names  we  could  not  learn. 

Wagner  was  arrested  and  preparations  were  being 
made  to  carry  out  this  brutal  sentence  on  him,  which  was 
only  prevented  by  the  prayers,  tears  and  entreaties  of  his 
daughter.  He  had  been  taken  to  the  Court  House,  and 
the  mockery  of  a  trial  gone  through  with,  and  he  was  con 
demned  to  death,  but  it  so  happened  for  once,  we  are  glad 
to  note  it,  that  the  officer  was  not  deaf  to  the  pleadings  of 
the  daughter. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  J29 

DEATH  OF  JOHN  H.  V AUGHT  AND  WILLIAM 
JOHNSON. 

Vaught  was  a  man  65  years  old,  a  citizen  of  Johnson 
county,  noted  for  honesty,  integrity  and  Christian  char 
acter.  Having  been  blacklisted  he  left  home  to  visit  some 
friends  in  Carter  county,  and  try  to  keep  out  of  Parker's 
way.  He  was  at  the  home  of  Elijah  Simerly,  in  Doe 
River  Cove,  who  was  a  noted  Union  man,  and  there  were 
a  number  of  men  there  at  the  time.  Parker,  with  the 
Johnson  county  company  of  home  guards,  had  crossed 
through  Elk  over  into  the  Crab  Orchard  and  down  Doe 
River  to  that  place.  His  name  was  now  a  terror  to  Union 
men,  and  when  they  saw  him  approaching  some  of  them 
ran  towards  the  woods.  One  man,  William  Johnson, 
who  lived  near  by,  ran  through  Simerly's  orchard  and 
was  followed  by  Parker's  men  and  shot  down  near  the 
orchard.  Johnson  was  a  good  citizen  and  had  committed 
no  crime.  He  was  killed  because  he  was  supposed  to  be 
a  Union  man,  from  running  from  these  desperadoes,  and 
so  he  was. 

Vaught  was  captured  and  taken  to  the  Fish  Spring, 
some  six  miles  distant.  He  was  accused  of  having  been  in 
company  with  the  Union  men  in  the  mountains  and  carry 
ing  news  to  them.  He  asserted  his  innocence  and  pleaded 
for  his  life,  but  in  vain.  It  was  said  the  old  man  was 
driven  along  by  horsemen  and  in  his  feebleness  became 
so  exhausted  he  could  not  go  further,  and  Parker  shot 
him  down.  It  was  alleged  that  owing  to  his  age,  and  ap 
parent  innocence  Parker's  men  refused  to  shoot  him,  and 
the  heartless  wretch  dispatched  him  with  his  own  hand. 
The  avenging  angel  shut  his  eyes  when  this  crime  was 
committed,  but  it  was  not  long  until  he  drew  his  sword 
to  avenge  this  and  other  crimes,  and  when  the  day  of  ven 
geance  came  it  was  terrible  indeed. 

The  death  of  Vaught  was  universally  regretted.  Capt. 
Slimp,  an  old-time  friend  of  his,  heard  the  news  when  in 
Cincinnati,  O.,  and  was  moved  to  tears  by  his  tragic  fate. 
His  body  was  buried  at  Fish  Spring,  away  from  his  home, 


33°  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

dressed  in  the  bloody  garments  in  which  he  died,  and 
lies  there  still. 

L.  W.  Hampton,  of  Doe  River  Cove,  was  one  of  the 
proscribed  Union  men.  His  home  was  near  where  John 
son  was  shot.  He  had  been  hiding  in  the  mountains  some 
distance  from  his  home,  but  that  day  it  had  rained  and  he 
had  slipped  into  his  house  and  was  sitting  by  the  fire  doz 
ing  when  the  shot  was  fired  that  killed  Johnson.  This 
aroused  him,  and  running  out  the  back  way  he  escaped 
just  as  the  men  were  approaching  his  house.  It  was  said 
Parker  had  made  this  raid  on  purpose  to  get  Hampton 
and  kill  him.  It  was  a  singular  circumstance  that  the 
shot  that  killed  his  neighbor  and  friend  probably  saved 
his  life. 

The  death  of  John  Hawkins,  a  venerable  citizen  and 
octogenarian  of  Johnson  county,  and  Levi  Guy,  another 
aged  citizen  of  that  county,  were  charged  up  to  Parker's 
insatiable  desire  for  blood.  It  would  look  like  their  gray 
hairs  and  trembling  limbs  would  have  been  a  sufficient  ap 
peal  for  mercy,  but  it  seems  they  were  not.  We  are  not 
advised  as  to  what  incentive  led  to  these  deaths  or  by  what 
argument  he  appeased  his  conscience,  if  he  needed  any 
by  this  time. 

David  Oaks,  it  is  said,  was  another  victim  of  his  wrath. 
We  will  pass  hurriedly  as  possible  over  these  scenes,  over 
which  this  modern  Robespierre  seemed  to  gloat,  but  from 
the  recital  of  which  the  ordinary  man  or  woman  will 
shrink  with  horror.  But  passing;  on  we  are  told  that 
Enoch  Guy,  the  son  of  Levi  Guy,  met  a  sad  fate  at  his 
hands.  The  touching  story  wras  related  to  us  by  Mrs. 
Clara  Shufneld,  wife  of  W.  E.  Shuffield,  of  Lineback,  who 
was  a  young  married  lady  at  the  time  of  the  war,  while 
her  husband  was  bravely  battling  to  rid  the  country  of 
such  men  as  Parker  and  his  followers.  The  story  was 
that  Enoch  Guy  was  afflicted  with  rheumatism  and  could 
not  help  himself.  He  was  secreted  on  the  mountain  and 
was  nursed  and  waited  on  by  Miss  Mary  Ann  Buntin, 
who  was  to  be  his  wife,  his  sister,  and  a  neighbor  girl, 
Miss  Loraine  Perdue,  who  carried  him  provisions.  Park- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  331 

er's  gang  came  onto  his  hiding  place  one  day  when  the 
girls  were  not  there,  and  when  they  returned  they  found 
he  had  been  murdered ;  and  it  is  related  by  another  that, 
"He  was  stripped  of  his  clothing,  and  his  lifeless  body- 
thrown  over  a  cliff  forty  feet  high."  We  do  hope,  for 
humanity's  sake,  "this  last  may  not  be  true.  But  our  in 
formant  told  us  that  the  men  were  afraid  to  go  near  his 
body,  and  that  these  three  young  ladies,  his  sister,  sweet 
heart  and  friend,  prepared  him  for  burial,  and  with  their 
own  hands  dug  his  grave  and  carried  his  body  to  it  and 
buried  it.  The  reason  assigned  for. the  killing  of  this  man 
was,  that  he  was  a  Federal  recruiting  officer. 

The  next  victim  was  David,  brother  to  Levi,  and  son  of 
Enoch  Guy,  who  was  also  a  Federal  soldier  who  had  come 
home  on  leave  to  visit  his  family.  The  "home  guards" 
made  short  work  of  him.  His  plea  to  be  treated  as  a 
prisoner  of  war  was  in  vain.  He  was  shot  down  in  the 
presence  of  his  wife  and  children. 

Another  son  of  Levi  Guy  was  hanged  later  in  the  war, 
making  four — the  father  and  three  sons,  who  paid  the 
penalty  of  death  for  being  loyal  to  their  country. 

John  Tilly  was  another  of  Parker's  victims.  He  was 
a  scouter  and  had  come  home  to  visit  his  sick  child.  What 
had  once  been  his  home— that  name  so  sacred  to  us  all,, 
that  place  about  which  John  Howard  Payne  composed  the 
immortal  song  of  "Home,  Sweet  Home,"  proved  to  be 
his  death-trap.  One  other  victim  we  will  mention  whose 
life-blood  will  stain  the  garments  of  William  Parker, 
when  he  presnts  himself  for  trial  in  the  final  account,  was 
a  young  conscript  whose  name  was  William  Church.  It 
was  said  his  entreaties  to  be  spared  were  pitiful  but  they 
were  addressed  to  a  heart  of  stone.  Captain  Ellis,  in  his 
book,  mentions  three  other  men,  strangers,  two  of  whose 
names  were  never  known,  who,  in  passing  through  John 
son  county,  probably  fleeing  to  the  Federal  army,  fell  into 
the  hands  of  Parker  and  were  shot  on  the  Laurel,  six 
miles  from  Taylorsville,  Tenn.  (Mountain  City).  A  Bible 
was  found  in  the  pocket  of  one  of  these  men  in  which 
was  written  the  name  "Lafter,"  and  it  was  learned  he  was 
a  minister  whose  home  was  in  North  Carolina. 


332  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

JOSEPH  CHEEKS, 

an  uncle  of  David  Cheeks,  the  latter  a  brave  soldier  in 
Company  G,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  was  killed  on 
Elk  Creek,  in  Carter  county,  Tennessee.  He  was 
also  one  of  Parker's  victims  and  was  shot  clown 
while  attempting  to  escape  from  Parker  and  his 
men,  and  left  lying  where  he  fell.  Miss  Rachel 
Whitehead,  daughter  of  James  Whitehead  and  af 
terwards  wife  of  Joseph  Green  (soldier  in  Co.  G), 
assisted  by  Joel  Pardue  (another  Co.  G.  soldier)  went 
with  a  sled  drawn  by  an  ox,  and  took  the  body  to  his  home 
and  buried  it.  Miss  Whitehead  assisted  to  dig  the  grave, 
and  accompanied  by  Miss  Rebecca  Cable  and  two  small 
boys  went  to  the  camp  where  two  Union  men,  Norman 
and  Cates,  were  killed  by  the  same  parties  the  next  day 
after  Cheeks  was  killed  and  were  the  first  to  discover  them. 
They  sent  the  two  boys  after  Gideon  Lewis,  a  Union  man, 
who  came  and  brought  blankets  and  he  and  the  girls  dug 
a  shallow  grave,  wrapped  them  in  the  blankets,  and  buried 
the  bodies  there  on  the  mountain  where  they  were  mur 
dered  ! 

Near  this  same  time,  a  young  boy,  brother,  we  think, 
of  Joseph  Green,  seeing  the  Indians,  ran  and  was  fired  on, 
the  bullet  striking  him  in  the  back  while  in  a  stooping 
posture,  passed  up  through  his  body  and  out  under  his  eye. 
He  got  well,  to  the  astonishment  of  all. 


DEATH  OF  JOHN  SMITH. 

A  tragic  death  or  the  execution  of  a  man  for  crime 
when  it  is  done  under  the  forms  of  law  and  civilization, 
and  when  the  unfortunate  man  has  an  opportunity  for  de 
fense  and  is  tried  and  convicted  by  a  jury  of  his  country 
men  whose  hearts  are  not  filled  with  malice  towards  him, 
is  a  scene  from  which  the  ordinary  man  turns  away  with  a 
shudder.  But  when  the  victim  is  brought  up  for  trial 
before  men  who  are  filled  with  hatred  towards  him  and 
when  no  testimony  is  admitted  but  that  of  his  enemies 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  333 

and  accusers,  and  when  the  unfortunate  man  is  thus  con 
victed  and  marched  off  to  some  lonely  spot  and  shot  with 
out  the  consolation  of  a  minister  or  even  a  friend,  without 
a  parting  word  to  his  wife  and  children,  it  looks  like  "the 
very  stones  would  rise  up  in  mutiny." 

Such,  however,  were  the  circumstances  surrounding 
the  death  of  John  Smith  (known  as  "fiddler  John 
Smith"),  who  lived  in  Turkey  Town  in  what  was  known 
as  the  Lyons  settlement.  In  April,  1863,  he  was  captured 
and  lodged  in  jail  among  other  Union  prisoners.  As  far 
as -we  can  learn  he  had  always  been  regarded  as  a  good 
citizen.  He  was  a  man  about  thirty-five  years  of  age  and 
had  a  wife  and  three  small  children.  He  would  attract 
attention  in  almost  any  crowd  by  his  fine  personal  appear 
ance,  having  very  black,  curly  hair,  deep  blue  eyes,  fair 
complexion  and  rosy  cheeks. 

An  accusation  was  lodged  against  him  that  he  was  one 
of  a  party  that  had  robbed  the  house  of  Isaac  L.  Nave,  a 
secessionist,  who  lived  on  the  Watauga  river.  Nave  and 
his  wife  testified  against  him.  We  do  not  know  that  he 
offered  any  defense,  it  would  have  been  useless,  as  the 
testimony  of  Union  people  would  not  have  been  con 
sidered.  Nor  do  we  know  that  the  sentence  of  death  was 
even  made  known  to  him,  but  he  was  taken  from  jail  and 
in  company  with  other  prisoners  marched  off  towards 
Bristol,  under  a  strong  guard.  When  the  party  reached  a 
place  4^  miles  north  of  Elizabethton,  Smith,  whose  hands 
were  tied,  was  separated  from  the  other  prisoners  and 
taken  off  the  road  a  short  distance  by  two  rebel  soldiers, 
Motte  and  Duff,  and  soon  the  shots  were  heard  that  sent 
him  into  eternity.  He  was  killed  only  about  a  mile 
from  his  home.  This  tragedy  was  enacted  on  a  ridge 
near  the  "Narrows,"  on  what  was  known  as  the  Murphy 
land.  Motte  and  Duff  left  the  main  road  with  the  prison 
er  at  what  was  known  as  "Zan.  Wood's  timothy  patch." 
After  these  men  shot  Smith,  Motte  cut  the  dead  man's 
finger  off  to  get  his  gutta  percha  ring  and  placed  it  on  his 
own  finger.  He  then  came  down  to  a  small  stream  of 
water  and  washed  the  blood  off  his  hands,  but  there  was  a 


334  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

stain  on  his  soul  that  no  amount  of  ablution  could  cleanse ! 
About  a  month  later  the  rebel  soldiers  killed  a  young 
man  named  Berry  Pritchard  a  mile  east  of  Elizabethton, 
at  a  place  called  "Island  Creek."  He  was  accused  of 
being  a  bridge  burner.  Pritchard's  home  was  on  Stony 
Creek.  He  is  said  to  have  been  killed  by  Capt.  R.  C.  Bo- 
zen's  men.  Motte  and  Duff  were  also  said  to  be  con 
nected  with  this  crime.  This  officer  was  said  to  be  from 
Gray  son  county,  Va.,  and  like  most  other  Confederate 
officers  who  were  sent  into  these  counties  seemed  to  re 
gard  the  murder  of  Union  men  as  a  praise-worthy  em 
ployment,  especially  when  they  were  unarmed  and  de 
fenceless.  Bozen  was  charged  with  the  murder  of  Wil 
liam  Thompson,  \vhose  home  was  in  the  Greasy  Cove, 
Carter  county,  but  who,  fearing  to  be  found  at  home, 
had  come  to  the  vicinity  of  Elizabethton.  Wishing  to  do 
something  to  pay  his  board  he  went  into  a  field  to  gather 
corn.  He  was  captured  by  Bozen's  men,  placed  on  a 
mule  and  taken  to  his  home  several  miles  away.  After 
torturing  him  in  various  ways  they  took  him  a  short 
distance  from  home  on  the  farm  of  a  rebel  citizen  named 
Brown  and  shot  him  to  death.  We  are  not  advised  as  to 
the  crime  charged  against  Thompson.  If  the  Bible  be 
true  there  will  be  an  investigation  at  the  day  of  judg 
ment,  and  Bozen  will  say  to  the  mountains  and  rocks, 
"Fall  on  me  and  hide  me  from  the  face  of  Him  that  sitteth 
on  the  throne  and  from  the  wrath  of  the  Lamb/' 


DEATH  OF  HENRY  ARCHER. 

This  occurred  at  the  same  place  that  John  Smith  was 
killed  and  was  one  of  the  saddest  of  all  the  lamentable 
tragedies  of  that  period.  It  happened  in  June  or  July, 
1863.  Archer  was  said  to  have  been  afflicted  so  that  he 
would  not  have  been  able  for  military  duty  had  he  gone 
through  the  lines.  He  hunted  out  what  he  considered  a 
safe  retreat  in  a  dense  thicket,  but  his  hiding  place  was 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  335 

betrayed  to  Captain  B.  H.  DuvalFs  men  and  he  was  cap 
tured  and  taken  to  the  Elizabethton  jail.  Some  charge 
was  brought  against  him  and  he  was  speedily  condemned 
to  be  shot.  His  wife  with  a  babe  in  her  arms  pleaded  in 
vain  for  mercy.  He  was  taken  to  the  "ridge  of  death" 
in  the  Narrows  where  several  others  had  been  murdered. 
It  was  said  the  company  having  him  in  charge,  seeing  his 
wife  following,  hurried  him  up  (though  he  was  walking 
and  had  his  hands  tied)  to  keep  her  from  overtaking 
them.  Her  moans  and  cries  were  enough  to  move  any 
one  to  pity  who  was  not  lost  to  every  sentiment  of  human 
ity.  She  followed  him  towards  the  place  of  death  and 
heard  the  shot  that  killed  him.  In  company  with  a  young 
lady,  Miss  Nannie  Jobe,  and  a  young  boy,  Andrew  Perry, 
strangers,  whom  she  met  up  with  along  the  road,  she 
went  and  found  his  dead  body  divested  of  every  vestige 
of  clothing.  She  wrapped  her  skirt  about  his  nude  body 
with  her  own  hands.  Archer  was  about  35  years  old  and 
his  home  was  on  Stony  Creek.  The  body  was  taken  in 
a  wagon  by  sympathizing  friends  and  conveyed  to  his 
home  for  burial. 


DEATH  OF  MADISON  LOVELACE. 

Madison  Lovelace  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Lovelace. 
He  lived  on  Stony  Creek  and  was  a  strong  Union  man. 
The  particulars  of  his  death  as  given  to  us  were  as  fol 
lows:  Lovelace  had  been  to  Elizabethton,  some  six  or 
eight  miles  from  his  home,  and  was  returning  home  and 
reached  Isaac  L.  Nave's  house  on  the  Watauga  river  just 
after  dark.  Nave  was  a  Confederate  officer  and  had  been 
from  the  beginning  of  the  war  an  ultra  secessionist.  He 
w^s  at  that  time  at  his  home,  and  Lovelace,  who  it  is  said, 
had  been  drinking  and  was  noisy,  opened  Nave's  gate  and 
started  towards  the  house  when  the  latter  shot  him  dead 
from  an  upstairs  window.  Lovelace  was  unarmed,  and 
we  have  heard  no  motive  assigned  for  this  killing  other 


336  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

than  that  Nave's  activity  in  having  Union  men  arrested 
and  some  of  them  shot,  and  being  conscious  that  he  was 
an  object  of  hatred  by  them,  he  supposed  Lovelace  had 
come  to  kill  him.  More  than  a  year  later  Nave  met  the 
same  fate,  in  Sullivan  county,  at  the  hands  of  Captain 
Ellis'  men,  which  is  briefly  told  in  the  sketch  of  Ellis. 

It  was  about  the  time  of  the  killing  of  Lovelace  that 
the  shooting  down  Union  men  and  burning  the  houses 
from  over  the  heads  of  women  and  children,  whose  hus 
bands  or  brothers  were  in  the  Federal  army  had  become  so 
common  in  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  that  Gen.  Samuel 
P.  Carter,  who  was  Provost  Marshal-General  of  East 
Tennessee,  sent  for  an  officer  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Cavalry  who  had  spent  much  time  in  these  counties  on 
recruiting  service,  and  told  him  that  something  must  be 
done  to  stop  the  murder  of  Union  people  and  the  burning 
of  their  homes.  He  said  he  was  authorized  to  say  that 
$1000  in  gold  would  be  paid  for  the  body  of  every  man, 
soldier  or  citizen,  dead  or  alive,  who  had  been  engaged 
in  shooting  Union  men  or  burning  their  homes,  whether 
they  were  robbers  and  scoundrels  under  the  mask  of 
soldiers,  or  whatever  they  were.  The  officer  informed 
Gen.  Carter  that  with  a  small  force  he  could  easily  make 
reprisals  and  bring  them  to  him  and  make  a  fortune  in 
the  operation,  but  that  unless  the  Union  people  could  get 
away,  or  an  army  should  be  sent  in  strong  enough  to  hold 
the  country,  it  would  only  result  in  their  utter  ruin. 

We  would  observe  here  that  just  at  the  close  of  hostil 
ities  a  force  was  sent  into  Johnson  county  under  Major 
R.  H.  M.  Donnelly  and  under  the  supervision  of  Hon.  H. 
C.  Smith,  of  Carter  county,  to  break  up  a  gang  of  maraud 
ers  who  infested  the  mountains  and  who  were  men  with 
out  principle,  scoundrels  and  deserters  from  both  armies, 
who  were  preying  upon  the  people  and  robbing  and  steal 
ing  what  little  property  they  had  left,  regardless  of 
whether  they  were  Unionists  or  Secessionists.  A  large 
number  of  them  were  captured,  and  should  have  been 
hanged,  but  they  were  taken  to  Greeneville,  and  as  no 
courts  were  yet  established  they  were  turned  loose,  prob 
ably  to  resume  their  nefarious  practices. 


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TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  337 

We  have  been  told  recently  that  Motte  and  Duff,  two 
Confederate  soldiers  who  figured  prominently  (and  un- 
enviably)  in  a  number  of  Carter  county  tragedies  were 
Johnson  county  men  whose  homes  were  in  Shady.  We 
are  informed  that  one  or  both  of  them  were  Confederate 
officers,  that  Duff  had  a  brother,  and  that  there  was  one 
Cliff  Blevins,  Jacob  Nave,  Chris.  Frasier  and  Landon 
Ellis  all  of  whom  were  Sulivan,  Carter  or  Johnson  county 
men,  and  were  associated  with  Parker  in  many  of  the 
atrocities  committed  in  these  two  counties  and  all  seemed 
to  possess  that  unnatural  and  inhuman  instinct  that  gave 
them  pleasure  in  vicing  with  each  other  in  committing 
acts  of  violence  upon  those  who  had  at  one  time  been 
their  neighbors  and  friends. 


DEATH  OF  JAMES  L.  GARRISON. 

Motte  and  Duff  had  committed  so  many  crimes  upon 
these  Union  people  that  a  number  of  Union  men  deter 
mined  to  put  a  stop  to  it.  Learning  that  they  were  to  be 
at  the  house  of  Melvina  Hilton,  in  Elizabethton,  on  a  cer 
tain  night,  Elbridge  and  Robert  Treadway,  James  L.  Gar 
rison  and  some  other  Union  men,  including  four  or  five 
colored  men  who  had  been  in  hiding  and  had  a  camp  in 
the  mountains  near  a  place  called  Queen's  Station,  about 
four  miles  south,  or  southeast  of  Elizabethton,  came  into 
town  and  surrounded  Mrs.  Hilton's  house,  stationing 
men  at  the  doors  and  windows.  Motte  and  Duff,  with 
one  or  two  others  (citizens),  w7ere  sitting  at  a  table  play 
ing  cards,  in  a  small  room  at  the  south  side  of  the  house, 
which  had  but  one  door  and  one  small  window.  Tread- 
way  called  on  them  to  surrender.  They  arose  from  the 
table  and  barricaded  the  door  with  a  bedstead 
so  that  it  would  open  only  far  enough  for  Duff 
to  reach  his  pistol  through  the  opening  and  fire 
on  the  men  outside.  This  he  did,  fatally  shoot 
ing  Garrison  and  seriously  w?ounding  one  of  the 
colored  men,  and  was  severely  wounded  in  the  wrist 


338  HISTORY    OF    THE    13'fH    REGIMENT 

himself.  The  attacking  party  being-  unable  to  force  the 
door  or  get  into  the  small  window  without  serious  loss  of 
life,  withdrew  and  the  two  men  escaped.  The  colored 
man  was  removed  and  soon  afterwards  made  his  way  to 
the  Federal  lines.  Garrison  wras  taken  back  into  the 
mountains  and  his  wound  was  finally  dressed  by  Dr.  H. 
T.  Berry,  a  rebel  citizen,  and  he  lingered  some  time  in 
great  agony. 

Garrison  was  a  good,  kind-hearted  man,  true  to  his 
principles  and  loyal  to  his  country.  He  was  about  i>$ 
years  old,  and  left  a  widow  and  seven  children,  the 
oldest  12  years.  His  widow,  Mrs.  Hannah  Garrison  is 
still  living  and  resides  with  her  son  at  Valley  Forge,  Ten 
nessee. 

In  looking  over  the  entire  field  of  tragedies  in  these 
two  counties  we  have  selected  as  the  crowning  horror 

THE  MASSACRE  AT  LIMESTONE  COVE. 

This  occurred  at  an  earlier  date  than  other  tragedies 
already  mentioned,  November,  1863,  but  we  have  written 
this  chapter  as  the  events  were  brought  to  our  minds  with 
out  regard  to  their  sequence. 

One  Col.  Witcher,  of  Virginia,  had  just  arrived  in 
Carter  county  to  try  his  hand  in  subduing  the  "Lincoln- 
ites"  and  "Thugs,"  and  he  proved  a  fitting  successor  to 
the  bloody-handed  tyrants  who  had  come  and  gone,  and 
predecessor  of  those  that  were  to  come.  Between  them 
all  it  was  a  question  of  ability  to  devise  the  most  shocking 
methods  of  murder  and  rapine.  In  the  case  of  Witcher 
it  would  appear  that  behind  him  must  have  been  an  un 
seen  Beelzebub  in  spirit-form  directing  and  aiding  him 
in  his  atrocious  work,  as  well  as  men  in  the  flesh  so  lost  to 
justice  and  human  sympathy  as  to  go  with  him  and  point 
out  their  neighbors  as  his  victims.  We  suppress  their 
names  for  humanity's  sake. 

While  in  the  army  the  murders  and  house-burnings 
perpetrated  by  this  man  reached  our  ears  and  filled  our 
men  with  unspeakable  rage.  In  a  charge  near  Mount 
Airy,  Va.,  some  rebel  prisoners  were  captured,  and  being 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  339 

asked  to  what  command  they  belonged  they  said  they 
were  Col.  Witcher's  men.  A  half  dozen  men  grasped 
their  carbines  to  shoot  them,  but  officers  interfered.  We 
are  informed  that  there  \vere  two  Confederate  officers 
named  Witcher  who  held  the  rank  of  Colonel  in  the  C.  S. 
A.,  one,  Vincent  A.  Witcher,  Sr.,  of  Pittsyvania  county, 
Va.,  the  other  one's  name  was  also  V.  A.  Witcher,  Jr.,  a 
nephew  of  the  former.  It  is  said  to  have  been  the  latter 
who  operated  in  these  counties. 

James  and  David  Bell  were  well-to-do  and  well-known 
citizens  of  Carter  county.  The  latter  was  a  reputable 
physician,  and  was  a  man  of  family,  and  his  brother 
James  was  a  bachelor  past  the  conscript  age.  Their 
home,  like  that  of  every  loyal  man  in  Carter  county,  was 
a  place  of  refuge  for  Union  people  and  they  fed  and  cared 
for  them  with  unstinted  hands. 

The  morning  of  the  tragedy  a  company  of  refugees, 
about  50  in  number,  making  their  way  from  North  Caro 
lina  to  the  Federal  army  had  arrived  at  the  Bell  home  and 
expected  to  secure  the  services  of  Dan.  Ellis  to  pilot  them 
through  the  lines.  They  had  traveled  all  night  and 
stopped  in  the  yard  waiting  to  get  something  to  eat  which 
the  family  was  preparing  for  them,  and  to  take  a  rest 
before  proceeding  on  their  journey.  It  was  probably  not 
known  there  that  Witcher,  with  his  regiment,  had  come 
into  Carter  county,  and  they  did  not  expect  to  fall  in  with 
a  large  force  of  rebels,  Witcher,  piloted  by  rebel  citizens, 
came  on  to  them  unexpectedly  and  as  was  always  the  case, 
being  unprepared  to  fight,  they  tried  to  save  themselves 
by  flight.  The  soldiers  pursued  them  on  horseback  and 
shot  them  down  without  mercy.  Eight  or  ten  men  were 
killed,  and  one  or  two  wounded.  The  following  are  the 
names  of  the  killed  and  wounded  as  far  as  we  have  learned 
them :  Calvin  Cantrel,  John  Sparks,  Wiley  Royal,  Elijah 
Gentry,  Jacob  Lyons  and  B.  Blackburn.  Preston  Pruitt 
was  seriously  wounded,  as  was  a  man  named  Madison 
who  was  cared  for  by  the  family  of  a  Union  man  named 
Thomas  Green,  who  lived  close  by,  until  he  recovered 
from  his  wound. 


34°  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

They  shot  and  killed  James  Bell,  and  it  is  said  that  after 
wounding  him  his  head  was  laid  on  a  stone  and  his  brains 
beaten  out  until  they  bespattered  the  ground  all  about  his 
body.  One  other  man,  named  William  Sparks,  was  sick 
and  had  gone  into  the  house  and  lain  down  and  was  in 
there  while  the  shooting  was  going  on.  After  killing 
James  Bell,  Witcher  ordered  the  house,  a  large  brick  resi 
dence,  to  be  set  on  fire  which  was  done.  Sparks  made 
his  escape  through  the  smoke  and  was  concealed  and 
finally  saved  through  the  efforts  of  Miss  Elizabeth  Morri 
son,  who  lived  in  the  neighborhood,  and  was  at  Bell's 
house  through  all  that  scene  of  horror;  she  did  many 
brave  and  helpful  deeds  that  morning. 

The  story  of  the  inhumanity  and  cruelty  practiced  upon 
this  family  and  these  men  should  bring  a  blush  of  shame 
to  a  Comanche  Indian  if  one-half  is  true  that  has  been 
told. 

On  this  same  raid  Witcher  and  his  men  killed  two  other 
Union  men,  namely,  Commodore  Sloan,  fifty-six  years  of 
age,  and  William  Bird,  the  latter  at  the  house  of  William1 
McKinney,  and  the  former  in  his  own  yard  and  in  the 
presence  of  his  family.  It  is  said  he  boasted  that  in  the 
brief  space  of  twenty-four  hours  he  had  rid  the  world  of 
twenty-one  Lincolnites.  He  was  soon  called  to  other 
fields  of  usefulness  and  it  was  perhaps  well  for  him  for 
Dan.  Ellis  and  his  lieutenants  had  his  case  under  consid 
eration,  and  had  he  remained  it  would  have  been  a  wonder 
if  he  had  escaped  the  fate  of  Young  and  Parker. 

We  have  omitted  some  details  of  cruelties  in  the  fore 
going  account,  it  being  bad  enough  in  the  mildest  form 
we  are  able  to  relate  it. 


DEATHS  OF  REESE  AND  BENJAMIN  BOWERS. 

We  have  been  unable  to  obtain  the  date,  or  many  of  the 
particulars  of  this  tragedy. 

They  were  the  sons  of  Rev.  Valentine  Bowers,  who 
was  an  old  and  highly  respected  Baptist  minister.  They 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  341 

had  two  brothers,  William  C.  and  Joseph  P.  Bowers. 
Reese  Bowers  was  a  Baptist  minister  at  one  time.  The 
father  and  sons  were  all  Union  men.  Reese  and  Benja 
min  were  very  active  in  the  Union  cause  and  assisted  in 
piloting  Union  men  and  refugees  to  Ellis. 

On  the  day  previous  to  their  death  they  received  word 
from  L.  W.  Hampton,  a  prominent  Union  man  of  the  Doe 
River  Cove,  that  there  were  some  refugees  near  his  home 
who  were  wanting  a  man  to  pilot  them.  .  These  men  had 
some  experience  in  that  line  and  left  their  homes  in  what 
was  called  the  Neck,  crossed  the  mountain  to  a  point  on 
the  Watauga  river  near  the  Fish  Spring,  intending  to  go 
from  there  to  Mr.  Hampton's.  They  requested  a  woman, 
Mrs.  Smith,  to  set  them  across  the  river  in  a  canoe.  A 
company  of  rebel  soldiers  had  made  a  raid  down  in  the 
vicinity  of  Elizabethton  and  were  returning  just  as  the 
Bowers'  got  across  the  river.  The  latter  seeing  them 
started  to  run,  when  the  soldiers  opened  fire  on  them  as 
they  ran  towards  the  hills  near  by;  the  soldiers  pursued 
them  and  overtook  them.  It  was  told  to  us  that  the  elder 
Bowers,  Reese,  prayed  and  begged  for  his  life,  while  Ben 
jamin  fought  and  cursed  them  with  his  dying  breath ;  but 
the  fate  of  each  was  the  same.  We  have  heard  different 
stories  as  to  who  killed  these  men,  one  that  they  were 
killed  by  the  Johnson  county  home  guards  under  Parker, 
but  their  cousin?  Isaac  Bowers,  now  a  resident  of  Eliza 
bethton,  and  whose  character  for  truth  is  unquestionable, 
informs  us  that  they  were  killed  by  Bozen's  men,  and  that 
he  recognized  a  pistol  taken  from  them  by  Motte,  whom 
we  have  mentioned  as  having  been  connected  with  a  num 
ber  of  other  tragedies. 


342  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

JOHNSON  COUNTY,  TENN. 


OTHER  TRAGEDIES  THAT  WERE  ENACTED 

THERE. 

This  county  occupies  the  extreme  eastern  territory  of 
the  State,  and  extends  from  the  Virginia  line  on  the  north, 
running  nearly  east  and  west  to  the  North  Carolina  line 
on  the  south  and  east,  and  bounded  by  Carter  county  on 
the  west.  Mountain  City,  known  as  Taylorsville  during 
the  war,  is  in  the  central  part  of  the  county,  and  was  a 
small  village  during  the  war.  This  county  is  watered  by 
the  Watauga  river,  Roan's  creek,  Little  Doe  river,  and 
numerous  springs  and  small  streams.  There  are  beauti 
ful  and  fertile  valleys  along  the  streams  of  water,  fine 
timbered  lands,  and  endless  beds  of  fine  iron  and  other 
ores  in  the  mountains  of  that  county. 

Johnson  county  has  always  been  noted  for  the  intelli 
gence  and  thrift  of  its  people,  for  their  public  spirit  in 
keeping  up  roads  and  highways,  and  for  the  hospitality  of 
its  people.  The  highway  between  Virginia  and  North 
and  South  Carolina  passes  through  that  county,  and  dur 
ing  the  war,  there  being  few  railroads,  there  was  a  great 
deal  of  travel  by  stage  coaches  and  private  conveyances 
through  the  county. 

Like  Carter  county  her  people  were  intensely  loyal  and 
true  to  the  Union.  Lying  close  to  Virginia  where  the 
disloyal  sentiment  was  strong,  and  the  mountains  afford 
ing  shelter  for  a  large  number  of  loyal  people  from  North 
Carolina  and  Virginia  as  well  as  her  own  loyal  people, 
that  county  early  became  the  scene  of  conflicts  and  trage 
dies  that  continued  to  the  close  of  the  war.  It  is  high'y 
probable  that  Johnson  county  was  the  scene  of  more,  and 
sadder  tragedies  in  proportion  to  its  population  than  any 
county  in  East  Tennessee.  This  was  due  partly  to  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  343 

causes  named,  but  very  largely  to  the  vindictive  spirit 
shown  towards  the  loyal  people  by  the  citizens  of  that 
county  who  espoused  the  Southern  cause. 

The  war,  on  the  part  of  the  South,  was  inaugurated 
with  such  a  flourish  of  trumpets,  and  after  its  arms  had 
been  successful  as  they  were  in  the  beginning,  and  East 
Tennessee  had  been  overrun  with  Southern  soldiery,  the 
Confederate  citizens  and  soldiers  alike,  seem  to  have  been 
imbued  with  the  idea  that  the  success  of  the  South  was 
assured,  and  they  acted  towards  the  Union  people  as  if 
they  did  not  dream  that  it  was  possible  there  might  come 
a  day  of  reckoning  when  the  blood  of  the  martyrs  to  the 
Union  cause  would  cry  aloud  for  vengeance.  One  would 
think  that  if  in  their  madness  they  had  stopped  to  think 
that  the  men  whom  they  were  persecuting  had  for  their 
friends  millions  of  loyal  people  who  would  come  to  their 
aid  they  would  have  listened  to  the  voice  of  reason  and 
the  promptings  of  humanity  and  many  heart-rending 
scenes  might  have  been  averted  in  this  world,  many  a  cry 
of  agony  would  never  have  been  heard,  many  a  heart 
ache  would  never  have  been  known,  many  widows'  and 
orphans'  tears  would  have  been  spared.  Back  of  all  this 
there  must  be  an  awful  responsibility.  We  ask  ourselves, 
upon  whom  did  it  rest?  Has  it  been  settled,  or  will  it 
rise  up  in  the  great  clay  when  it  is  said  'The  secrets  of  all 
hearts  will  be  made  known,"  and  when  all  "must  answer 
for  the  deeds  done  in  the  body?"  Are  the  accounts 
settled  with  the  passing  of  the  actors,  or  are  the  conse 
quences  to  be  commensurate  with  eternity  ? 

We  are  indebted  to  Captain  Frederick  Slimp,  of  Butler 
Tennessee,  a  native  of  Johnson  county,  and  a  man  who 
has  always  been  regarded  as  a  man  of  unimpeachable 
veracity,  for  the  following  statements.  We  let  him  tell 
the  stories  of  these  tragedies  in  his  own  language. 

Captain  Slimp  tells  of  the  spirit  of  the  Union  people 
of  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  and  relates  some  of  the 
tragedies  that  occurred  in  the  latter  county: — 

"The  Union  people  in  Johnson  and  Carter  counties 
acted  in  concert  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of  the  P€- 


344  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

bellion.  They  settled  down  on  one  fixed  idea — the  Union 
—it  must  be  defended  and  preserved.  They  were  prompt 
in  answering  to  the  calls  for  aid  when  they  came  from 
Union  people,  strangers  though  they  might  be,  and  vied 
with  each  other  as  to  who  could  do  the  most  and  venture 
farthest  into  danger, — women  and  men  alike.  Ambush 
and  murder  did  not  daunt  or  deter  them  from  accomplish 
ing  their  benevolent  purposes,  and  they  utterly  disre 
garded  what  the  consequences  might  be.  Their  lives 
seemed  consecrated  to  the  one  single  end  and  for  this  they 
suffered  and  encountered  hardships,  disease,  dangers  and 
even  death  itself.  The  young  and  the  old  faced  the  perils 
of  the  hour  without  flinching  or  faltering. 

"The  young  men  took  refuge  in  the  mountains  and  de 
termined  on  no  account  to  be  conscripted  into  the  Con 
federate  army.  They  had  abiding  faith  in  the  ultimate 
triumph  of  the  Union  cause,  and  in  the  chief  ruler  of  the 
Nation,  but  as  time  dragged  along  they  became  restless 
and  made  their  way  to  the  Union  army.  The  Union  first, 
last,  and  all  the  time,  was  their  watchword.  For  this 
cause,  so  dear  to  their  hearts,  they  gave  their  noblest  ef 
forts,  their  worldly  goods,  and  many  of  them  their  lives. 


DEATH  OF  DAVID  HOWARD. 

"David  Howard,  of  Little  Doe,  Johnson  county,  a  well- 
known  citizen,  in  the  prime  of  life,  a  married  man,  was 
shot  down  and  instantly  killed.  He  was  a  favorite  son 
of  Col.  Sam.  Howard,  and  was  a  harmless  and  inoffensive 
citizen.  Having  no  political,  nor  war  enemies  in  his  way, 
except  it  was  known  that  he  was  a  quiet  Union  man.  At 
the  time  of  this  sad  occurrence  some  rebel  soldiers  were 
in  the  county,  marauding  over  the  country,  more  for  plun 
der  than  Southern  chivalry.  David  was  at  home,  suspect 
ing  no  danger.  He  was  butchering  a  beef.  It  is  an  un 
disputed  fact  that  men  had  been  shot  down  at  home  at 
their  daily  avocations.  David  Howard  knowing  this, 
was  suddenly  alarmed  at  the  approach  of  the  dreaded 


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enemy  and  fled  in  the  direction  of  the  woods,  across  the 
fields,  and  the  ill-thoughted  posse  without  knowing  who 
or  for  what  reason,  fired  many  deadly  shots  at  him,  and 
he  fell  mortally  wounded,  and  died  in  a  few  minutes. 

"It  takes  much  running  about  to  collect  facts  connected 
with  the  war.  I  am  now  up  on  Doe.  I  learn  Since  here, 
when  David  Howard  was  killed,  as  I  have  heretofore  in 
formed  you,  that  his  murderers  rushed  upon  him  in  his 
death  struggle.  In  rifling  his  pockets  for  plunder  their 
hands  became  besmeared  with  the  dying  man's  blood. 
They  left  his  body  lying  where  he  was  murdered  and  pro 
ceeded  to  the  house  of  his  mother,  called  on  her  for  break 
fast  and  forced  her  to  pour  water  on  their  hands  to  wash 
the  blood  off,  and  then  prepare  their  breakfast.  This 
heart-broken  old  lady  was  Mrs.  Kinsey  Howard,  wife  of 
Col.  Saml.  Howard. 


HIRAM  MAIN. 

"In  the  Fall  and  Winter  of  1862  Hiram  Main  lived 
in  the  3rd  District,  Johnson  county,  Tenn. ;  was  about  22 
years  of  age;  was  a  Union  man,  and  of  good  reputation. 
He  was  at  a  neighbor's  house  in  the  interest  of  his  own 
private  business.  Willie  Thomas,  of  Ashe  county,  N.  C  , 
and  Newton  McEwin,  of  Johnson  county,  styling  them 
selves  'home  guards'  or  'conscript  officers.'  They  went 
to  the  house  where  Main  was  and  got  into  angry  words 
about  their  business  with  him.  A  fight  ensued  in 
which  Main  was  shot  and  shortly  after  expired.  Such 
was  the  fate  of  Hiram  Main,  whose  death  produced  a 
shocking  grief  in  the  county.  No  excuse  was  ever  rendered 
by  those  holding  Confederate  jurisdiction  for  this  out 
rageous  and  unprovoked  murder.  It  is  reasonable  to  sup 
pose  that  a  great  many  others  would  have  been  murdered 
in  like  manner  if  they  had  not  left  the  Confederate  lines 
and  joined  the  Federal  army.  A  citizen  was  safer  in  the 
Federal  army  than  at  home  in  his  fields  within  the  lines  of 
the  Rebellion.  No  one  knew  what  minute  he  would  be 


34^  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

visited  by  a  select  mob  to  take  his  life.  In  the  Fall  of 
1863  the  delineator  of  this  sketch  was  carefully  and  se 
cretly  notified  that  he  would  be  visited  on  a  certain  hour  at 
night  with  a  view  of  committing  murder.  It  proved  true, 
the  mob  came,  but  the  Providential  warning  removed  the 
victim.  The  would-be  victim  is  yet  alive,  not  dead,  not 
hanged,  not  shot.  A  life-time  thanks  to  the  colored  man. 
He  received  many  favors. 


WILLIAM  FULKS. 

"Bill  Parker  concluded  that  he  would  see  what  he  could 
do  with  a  gang  of  demons,  whom  he  had  under  his  con 
trol.  It  was  a  trashy  gang.  He  selected  one  Wm.  Fulks  to 
try  his  experiment.  Fulks  was  a  native  of  Ashe  county, 
but  lived  in  Johnson  county ;  was  a  Union  man,  but  took 
no  part  on  either  side.  Parker  had  Fulks  arrested  and 
brought  before  him.  He  told  Fulks  he  had  to  go  with 
him  where  his  brother  was  as  he  knew  where  he  was. 
They  failed  to  find  the  other  Fulks.  Parker  then  took  hir, 
prisoner  up  a  tributary  of  Roan's  Creek,  some  three  miles 
northeast  of  Mountain  City,  and  stood  him  up  against  a 
white  oak  tree,  his  face  fronting  his  foes;  Parker  lined 
up  his  men  in  front  of  Fulks,  drew  his  pistol  and  told 
his  gang  if  any  one  should  fail  to  shoot  he  would  blow 
out  his  brains.  He  gave  his  order  and  all  fired.  His  body 
was  literally  riddled  and  he  died  instantly. 


THE  OLD  MAN  FULKS. 

''The  trouble  did  not  stop  at  the  murder  of  young 
Fulks,  the  father  of  the  murdered  man  had  to  he  hanged. 
He  was  dragged  near  the  residence  of  Daniel  Wagner,  at 
Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  county.  In  view  of  the 
residence  mentioned  he  was  hanged  to  the  limb  of  a  tree. 
Mrs.  Nancy  Wagner,  wife  of  Daniel  Wagner,  and  mother 
of  Thomas  Shewn,  saw  what  was  going  on,  true  to  her 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CA\  ALRY.  347 

native  instinct,  rushed  to  the  tragic  scene  and  cut  him 
down  in  time  to  save  his  life.  Parker  was  interrogated 
why  he  was  guilty  of  such  a  rash  act  and  he  said  the  old 
man  was  a  Union  man. 

"  'A  desperate  cause  seeks  for  desperate  deeds.' 


FRANK  GREEVER. 

'The  first  man  Bill  Parker  killed  in  Johnson  county 
was  Frank  Greever.  Parker  and  Greever  were  neigh 
bors,  and  were  apparently  friends.  No  hostilities  had  ex 
isted  between  them.  Parker  had  been  officious  in  arrest 
ing  Union  men,  and  Greever,  in  fun  one  day  said  to 
Parker  that  he  should  never  arrest  him.  This  was  not 
intended  for  a  banter,  but  a  jest.  Parker  drew  his  pistol 
and  said,  'I  will  arrest  you  now.'  Greever  to  carry  out 
his  fun  started  to  run  around  the  house  and  Parker  after 
him.  Parker  shot  and  Greever  fell  and  expired. 


DEATH  OF  GEORGE  DOTSON. 

"How  sad  it  is  to  record  the  death  of  George  Dotson. 
He  was  a  promising  young  man,  who  had  just  arrived  at 
the  age  of  manhood.  He  was  a  son  of  good  old  Allan 
Dotson,  and  a  brother  of  A.  E.  Dotson,  late  Sheriff  of 
Johnson  county.  He  unfortunately  fell  under  what  is 
known  as  the  conscript  law  enacted  by  the  Confederate 
Congress.  He  was  put  under  a  rigid  guard  and  hurried 
off  towards  Bristol,  the  place  to  deposit  conscripts.  In 
Shady,  night  overtook  the  cavalcade  having  charge  of  the 
prisoners,  and  they  went  into  camps.  In  the  night,  Dot- 
son  and  Roberts  made  a  break  for  liberty  and  took  their 
chance  for  life,  rather  than  go  into  the  rebel  army.  As  a 
practice,  the  rebel  officers  gave  orders  to  shoot  if  a  pris 
oner  made  an  attempt  to  escape.  Here  Dotson  was  in- 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

stantly  killed  and  Roberts  slightly  wounded.  This  affair 
produced  an  intense  shock  to  the  people,  especially  the 
parents  and  kin-folks.  The  people  gave  many  expressions 
of  sorrow.  It  was  told  that  some  one  said  it  was  'a  griev 
ous  accident/  to  which  the  officer  in  charge  replied,  It  was 
not  a  serious  accident  to  the  one  killed  but  for  the  one  who 
escaped.'  I  do  not  vouch  for  the  truth  of  this  wicked  and 
detestable  expression,  but  one  thing  I  do  know  it  was 
much  easier  and  safer  to  hunt  and  shoot  down  unarmed 
conscripts  in  Johnson  county,  if  one  had  to  be  sacrificed 
for  the  'holy  cause'  now  and  then  than  to  face  the  enemy 
on  the  battlefield,  at  Gettysburg  or  other  fields  of  carnage. 
But  how  about  the  pangs  of  conscience?  I  would  rather  a 
hundred  fold  take  my  cliances  on  the  battlefield  than  meet 
the  sword  of  Justice  in  the  day  of  accounts  for  having 
shot  down,  in  cold  blood,  innocent  and  defenseless  men." 


WILLIAM  CHURCH. 

(Mention  is  made  of  the  killing  of  Church  but  we  give 
the  particulars  here  as  told  by  Capt.  Slimp. ) 

"William  Church,  man  of  middle  age,  a  refugee  from 
North  Carolina,  was  seeking  an  opportunity  to  reach  the 
Federal  lines.  He  stopped  at  the  mouth  of  Roans'  Creek 
with  Mrs.  Catharine  Wagner  and  was  employed  by  her 
to  make  rails.  While  in  her  employment  as  such,  one 
Henry  Kidd,  a  desperado,  claiming  to  be  an  officer  in  the 
Confederate  cause,  heard  of  Church,  but  both  were  entire 
strangers  to  each  other.  Kidd,  without  any  cause  what 
ever,  made  it  his  business  to  hunt  up  Church.  He  took 
him  a  few  paces  below  where  Curtis  &  Farthing's  store 
now  is,  put  his  gun  against  Church's  breast  and  shot  him 
down,  and  he  instantly  expired.  He  was  buried  in  his 
gore  of  blood  by  the  neighbors.  Kidd,  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  made  his  exit  from  here  and  has  never  been  heard 
of  since. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  349 

JOHN  TILLY. 

"John  Tilly,  a  citizen  of  Little  Doe,  Johnson  county, 
was  killed  in  the  early  days  of  1863  by  a  gang  of  rebel 
marauders.  It  was  rumored  that  he  had  been  away  from 
home  somewhere.  The  rovers  here  in  quest  of  booty  and 
plunder  did  not  know  any  thing  about  him,  but  they  stole 
upon  him  in  some  way  and  captured  him.  The  gang 
parlied  with  themselves  who  should  shoot  him.  The  iden 
tical  circumstances  are  not  precisely  known,  but  sub 
stantially  these  are  the  facts.  He  was  killed  without 
charges  or  provocation.  He  was  a  married  man,  having 
married  a  daughter  of  the  late  John  Speer.  His  widow, 
Mrs.  Fannie  Tilly,  is  still  living. 


LESLIE  JONES. 

'This  young  man  was  the  son  of  Jordan  Jones,  the  lat 
ter  was  a  strong  Union  man  and  had  been  captured  by  the 
rebels,  and  though  past  the  conscript  age,  was  sent  to 
Richmond  where  he  died  in  prison  of  small-pox. 

"Young  Jones  went  to  the  home  of  William  Shoun,  a 
rebel  sympathizer,  in  the  night,  and  it  was  claimed,  at 
tempted  to  break  into  his  house  for  the  purpose  of  robbery. 
Shoun  shot  him,  and  he  fell  dead  on  the  porch.  We  knew 
young  Jones  in  his  boyhood  and  can  hardly  believe  he 
went  there  as  a  robber. 


DEATH  OF  JAMES  GILLILAND. 

"James  Gilliland,  a  citizen  of  Johnson  county,  lived  in  a 
back  settlement,  near  the  foot  of  the  Iron  mountain,  and 
seemed  to  be  an  inoffensive  man.  The  writer  of  this  brief 
sketch  was  well  acquainted  with  him  from  boyhood  days, 
and  never  hearing  of  any  complaint  against  him  thought 
it  a  safe  place  to  stop  and  rest  and  take  refreshments 
while  hiding  from  the  rebels.  In  order  to  induce  me  to  re 
main  with  him  a  few  days  he  told  me  that  'a  rebel  had 


350  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

never  been  on  his  place.'  He  also  said  'he  let  them  alone 
and  they  let  him  alone.'  I  thought  this  good  enough.  I 
changed  my  clothing  there  and  took  dinner  with  him,  feel 
ing  myself  perfectly  safe  according  to  his  view.  He  got 
my  consent  to  stay  some  days  with  him,  assuring  me 
there  \vas  no  danger  whatever.  I  remained  with  him  till 
late  in  the  evening,  same  day,  when  some  neighbor  hap 
pened  along  and  influenced  me  to  go  with  him  to  where 
old  Col.  Sam.  Howard  was  lying  out  under  the  foot  of 
Doe  mountain.  In  this  way  I  found  Col  Howard  in  his 
winter  quarters  in  a  dense  laurel  thicket  near  the  public 
road.  I  took  up  lodging  with  him  for  the  night,  and  the 
Colonel  appeared  much  pleased  to  have  me  abide  with 
him  in  his  lonely  domicile.  This  was  only  about  four  (4) 
miles  from  where  I  had  left  my  friend  Gilliland.  During 
the  night  we  heard  horsemen  passing  the  road  and  the  next 
morning  Mrs.  Howard  brought  our  breakfast  to  us  and 
gave  us  the  startling  information  that  Gilliland  had  been 
killed  the  previous  night !  It  would  not  be  unjust  to  state 
the  particulars  of  this  murder,  for  it  wras  a  murder  in  the 
•first  degree,  without  provocation  or  palliation,  as  I  have 
been  reliably  informed.  It  would  be  unjust  to  give  it  a 
coloring  the  facts  do  not  justify,  and  this  I  would  not 
dare  to  do,  in  this  or  similar  cases.  I  have  no  disposition 
to  cast  a  stain,  either  upon  the  living  or  the  memory  of 
the  dead. 

"Samuel  McQueen,  a  prominent  rebel  sympathizer, 
and  active  rebel  citizen,  and  others  of  his  class,  had  a 
special  hatred  towards  old  Andrew  Potter,  an  uncom 
promising  Union  man,  and  his  associates.  It  was  sup 
posed  that  Potter  might  be  in  the  neighborhood  of  James 
Gillilands,  McQueen,  and  the  so-called  Johnson  county 
'Home  Guards,'  made  a  sudden  descent  on  Gilliland's 
home  about  daylight  on  the  morning  in  question.  Potter 
was  in  the  house  and  saw  them  coming  close  to  the 
house.  It  seemed  impossible  for  him  to  escape,  as  they 
were  so  nearly  upon  him,  but  believing  it  meant  death  in 
any  case,  he  split  the  air  like  a  cyclone  under  a  shower  of 
bullets  as  thick  as  hail  stones,  he  jumped  fences  like  a 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  35  r 

buck  with  a  troop  of  hounds  in  pursuit  and  made  good 
his  escape  into  the  Iron  mountain.  Potter  gave  account 
afterwards  that  as  he  went  over  fences  one  bullet  clipped 
his  little  finger. 

"But  poor  James  Gilliland  had  to  atone  and  make  ex 
piation  for  Potter's  escape!  The  soidisant  'Home 
Guards/  fraught  with  madness  and  disappointment,  de 
termined  to  have  blood  and  shot  poor  Gilliland  dov/n 
without  a  moment's  hesitation — without  a  word — without 
explanation,  and  without  mercy!  They  knew  not  for 
what  purpose  they  killed  Gilliland! 


HENRY  WIGGS  HUNG. 

"The  same  squad  of  men,  led  by  Samuel  McQueen,  who 
was  the  chief  actor  in  the  killing  of  Gilliland,  found  a 
young  man  who  it  was  claimed  was  a  deserter  from  the 
rebel  army,  hid  in  a  shuck  pen,  and  dragged  him  out  and 
hanged  him  to  a  dogwood  tree.  The  rope  was  left  there 
for  more  than  two  years  and  was  seen  by  passers-by.  Noth 
ing  was  known  regarding  the  antecedents  of  the  young 
man.  He  was  but  one  of  the  many  thousands  who  left 
their  homes,  and  of  whom  it  could  only  be  said :  'He 
never  came  back  again.' 

"We  beg  to  relieve  for  a  moment  the  somber  shadow 
that  must  hang  like  a  pall  over  the  reader  at  the  recital 
of  these  tragedies  by  inserting  here  this  little  story  as  told 
by  Captain  S. 

REV.  WILLIAM  B.  GAMBILL. 

"Rev.  William  B.  Gambill,  long  time  a  citizen  of  John 
son  county,  was,  in  the  fall  of  1864,111  his  corn  field,  sitting- 
down,  shucking  corn.  It  became  a  custom  when  Union 
men  saw  rebels  coming  to  break  and  run;  one  day  Mr. 
Gambill  saw  the  gang  coming,  but  he  sat  still,  and  paid 
no  attention  to  them.  Being  an  old  man  and  in  open 
view,  he  knew  it  would  not  do  to  run,  so  they  fired  on 
him  but  he  did  not  move  for  a  moment.  The  bullets  cut 


352  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

close  to  him  in  the  shucks  behind  him.  He  fell  over,  pre 
tending  to  be  shot.  They  went  on  in  great  hilarity  and 
left  him  for  dead.  Their  object  was  to  fire  a  few  shots, 
get  him  started  to  run  and  then  fire  on  him  to  see  if  they 
could  hit  him  in  his  flight.  The  manner  in  which  he  de 
ceived  them  created  a  great  deal  of  mirth  and  fun.  I 
enjoyed  myself  to  joke  him  about  it.  He  said  that  was 
the  only  plan  he  could  think  of  to  save  his  life.  If  he 
sat  still  they  would  keep  shooting  till  they  got  him.  If 
he  attempted  to  run  they  would  be  sure  to  get  him  as  he 
ran ;  so  he  said  it  was  best  to  act  the  dissembler  a  little  in 
case  of  a  'tight  place.'  He  often  cautioned  me  not  to  tell 
it  on  him  as  he  did  not  want  to  be  called  a  hypocrite. 


MAJOR  DAVID  SLIMP. 

"Major  David  Slimp,  of  Johnson  county,  was  a  well 
known  and  substantial  Union  man.  In  his  humble  way 
he  wielded  his  share  of  influence  in  shaping  a  Union 
sentiment  among  the  young  men  of  his  acquaintance.  He 
was  approaching  his  fiftieth  year,  and  knew  the  Con 
federate  conscript  law  would  soon  reach  him,  as  the  Con 
federate  Congress  was  closing  up  on  men  of  his  age.  He 
thought  best  to  shift  his  situation  and  look  out  for  safer 
quarters.  In  the  spring  of  1864,  the  i^th  Tennessee  Cav 
alry  Regiment  was  stationed  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  Major 
Slimp  scouted  his  way  through  the  mountains  and  dan 
gerous  passes,  and  arrived  safely  in  Nashville  in  June, 
1864.  He  did  not  join  the  regiment,  but  remained  with 
it  until  the  fall  of  1864.  When  the  regiment  was  ordered 
to  Upper  East  Tennessee  and  Virginia,  he  thought  it 
would  be  a  good  time  to  visit  his  home  in  Johnson  county. 
As  he  approached  near  his  home  he  kept  himself  secluded 
as  much  as  possible,  but  he  found  the  usual  gang  of  mar 
auding  ghouls  were  still  in  operation,  plundering  and  com 
mitting  criminal  acts  and  spoliations  in  the  county  and 
surrounding  community.  They  got  word  some  way  that 
Maj.  Slimp  had  returned  home,  and  supposing  he  might 


LIEUT.    HENRY   M.    WALKER. 
(See  page  309.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  353 

have  a  little  greenback  money,  having  come  from  a  green 
back  country,  the  idea  elated  them  with  eager  thirst  for 
the  money,  and  at  a  late  hour  in  the  night  they  ruthlessly 
entered  his  house  with  a  savage  yell.  They  did  this  to 
frighten  the  household  in  order  that  the  money  and 
plunder  would  be  easily  obtained,  but  the  major's  wife 
(Mrs.  Evaline  Slimp)  knew  their  object,  seized  the  pants 
containing  the  pocketbook  and  threw  it  behind  the  bed 
rail,  but  in  the  confusion  the  Major  did  not  know  that  his 
wife  had  secured  the  pocketbook.  The  pilferers  pro 
ceeded  to  thrust  their  hands  in  his  pockets,  when  the 
Major,  making  some  resistance,  and  they  finding  no  booty, 
they  were  so  angry  over  the  disappointment  that  they 
made  frightful  threatenings  to  extort  money  and  getting 
none  they  proceeded  to  take  vengeance  on  the  family. 
They  knocked  the  Major  down  with  pistols  and  beat  him 
over  the  head,  inflicting  dangerous  wounds  from  which 
he  complained  as  long  as  he  lived.  Before  he  died  he  be 
came  insane,  supposed  to  be  the  result  of  the  severe 
blows  received  on  the  head  and  face.  This  may  not  be 
considered  altogether  in  the  line  of  tragedies,  as  no  death 
ensued,  but  murder  was  in  their  hearts  and  it  was  not  the 
fault  of  these  barbarians  that  this  respected  citizen  was 
not  borne  to  his  grave,  instead  of  living,  for  his  friends 
to  see  the  light  of  reason  depart  from  him,  which  was  a 
sadder  fate. 


KILLING  OF  AARON  WEBB  BY  HENRY  KIDD. 
"A  volume  of  several  hundred  pages  could  be  de 
voted  to  the  war  incidents  and  cruelties  which  occurred 
in  Johnson  county  during  the  four  years  of  the  civil  war. 
In  mingling  with  the  people  and  making  inquiries,  we 
find  a  great  many  tragedies,  heretofore  not  heard  of,  that 
should  be  noted  among  the  tragedies.  To  make  a  special 
record  of  every  one  would  be  a  history  too  voluminous. 
A  visit  in  the  loth  District,  in  consultation  with  an  old 
citizen,  who  remained  at  home  during  the  war,  he  told 
me  about  one  Henry  Kidd,  the  same  dastardly  coward 


354  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

mentioned  in  connection  with  other  tragedies.  He  was  a 
mean  active  young  man,  full  of  vigor  and  audacity,  but 
void  of  principle — destitute  of  compunction,  or  remorse 
of  conscience;  dissolute  and  unrestrained.  A  man's  life, 
even  an  innocent  man,  was  not  safe  in  his  presence.  He 
delighted  in  committing  murder.  For  an  example,  this 
desperate  man  Kidd  rode  up  to  John  Bugger's  shop,  on 
Dry  Run,  in  the  loth  Civil  District,  called  out  of  the  shop 
Aaron  Webb,  who  was  partially  an  imbecile,  and  was 
not,  nor  had  been  concerned  on  either  side  of  the  war. 
iKidd  shot  him  and  rode  off  unconcerned.  No  words  had 
passed  between  them,  leaving  Webb  praying  for  the  for 
giveness  of  the  man  who  had  murdered  him. 

"This  same  dastardly  coward  has  been  mentioned  in 
connection  with  the  murder  of  Church  in  the  public  road 
near  the  residence  of  Thos.  Shoun.  The  murder  of  Church 
by  Kidd  was  no  less  hideous  in  crime  than  the  murder 
of  Webb.  It  is  not  known  how  many  men  have  been 
killed  by  Kidd. 

"There  were  three  North  Carolinians  captured  on  Flint 
Hill  on  the  upper  waters  of  Elk  River.  Their  names  are 
unknown.  It  appears  one  was  a  Methodist  preacher, 
which  was  shown  by  his  Bible  on  his  person.  They  were 
driven  up  Roans  Creek  by  Mountain  City,  and  taken  near 
the  Tennessee  and  Virginia  State  line;  there  halted  to 
consider  what  to  do  with  them.  They  were  stript  of  their 
home-spun  clothing  in  exchange  for  the  murderer's  in 
ferior  rags,  and  driven  a  few  paces  from  the  public  road 
and  every  one  of  them  murdered  by  a  band  of  robbers, 
who  pretended  to  be  in  the  service  of  the  Confederate 
Government.  These  murders  and  others  were  tolerated 
by  those  who  claimed  to  be  in  the  service  of  the  new  Con 
federacy.  John  Grace,  Elias  Worley  and  others  piled  up 
the  dead  men's  bodies  and  covered  them  up  with  old  logs. 
Their  bones  were  in  view  for  many  years. 

Joe  Wagner,  a  young  man,  son  of  one  David  Wagner, 
who  was  usually  known  as  "Hog  Dave,"  who  was  always 
ready  to  inculcate  seditious  ideas  and  wreak  his  spleen  on 
Union  men  and  women.  All  this  was  taught  to  his  son 5 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  35 

It  was  a  common  word  with  him  that  all  Union  men 
ought  to  be  put  in  the  Confederate  army  and  in  this  way 
have  them  exterminated  and  killed  out.  Joe  ready  enough 
fell  in  with  this  idea  and  equipped  himself  and 
set  out  for  that  purpose,  previously  having  made 
rash  threatenings  which  alarmed  those  for  whom 
it  was  intended.  Joe  believed  all  Union  men 
ought  to  be  in  the  rebel  army  or  killed.  We 
are  not  informed  what  his  business  was  in  the  Qth 
District  alone.  The  news  had  got  ahead  of  him.  In  time 
of  war  news  flew  fast  as  the  wind.  Some  parties,  not 
definitely  known,  secretly  hid  in  ambush,  fired  on  Joe, 
one  ball  went  through  his  head.  He  was  found  lying  in 
the  road  dead.  This  way  of  killing  an  enemy  is  wrong. 
To  lie  in  ambush  and  shoot  out,  even  at  an  enemy,  is  mon 
strous. 


HUGH  S.  ARNOLD. 

Mr.  Arnold  was  a  well  known  citizen  and  native  of 
Johnson  county  Tenn.  He  resided  in  the  Third  Civil 
District  of  that  county  and  was  63  years  old.  His  senti 
ments  as  a  Union  man  became  known  to  Thomas  Price 
and  Wiley  Ray,  two  Ashe  county  marauders,  who,  with 
a  band  of  men  like  unto  themselves,  had  come  over  into 
Johnson  county  to  wreak  vengeance  on  Union  men.  They 
heard  that  Arnold  "had  been  to  see  the  Yankees;"  this 
was  sufficient  excuse  for  them  to  chase  him  around  the 
neighborhood  until  they  came  up  with  him,  when  the 
leaders  ordered  the  men  to  fire  a  volley  at  him,  which 
they  did,  resulting  in  his  instant  death. 


THE  HANGING  OF  THE  PRICES. 

"There  was  a  touch  of  sadness  connected  with  this 
tragedy,  even  greater  than  of  the  other  lamentable  scenes 
of  like  character  we  have  related.  While  there  is  no  doubt 
as  to  the  correctness  of  the  facts  related,  our  informant 


356  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

was  not  sure  whether  the  scene  of  the  tragedy  was  John 
son  county,  Tenn.,  or  Ashe  county,  N.  C. 

"Jesse  Price  was  a  man  advanced  in  years  and  he  and 
his  three  sons  were  Union  men.  The  family  had  moved 
back  and  forth  between  the  two  counties  named,  which, 
though  in  different  States,  adjoin. 

"One  Joe  Long,  a  rebel,  with  a  posse  of  men,  captured 
old  man  Price  and  his  three  sons  and  put  them  in  jail. 
Some  charge  was  brought  against  them  and  all  four  of 
them  were  hanged  to  a  white  oak  limb.  It  was  late  in 
the  evening  and  the  party  believing  them  all  dead  cut  them 
down  and  rode  away. 

"The  next  morning  a  passer-by  discovered  them  and 
found  that  the  old  man  and  two  of  the  sons  were  dead, 
but  the  other  son,  Franklin,  was  alive,  sitting  upright  in 
the  midst  of  the  dead  bodies  of  his  father  and  two  broth 
ers.  But  it  was  found  that  his  reason  was  gone  and  he 
was  insane.  He  was  taken  back  to  jail  and  sometime  af 
terwards  recovered  his  reason  and  was  forced  to  join  the 
Confederate  army,  but  soon  deserted  and  scouted  his  way 
through  the  enemy's  lines  and  came  to  the  Thirteenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  either  at  Nashville  or  Gallatin, 
Tenn." 

We  are  glad  to  have  our  dear  old  friend  and  comrade, 
Captain  Slimp,  tell  some  of  these  revolting  tragedies 
for  us.  He  was  in  close  proximity  to  the  scenes  where 
many  of  them  were  enacted  and  they  bear  upon  them  the 
stamp  of  truth,  without  any  disposition  to  exaggerate. 
They  are  much  like  those  we  have  told,  and  are  such 
as  may  be  heard  from  living  and  truthful  witnesses  all 
over,  not  only  these  two  counties,  but  the  whole  of  East 
ern  Tennessee. 


DEATH  OF  THOMAS  J.  JORDAN. 

In  this  connection  we  may  as  wrell  relate  what  we  have 
obtained  from  another  source  but  which  has  been  verified 
by  Capt.  Slimp,  concerning  the  death  of  Thomas  Jordan, 
who  was  born  and  raised  in  Elizabethton,  but  who  mar 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  357 

ried  a  Johnson  county  lady  and  moved  to  that  county  not 
far  from  the  place  known  as  Pandora.  He  was  a  Union 
man  and  subject  to  conscription.  One  day  he  and  his 
younger  brother,  Elbridge  Jordan,  were  near  the  former  s 
home;  it  was  in  the  spring  of  1865  and  the  war  being 
virtually  over,  he  ventured  to  his  home,  when  a  posse  of 
soldiers  (conscript  hunters)  came  suddenly  upon  them. 
Thomas  Jordan  started  to  run  up  a  hill  and  through  some 
small  growth  in  front  of  his  house.  The  soldiers  fired  on 
him,  killing  him  instantly.  They  went  to  where  he  fell  and 
taking  him  by  the  legs  dragged  him  down  into  his  yard 
and  rode  off  as  if  nothing  unusual  had  happened.  His 
wife  and  three  small  children  were  in  sight,  and  probably 
witnesses  to  the  horror.  It  is  unnecessary  to  make  any 
comments.  These  facts  speak  for  themselves.  The 
younger  brother  made  no  attempt  to  escape  and  was  not 
molested.  He  was  probably  under  the  conscript  age,  or 
the  elder  Jordan  may  have  had  an  enemy  among  the  rebel 
citizens  who  took  this  method  of  revenge.  A  word  was 
often  sufficient  spoken  by  an  enemy  to  set  the  soldiery 
upon  an  innocent  man,  and  cost  him  his  life. 


TWO  MEN  SHOT  AND  TWO  OTHERS  HANGED. 

"Next  to  the  massacre  in  Limestone  Cove,  Carter 
county,  in  shocking  cruelty,  comes  the  shooting  of  James 
Taylor,  a  Federal  recruiting  officer  who  had  ben  captured 
and  escaped  from  prison,  and  was  trying  to  make  his  way 
to  the  Federal  lines,  and  Samuel  Tatem,  and  the  hanging 
of  two  other  Union  men  at  the  same  time  and  place- 
Alfred  C.  Kite  and  Alexander  Rugger.  The  circum 
stances  were  about  as  follows  : 

"These  men  had  made  preparations  to  go  through  the 
lines  and  collected  together  in  the  hills  on  the  Watauga 
river,  near  Fish  Spring,  but  across  the  river  from  that 
place,  on  the  Johnson  county  side,  the  river  being  the 
line  between  Johnson  and  Carter  counties  at  that  point. 
They  had  been  detained  there  for  several  days  on  ac- 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

count  of  the  river  being  swollen.  A  company  of  rebel 
soldiers  passing  along  the  road  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
river  saw  them,  and  crossing  the  river,  surounded  the 
hill  where  they  were,  and  closing  in,  commenced  firing 
on  them.  Taylor  was  killed  first,  and  Tatem  soon  after 
wards,  the  other  three  ran  some  distance  before  they  were 
captured.  Two  of  them  were  hanged  with  ropes  the  sol 
diers  had  with  them  to  get  forage  for  their  horses,  the 
third,  was  released  after  the  rope  had  been  placed  around 
his  neck.  It  was  said  some  worthless  arms  were  found  on 
some  of  them  but  it  is  not  known  that  they  made  any  at 
tempt  to  use  them. 

"This  occurred  in  January,  1863,  and  the  men  en 
gaged  in  it  were  Colonel  Folk's  men,  assisted  by  the 
Johnson  county  'home  guards.'  Many  stories  were  re 
lated  in  regard  to  this  affair  immediately  after  its  occur 
rence,  some  of  them  undoubtedly  true,  while  others  were 
at  least  exaggerated.  The  facts  are  bad  enough  and  we 
do  not  wish  to  give  them  any  false  coloring.  We  have 
heard,  on  what  seemed  to  be  good  authority,  that  Samuel 
Tatem,  when  shot,  fell  and  remained  perfectly  still,  feign 
ing  death,  and  that  he  was  left  for  dead  but  finally  recov 
ered  from  his  wound  and  was  known  as  the  'dead 
Yankee.' 

"One  incident  related  to  us  by  Mrs.  Allan  C.  Carriger, 
who  with  her  husband,  now  resides  near  the  scene  of 
the  tragedy,  shows  a  degree  of  moral  turpitude  that 
would  be  almost  incredible  were  it  not  vouched  for  by 
this  lady  who  is  of  unquestioned  integrity.  Alexander 
Dugger,  one  of  the  men  who  was  hanged,  was  related  to 
and  had  been  raised  by  Mrs.  Margaret  Dugger,  a  widow, 
who  owned  the  farm  on  which  the  killing  and  hang 
ing  were  done.  She  was  a  highly  respected  old  lady,  was 
a  land  holder  and  had  been  a  slave-owner.  She  belonged 
to  a  prominent  family  and  was  noted  for  her  kind  and 
charitable  disposition  and  was  loved  and  respected  by  all 
who  knew  her.  The  writer  was  the  recipient  of  her 
motherly  care  when  but  a  small  boy,  and  knows  whereof 
he  speaks.  At  the  time  of  the  tragedy  she  was  far  ad- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  359 

vanced  in  years,  and  was  known  as  'Aunt  Peggy'  Dugger. 
She  was  greatly  attached  to  her  foster  son,  Alex.  When 
these  soldiers  got  everything  in  readiness  to  hang  him  one 
of  them  rode  down  to  her  house  only  a  short  distance 
away  and  invited  her  70  come  and  see  her  Lincolnite  son 
hanged!'  We  forbear  comment. 

'One  other  incident :  We  were  told  that  Daniel  Shuf- 
field,  (afterwards  a  member  of  Co.  G,  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry)  was  captured  with  the  others,  and  that 
the  rope  was  placed  around  his  neck  when  he  was  recog 
nized  by  a  young  rebel  home-guard,  Martin  Moore,  of 
Johnson  county,  who  had  known  him  at  some  time,  and 
Moore  demanded  his  release. 

"One  cannot  help  but  think  that  if  the  crimes  (  ?)  for 
which  these  men  gave  up  their  lives  was  only  such  as 
might  be  set  aside  by  a  casual  friend,  or  acquaintance, 
was  it  not  a  pity  that  the  other  four  men  had  no  rebel 
friend  there! 

Samuel  McQueen,  another  prominent  Johnson  county 
rebel  citizen,  was  killed  by  a  squad  of  men  in  command  of 
Captain  Dan.  Ellis,  near  the  close  of  the  war. 

Since  writing  the  foregoing  notice  of  the  death  of 
Samuel  McQueen  the  following  particulars  of  that  tra 
gedy  have  been  made  known  to  us.  and  coming  from  a 
trustworthy  source  will  be  of  interest  to  our  readers : 

"McQueen  had  been  one  of  the  most  active  of  the  John 
son  county  'home  guards'  and  his  name  was  associated 
with  the  killing  of  a  number  of  Union  men  and  when 
these  two  counties  were  finally  occupied  by  the  Federal 
forces  in  April,  1865,  he  left  his  home  and  crossed  over 
into  Ashe  county,  North  Carolina.  It  chanced  that  .1 
Johnson  county  man  who  knew  McQueen,  and  who  was 
then  a  Federal  soldier,  was  passing  Through  the  country 
and  saw  the  latter  and  arrested  him  and  brought  him  back 
to  Johnson  county  and  turned  him  over  to  a  Federal  offi 
cer  who  was  in  command  of  colored  troops.  That  officer 
told  him  if  what  he  had  learned  of  his  cruelty  to  the  Un 
ion  people  was  true  he  deserved  hanging,  but  as  the  war 
was  now  about  ended  he  would  only  send  him  to  the  jail 


360  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

tor  the  present.  He  placed  McQueen  in  charge  of  a  squad 
of  colored  soldiers  and  ordered  them  to  take  him  to  Tay 
lors  ville  (Mountain  City)  and  turn  him  over  to  the  jailer, 
McQueen  objected  to  being  placed  in  charge  of  colored 
men  and  asked  to  be  placed  in  charge  of  white  soldiers. 
Capt.  Dan.  Ellis,  who  was  at  that  time  operating  in  John 
son  county  with  a  small  detachment  of  the  Thirteenth 
Tennessee  Cavalry,  volunteered  to  take  charge  of  him  and 
conduct  him  to  Taylorsville.  Ellis  had  captured  Mc 
Queen  at  one  time  previous  to  this  and  told  him  he  would 
release  him  then,  but  if  he  ever  heard  of  him  mistreating 
Union  men  again  he  would  not  fare  so  well  the  next  time 
he  fell  into  his  hands.  Ellis  and  his  squad  started  with 
him  to  Taylorsville,  on  foot ;  they  had  not  proceeded  far 
when  one  of  the  guard  named  Hascue  Worley,  who  was 
walking  a  few  paces  behind  him,  shot  him  in  the  back  and 
it  is  said  Sergt.  W.  M.  Barry  also  shot  him  after  he  fell. 
He  was  killed  instantly.  Col.  T.  H.  Reeves  ordered  the  men 
who  shot  him  placed  under  arrest,  but  we  are  not  ad 
vised  whether  or  not  they  were  punished.  McQueen,  we 
are  informed,  was  at  one  time  sheriff  of  Johnson  county, 
and  a  prominent  and  highly  respected  citizen,  but  his  zeal 
for  the  Southern  cause  had  made  him  a  most  vindictive 
enemy  to  most  of  his  former  friends  and  neighbors,  yet 
many  of  them  expressed  great  indignation  at  the  manner 
of  his  death.  It  is  said  that  Worley,  the  man  who  shot 
him  first,  had  been  regarded  as  a  rebel  until  he  joined 
the  Federal  army  in  1863." 

Besides  the  names  of  those  whose  deaths  and  the  man 
ner  of  them,  we  have  endeavored  to  relate,  we  give 
an  additional  list  of  names  of  men  who  met  violent  deaths 
in  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  during  the  Civil  War. 
These  we  presume  were  killed  for  the  same  reasons  and 
under  similar  circumstances  as  those  already  described, 
and  we  confess  that  we  have  little  disposition  to  delve 
farther  into  the  grave  yards  of  the  past  with  a  view  of 
uncovering  and  bringing  to  the  light  the  skeletons  of 
these  martyrs  though  the  cause  for  which  the  most  of 
them  died,  if  not  a  holy  one,  was  at  least  a  glorious  one— 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  361 

the  preservation  of  the  American  Union,  which  we  be 
lieve  is,  and  is  to  be,  the  hope  and  beacon  light  of  man 
kind  struggling  to  be  free,  and  to  enjoy  the  blessings  of 
religious  liberty,  "from  earth's  remotest  bounds." 

A  Union  man  by  the  name  of  Gentry,  a  native  of  Car 
ter  county,  and  another,  a  stranger,  were  both  killed  on 
the  same  day  on  Stony  Creek.  William  Blevins  was  shot 
down  near  his  home  also  on  Stony  Creek  by  Confederate 
soldiers.  William  Waugh,  a  prominent  secessionist  of 
Johnson  county,  was  shot  down  at  his  home  by  Lafayette 
Jones. 

Green  Moore  was  a  prominent  rebel  citizen  who  lived 
in  the  2d  Civil  District  of  Johnson  county.  He  was  killed 
by  a  man  named  Alvin  Taylor,  who,  we  are  told,  was 
at  first  a  rebel,  but  later  joined  the  unprincipled  gang  of 
robbers  and  murderers  who  infested  the  mountains  to 
ward  the  close  of  the  war. 

Timothy  Roark  was  a  Union  man  who  was  killed  by 
the  rebels  in  the  3d  Civil  District  of  Johnson  county.  We 
are  not  advised  as  to  the  cause  or  manner  of  his  death. 

Isaac  Younce  was  an  old  man  killed  near  the  Walnut 
mountain  by  Captain  Dozen's  men  in  January,  1864.  It 
is  alleged  he  was  first  hanged  to  make  him  tell  where  the 
scouter's  camps  were,  but  either  not  knowing,  or  refusing 
tp  tell,  he  was  finally  killed  and  stripped  of  his  clothing. 

Four  other  men  were  killed  in  the  Limestone  Cove  by 
this  same  company  in  March,  1864.  Their  names  were: 
John  Campbell,  Robert  Dowclel  and  John  and  Eli  Fry. 
It  was  said  they  were  most  cruelly  and  inhumanly  treat 
ed  one  of  them,  being  run  through  with  a  bayonet  and 
pinned  to  a  tree  and  then  shot. 

Andrew  Taylor,  a  well  known  citizen  of  Carter  coim'y, 
a  true  Union  man,  was  called  out  of  a  house  where  he 
was  visiting  and  foully  assassinated. 

One  word  more  by  way  of  apology  for  the  discon 
nected  manner  in  which  these  stories  have  been  told,  and 
this  for  the  benefit  of  the  fastidious  reader  who  may  be 
partial  to  order  and  sequence  in  all  things,  and  this  chap 
ter  will  be  closed. 


32  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Our  time  for  gathering  up  and  verifying  these  trage 
dies  was  limited,  and  while  wre  might  have  given  more 
time  to  arranging  them  in  consecutive  order  and  less  to 
their  verification  we  have  preferred  to  sacrifice  the 
former  to  the  latter,  and  present  our  readers  with  a  chap 
ter  of  facts  that  we  have  every  reason  to  believe  are  such, 
than  take  the  chances  of  substituting  fiction  even  in  a  more 
polished  and  readable  form. 

It  was  our  design  to  give  in  this  chapter  a  "brief  out 
line"  of  the  tragedies  that  were  enacted  in  Carter  an.1 
Johnson  counties  during  the  civil  war.  We  have  only 
mentioned  a  sufficient  number  of  them  to  show  the  state 
of  feeling  that  existed  at  that  time.  We  might  continue 
the  recital  of  similar  horrors  until  they  would  form  a 
good  sized  book  in  themselves,  but  we  assume  that  our 
readers,  like  ourselves,  are  satiated  with  these  scenes  of 
blood  and  will  be  more  than  pleased  to  consign  the  re 
mainder  to  silence  and  oblivion,  but  we  may  remember 
that  these  are  only  a  part  of  the  terrible  scenes  that  were 
enacted  in  two  small  counties  of  East  Tennessee,  and 
that  similar  tragedies  were  taking  place  at  the  same  period 
all  over  the  beautiful,  historic  but  blood-stained  moun 
tains  and  valleys  of  the  remaining  twenty-nine  counties 
of  that  devoted  land. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  363 


CHAPTER  XXVIII. 


The  Heroes  and  Heroines  of  Carter  and  Johnson  Counties 
in  the  Civil  War. 

We  approach  this  subject  with  much  distrust  of  our 
ability  to  do  justice  to  these  people.  We  usually  :£tak 
of  a  hero  or  heroine  as  some  great  or  distinguished  man 
or  woman  whose  name  is  upon  every  lip,  and  whose  praise 
is  heard  throughout  the  land,  but  there  are  other  heroes 
and  heroines  whose  praise  has  never  been  sung  and  whose 
names  have  never  been  honored.  He  or  she  who  per 
formed  a  brave  deed  for  country's  or  humanity's  sake, 
though  unknown  outside  the  neighborhood  in  which  the 
deed  was  done,  is  as  truly  a  hero  or  a  heroine  as  though 
th  whole  world  looked  on  and  applauded  the  deed.  The 
world  is  indebted  for  its  advancement  largely  to  the  heroic 
deeds  of  men  and  women  in  the  humble  walks  of  life. 
The  fame  of  the  heroes  of  the  past  which  has  survived 
the  destroying  influences  of  time  is  due  in  a  great  meas 
ure  to  the  ability  of  their  historians  and  the  attractive 
manner  in  which  the  stones  of  their  deeds  have  been  told. 
Some  have  been  perpetuated  in  song  and  poetry  and  em 
bellished  with  the  beautiful  language  of  the  poets,  which 
has  rendered  them  immortal.  Who  has  not  read  "Paul 
Revere's  Ride,"  immortalized  by  Longfellow?  The  Civil 
War  produced  many  Paul  Reveres  in  Carter  and  Johnson 
counties  who,  with  flying  steeds,  rode  through  the  dark 
ness  and  storm,  or  with  tireless  limbs  climbed  the  rugged 
mountain  side  to  warn  the  hunted  refugees  of  the  ap 
proach  of  the  soldiers  or  Indians,  but  we  have  not  the 
gift  to  tell  their  story  as  it  should  be  told.  We  know 
of  the  happy  contented  people  in  these  counties  before  the 
Civil  War,  but  it  would  require  a  Goldsmith  or  Robert 
Burns  to  describe  their  happiness,  their  simple  lives,  their 
cheerful  songs,  their  hospitality,  their  love  of  country 
and  their  faith  in  God. 


364  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Again,  we  know  that  time  and  space  as  well  as  our 
inability  to  secure  the  names  of  all  will  compel  us  to  omit 
many  names  that  should  be  mentioned  and  fail  to  give 
extended  notice  of  many  others  who  are  entitled  to  much 
honor  and  praise.  But  we  give  here  many  incidents  and 
names  that  will  recall  to  the  memory  of  those  still  living 
who  can  remember  the  Civil  War,  some  brave  and  noble 
men  and  women.  We  trust  their  names  will  be  read  in 
these  pages  long  after  the  last  survivors  of  the  Civil  War 
shall  have  passed  away. 

Incidents  that  occurred  in  the  vicinity  of  Elizabethton. 
7th  and  I5th  Civil  Districts  of  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. : 

This  town,  at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War,  was  a  vil 
lage  of  300  or  400  inhabitants.  It  is  situated  near  the 
confluence  of  the  Doe  and  Watauga  rivers.  A  channel 
for  a  race,  known  as  Carter's  race,  has  been  made  at  the 
south  end  of  the  town  leading  a  part  of  the  water  of  Doe 
river  along  the  base  of  the  Lynn  mountain  on  the  east 
side  of  town  and  emptying  into  the  \Vatauga  river  at  the 
north  end  of  town.  The  main  part  of  Doe  river  making 
a  bend  some  distance  below  where  the  race  leaves  it,  also 
empties  into  the  Watauga  river  a  short  distance  \vest  of 
the  mouth  of  the  race,  thus  forming  an  island  containing 
an  area  of  about  80  acres,  on  which  all  of  the  town  was 
located  then.  The  town  did  not  cover  all  the  island  at  the 
time  of  the  war,  a  large  field  at  the  north  end  of  it  being 
used  for  agricultural  purposes.  Since  the  war  this  ha^ 
all  been  built  up  and  the  town  extended  to  the  west  side 
of  Doe  river  where  there  are  now  a  number  of  manufac 
turing  plants,  including  a  large  saw  mill,  flouring1  mill 
and  cotton  mill,  the  Tennessee  Line  and  Twine  \Vorks, 
chair  factory  and  pants  factory.  The  town  has  now 
(1902)  a  population  of  about  1500. 

On  the  north  of  the  town  is  the  Holston  mountain,  a 
beautiful  range  just  far  enough  in  the  distance  to  make 
a  lovely  landscape,  immediately  to  the  east  and  extending 
to  the  edge  of  the  town  is  the  abrupt  termination  or  "cut 
off"  of  the  Lynn  mountain  rising  to  an  altitude  of  several 
hundred  feet.  On  the  south  are  the  Iron  and  Jenkins 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  365- 

mountains  in  the  distance,  while  to  the  westward  are  uo- 
dulating  hills,  glades  and  valleys.     The  altitude  of 
town  is    1549   feet,  the  climate  mild  and  healthy    the 
water  pure  and  plentiful  and  the  soil  rich  and  fertile 
while  the  scenery  around  is  indescribably  beautiful  an 

^  Writhe  war  came  the  town  and  the  fertile  valleys 
extending  many  miles  along  the  rivers  above  and  below 
it  were  inhabited  by  a  class  of  people,  many  of  whom  wen 
well  educated  and  well-to-do  in  the  world,  some  of  them 
slave-holders.     The  people  were  more  divided  in  sen 
-merit  here  than  in  any  other  part  of  the  county.     Yet 
large  majority  of  them  remained  loyal  to  the  Union, 
among  whom  were  some  of  the  largest  land  and  slave 
owners  and  those  who  were  highly  educated  and  among 
the  most  prominent  and  leading  citizens.     Such  were  the 
people  and  surroundings,  among  whom,  and  where  many 
of  the  incidents  we  are  about  to  relate  occurred. 

THE  FIRST  CONFEDERATE  FLAG. 
The  first  Confederate  flag,  as  far  as  we  know,  ever 
publicly  displayed  in  Elizabethton  was  brought  there  by 
William  J.   Stover,  an  enthusiastic  young  Secessionist, 
who  lived  on  the  Watauga  river,  four  miles  east  of  the 
town.     At  that  time  George  W.  Ryan  had  a  blacksmith 
shop  on  the  street  leading  past  what  is  now  known  as  the 
Snyder  House,  and  on  past  the  Duffield  Academy.  Young 
Stover  came  into  town  with  the  flag  and  when  he  reached 
Ryan's  shop,  the  latter  halted  him  and  told  him  he  could 
not  take  that  flag  any  further  into  town.    Stover  told  him 
he  was  on  his  way  to  Zollicoffer  and    was    only   going 
through  that  street.     He  went  on  as  far  as  Main  street 
and  turned  .south  and  went  beyond  the  public  square,  wav 
ing  the  flag  and  shouting  for  Jeff.  Davis.    Ryan  met  him 
near  the  corner  where  Mrs.  Doctor  Cameron  now  lives 
as  he  was  returning  and  began  throwing  stones  at  him. 
Stover  turned  out  that  street  and  ran  into  a  wood-pile 
where  his  horse  fell  with  him,  but  he  finally  made  his  es 
cape  closely  pursued  out  of  town  by  Ryan. 


366  HISTORY   OF  THE    13TH   REGIMENT 

HOW  THE  PRISONERS  ESCAPED. 

After  the  Carter  county  rebellion  the  arrests  of  Union 
men  were  so  frequent  that  notwithstanding  the  prisoners 
were  sent  on. to  Knoxville  as  rapidly  as  possible  the  jail 
at  Elizabethton  would  not  hold  them,  and  it  often  became 
necessary  to  keep  them  under  guard.  William  M.  Gour- 
ley,  Andrew  C.  Fondren,  Law  son  F.  Hyder  and  Isaac 
Ellis  were  captured  a  day  or  two  before  Christmas  in 
1 86 1.  The  two  former  were  reported  as  bridge-burners 
and  it  was  said  they  were  to  be  shot  on  Christmas  day. 
The  following  plan  was  devised  for  their  escape :  Some 
of  the  Union  girls  arranged  to  have  a  party  at  the  home 
of  William  Hawkins  on  Christmas  Eve  and  invited  the 
rebel  guards  and  other  rebel  soldiers  to  attend.  The 
guards  were  also  invited  to  the  home  of  James  Perry,  a 
Union  man,  who  lived  near  town,  for  supper.  Perry  had 
provided  some  good  apple  brandy  to  treat  them,  hoping 
to  get  them  intoxicated  so  the  prisoners  could  get  away. 
The  guards  and  prisoners  ate  supper  and  drank  together 
and  then  went  to  Hawkins'  to  the  party,  where  Wm. 
Hawkins  and  William  Shell  again  treated  them  to  liquor. 
They  were  feeling  pretty  merry  by  this  time  and  the  girls 
invited  them  to  engage  in  a  play  or  dance  called  "Weavily 
Wheat."  The  guards  and  prisoners  all  joined  in  the  play 
except  William  Gourley.  It  was  understood  that  he  was 
to  be  on  the  watch  and  give  the  signal  when  to  make  a 
break  for  liberty.  Finally  the  prisoners  and  girls  com 
menced  singing  at  the  top  of  their  voices  and  coming 
down  on  the  floor  with  their  feet  with  a  vengeance;  Gour 
ley  managed  to  touch  the  other  prisoners  and  make  a 
break  for  the  door,  the  others  following.  The  guards  were 
pretty  drunk  by  this  time  and  the  girls  kept  up  the  sing 
ing-  and  dancing  so  they  did  not  catch  on  to  the  scheme  un 
til  three  of  the  prisoners  had  got  out  into  the  darkness  and 
were  soon  safe  on  the  Lynn  mountain.  The  third  man, 
Ellis,  did  not  get  away  but  he  was  not  an  important  pris 
oner  and  managed  to  make  his  escape  the  next  day. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  367 

The  girls  engaged  in  this  affair,  as  well  as  can  be  re 
membered  now,  were:  Misses  Sarah  Folsom,  Eliza 
O'Brien,  Margaret  and  Lydia  Barker,  Jennie  Garrison, 
Politha  and  Hester  Heatherly  and  Loyette  Hilton. 


FLAG-POLES  CUT  DOWN. 

A  tall  flag-pole  was  erected  near  the  southwest  corner 
of  the  public  square  in  Elizabethton  in  1861,  and  the  Na 
tional  flag  floated  on  it  until  after  the  Carter  county  re 
bellion  in  November  of  that  year.  When  the  Confederate 
troops  came  to  that  place  November  17,  1861,  after  dis 
persing  the  Union  men  at  Doe  River  Cove,  they  cut  the 
pole  down  and  tore  up  the  National  flag.  The  same  pole 
was  raised  in  the  center  of  the  public  square  and  a  Con 
federate  flag  hoisted.  Though  martial  law  had  been  pro 
claimed,  a  Provost  Marshal  appointed  and  Confederate 
troops  stationed  in  the  town,  Charles  Gourley  and  W.  G. 
Merideth,  two  brave  Union  men,  watched  an  opportunity 
and  cut  the  pole  down  one  night  and  carried  off  the  Con- 
fedrate  flag.  The  next  day  L.  W.  Fletcher,  another 
Union  man,  finding  the  soldiers  out  of  town,  cut  the  pole 
up  and  remarked  that  he  was  going  to  make  it  into  rails 
"and  fence  in  the  Southern  Confederacy." 


DR.  WILLIAM  C.  SINGLETARY. 

Dr.  Singletary  was  the  son  of  Rev.  John  Singletary,  a 
well-known  and  highly  respected  Methodist  minister  of 
Elizabethton  who  died  December  5,  1860.  Dr.  Single 
tary  was  raised  in  Elizabethton,  studied  medicine  there 
and  practiced  medicine  in  Carter  county  for  many  years. 
He  moved  to  Arkansas  in  1859.  The  rebel  sentiment 
was  strong  in  the  locality  where  he  lived,  but  the  few 
Union  men  there,  Dr.  Singletary  among  others,  held  se 
cret  meetings  to  discuss  plans  for  their  safety.  They 
were  arrested,  chained  together  and  taken  to  Georgia  and 
forced  to  join  the  army.  He  finally  got  a  position  as 


368  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Surgeon  in  the  Confederate  army.  Later  he  got  a  fur 
lough  to  visit  his  mother  at  Elizabethton,  who  had  been 
aji  invalid  for  many  ears.  When  his  furlough  expired 
he  scouted  in  the  mountains  with  the  Union  men,  render 
ing  much  assistance  to  those  who  were  sick.  When  the 
Federal  soldiers  came  in  he  came  to  Elizabethton  to  re 
main  with  his  invalid  mother.  The  troops  fell  back  and 
before  he  was  aware  of  it  the  town  was  full  of  rebel  sol 
diers.  He  made  his  escape  dressed  in  woman's  apparel 
and  made  his  way  to  Knoxville. 

Dr.  Singletary  died  at  his  home  at  Sulphur  Springs, 
Ark.,  May  9,  1894. 


M.  D.  L.  CAMERON. 

Mr.  Cameron  was  a  native  of  Carter  county,  Tenn.,, 
having  been  born  and  raised  in  Elizabethton.  His  father, 
Jacob  Cameron,  who  died  a  few  years  before  the  com 
mencement  of  the  Civil  War,  was  a  prominent  and  highly 
respected  citizen,  and  was  also  a  slave  owner.  His  mother, 
Mrs.  Jane  Cameron,  owned  slaves  when  the  war  began, 
but  her  three  sons,  Lafayette,  Dr.  James  M.  and  John  W. 
Cameron,  were  all  enthusiastic  Union  men. 

Lafayette  Cameron  was  a  merchant  in  Elizabethton  at 
the  beginning  of  the  war  and  his  place  of  business  was 
the  resort  of  leading  Union  men  where  they  met  to  con 
sult  about  the  state  of  affairs  and  lay  plans  for  their 
mutual  protection.  The  plans  for  the  burning  of  the 
Zollicoffer  bridge  were  discussed  there  by  Col.  Stover 
and  others,  and  Mr.  Cameron  took  an  active  part  in  their 
execution,  being  one  of  the  men  who  put  the  torch  to  the 
bridge.  He  was  also  one  of  the  parties  recognized  by 
Jenkins,  the  bridge  guard.  Mr.  Cameron  not  being  a 
man  of  a  rugged  constitution,  and  being  unused  to  the 
cold  and  exposure  which  his  situation  at  that  time  neces 
sitated,  fell  a  victim  to  consumption  and  died  at  the  home 
of  Mr.  Smitherman,  a  loyal  man  and  a  friend  of  Mr. 
Cameron  who  resided  in  what  was  then  the  Limestone 
Cove  in  Carter  county,  Tenn. 


LIEUT.    W.    F.    M.    HYDER   AND   SON, 
(See  page  309.) 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  369 


LIEUT.  F.  S.  SINGLETARY. 

Though  a  very  young  man  F.  S.  Singletary  was  a 
member  of  the  Greeneville  Union  Convention,  partici 
pated  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion  and  was  an  officer  in 
the  4th  Tennessee  Infantry.  After  the  war  he  represented 
Carter  county  in  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State.  He 
moved  to  Kansas  in  1877;  was  elected  County  Attorney 
of  Osage  county  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  oc 
curred  at  his  home  in  Linden,  Kan.,  May  4,  1881,  he  was 
a  prominent  lawyer  and  politician.  We  make  special 
mention  of  the  Singletarys  because  they  were  loyal  men 
and  were  at  one  time  honored  citizens  of  Elizabethton, 
and  because,  in  the  death  of  Thomas  Singletary,  of  Yancy 
county,  N.  C,  in  February,  1899,  the  only  son  of  Dr.  W. 
C.  Singletary,  the  last  male  citizen  bearing  that  name, 
passed  awray. 

Col.  N.  G.  Taylor  and  Rev.  W.  B.  Carter  were  orators 
of  a  high  order  and  became  well  known  from  their  promi 
nence  throughout  the  State  and  Nation ;  the  latter  figures 
prominently  in  our  history  of  the  bridge-burning.  Dr. 
Abram  Jobe  has  been  prominently  mentioned  in  that  con 
nection  as  well  as  Col.  Daniel  Stover.  Hon.  Abraham 
Tipton  and  Charles  P.  Toncray  w^ere  active  members  of 
both  the  Knoxville  and  Greeneville  conventions.  Hon. 
Albert  J.  Tipton  and  Hon.  Hamilton  C.  Smith  were 
among  the  most  active  and  influential  advisers  and  pro 
moters  of  the  Union  cause,  and  w^ere  two  of  the  men  held 
as  hostages  when  Elbridge  Tipton  was  abducted  by  the 
Heatherlys.  Rev.  J.  H.  Hyder  wielded  a  large  influence 
as  a  citizen  and  an  educated  minister  of  the  Gospel ;  he 
was  unfaltering  in  his  devotion  to  the  Union,  and  untir 
ing  in  his  efforts  to  aid  and  befriend  the  Union  people. 
Benjamin  F.  Treadway,  M.  L.  Cameron,  James  P.  Scott, 
B.  M.  G.  O'Brien  and  John  F.  Burrow,  as  has  been  noted 
elsewhere,  were  among  the  brave  men  "that  took  their 
lives  in  their  hands"  to  aid  the  Government  by  burning 
the  Zollicoffer  bridge,  they  were  in  the  Carter  county  re 
bellion  and  active  in  all  the  adventures  of  the  period. 


370  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

O'Brien  was  afterwards  a  citizen-aide  on  the  staff  of  Gen. 
S.  P.  Carter.  Peter  W.  Emmert  and  James  P.  Tipton  were 
two  other  ministers  who  gave  their  means  and  influence 
to  the  cause.  W.  R.  Fitzsimmons,  though  a  most  retired 
citizen,  gave  his  sympathy  and  aid,  and  the  benefit  of  a 
cultured  mind,  to  the  Union  cause,  though  he  was  an  ex 
tensive  slave-owner  for  this  section  of  country.  Jas.  I. 
R.  Boyd  was  prominent  in  the  Carter  county  rebellion  and 
afterwards  a  gallant  officer  in  the  army.  Other  men  who 
deserve  notice  in  this  vicinity  for  their  devotion  to  the 
Union  cause,  for  their  suffering  and  heroism,  and  for 
lending  a  helping  hand  to  refugees  and  scouters  were: 
Alfred  M.  Taylor,  James  Perry,  D.  P.  Wilcox,  John  M. 
Smith,  John  J.  Edens,  William  J.  Folsom,  John  Helton, 
Jr.,  Col.  J.  G.  Fellers,  H.  C.  Beasley,  William  Burrow, 
Samuel  Angel,  James  J.  Angel,  Abram  Hart,  Leander 
Hatcher,  John  C.  Scott,  Findley  Smith,  J.  D.  Smith,  Wil 
liam  Colbough,  Williams  Cass,  William  P.  Badgett,  John 
Aldridge,  Henderson  Roberts,  William  Hawkins,  James 
Holly  and  David  Holly,  his  son,  Samuel  O'Brien, 
Samuel  Tipton,  Richard  Douthat,  Thomas  C.  Johnson, 
William  Shell  (conscripted  finally  and  served  in  the  Con- 
fedrate  army),  James  and  Jobe  Newton,  Nicholas  Car- 
riger  and  Theophilus  H.  Roberts,  William  J.  and  A.  R.  P. 
Toncray,  L.  F.  and  A.  J.  Hyder,  John  Roberts,  William 
Dawson,  David  A.  Taylor,  William  Ryan,  Harrison  H. 
Price,  William  J.  Jordan,  William  Marsh. 

Many  of  the  above-named  men  for  various  reasons  did 
not  join  the  army,  but  each  one  of  them  braved  the  dangers 
of  the  hour ;  some  were  captured  and  imprisoned,  others 
were  refugees  at  different  hues ;  all  were  heroes  and  each 
performed  his  duty  to  his  country  and  to  humanity;  some 
befriending  and  sharing  their  means  with  the  hungry  and 
starving;  piloting  refugees  and  escaped  prisoners  to  Dan. 
Ellis,  to  be  taken  through  the  lines.  All  risked  their  lives 
and  suffered  in  many  ways  for  the  cause  they  loved. 

John  Helton,  Jr.,  was  the  gallant  Captain  of  cavalry 
in  the  Carter  county  rebellion.  He  took  fever  and  died  in 
July,  1863. 

Findley  Smith  was  captured  and  died  in  prison. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  3/1 

Among  the  older  men  who  though  advanced  in  years 
were  the  main-stay  and  support  of  the  brave  women  and 
the  children  and  the  sick  and  helpless,  especially  in  the  last 
years  of  the  war,  and  who  were  brave  and  fearless  arid 
true  to  their  country  were :  James  L.  Bradley,  Mathias 
Keen,  Joseph  Taylor,  Joseph  O'Brien,  Pleasant  Williams 
(Doe  River),  Samuel  Patterson,  John  Minor,  Jackson 
Jordan,  Thomas  Gourley,  John  Helton,  Sr.,  John  Crum 
ley,  Isaac  Miller.  Upon  these  men  devolved  the  duty  of 
caring  for  and  protecting  as  far  as  they  could  the  women 
and  children,  looking  after  the  business  interests  of  their 
absent  sons  or  relatives  and  caring  for  their  property,  at 
tending  to  the  farms,  aiding  the  sick  and  burying  the 
dead. 


HEROINES. 

We  give  the  names  of  some  of  the  noble  women  in  the 
two  counties  of  Carter  and  Johnson,  and  only  regret  we 
can  not  follow  them,  one  and  all,  as  they  went  through  the 
fiery  ordeal  of  the  Civil  War,  facing  every  danger,  toiling 
and  praying  for  the  loved  ones,  dispensing  love  and  sun 
shine  in  their  pathway.  Their  names  should  be  written 
in  letters  of  gold  on  imperishable  parchment,  or  engraven 
on  enduring  metal  that  time  cannot  efface.  They  heard 
the  roar  of  cannon  and  the  rattle  of  musketry  that  told  of 
battle  and  death.  They  witnessed  bloody  tragedies.  They 
saw  their  loved  ones  imprisoned.  They  saw  them  brought 
home  dead.  They  heard  the  tramp  of  armed  men  and 
the  clanking  of  arms  and  the  shouts  of  soldiers  and  the 
groans  of  the  dying.  They  witnessed  the  cruelties  of 
civil  war  in  all  its  horrors  and  hideousness.  They  saw 
the  dead  bodies  of  men  who  had  been  hung  or  shot,  some 
times  their  own  friends  or  relatives,  and  yet  they  lived 
through  it  all.  They  were  familiar  with  danger  and 
strangers  to  fear.  They  went  out  into  the  darkness  and 
storm  to  aid  the  suffering.  They  ventured  into  dangers 
from  which  biave  men  recoiled.  They  seemed  to  require 
no  rest  but  were  always  on  the  alert.  They  waited  on 


372  HISTORY    OF   THE    13'fH    REGIMENT 

the  sick,  dressed  the  wounds  of  those  who  had  been  shot 
and  sometimes  had  to  bury  the  dead  with  their  own  hands. 
They  cooked  and  fed  Union  men  who  were  in  hiding  and 
men  who  had  escaped  from  prison,  often  piloting  them 
to  places  of  safety.  Among  those  who  received  the  care 
and  hospitality  of  the  loyal  women  of  these  counties  were 
Albert  D.  Richardson,  the  gifted  war  correspondent  of 
the  "New  York  Tribune"  and  author  of  'The  Field,  Dun 
geon  and  Escape,"  and  Junius  Henri  Browne,  the  brilliant 
war  correspondent  of  the  "New  York  Herald." 

We  give  first  the  names  of  those  who  lived  at  Eliza- 
bethton  and  in  that  vicinity :  Mrs.  Elizabeth  and  Evaline 
Carter,  Mrs.  Emma  Taylor,  Mrs.  Sophronia  Jobe,  Mrs. 
Mary  Stover,  Mrs.  Catherine  Tipton,  Mrs,  Susan  Fellers, 
Mrs.  Edna  Edens,  Mrs.  Joanna  Tipton,  Mrs.  Jane  Cam 
eron,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Singletary,  Mrs.  Eliza  Cameron, 
Mrs.  Laura  Cameron,  Mrs.  Margaret  Toncray,  Mrs. 
Martha  Tipton,  Mrs.  Nancy  Johnson,  Mrs.  Catherine  Pat 
terson,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bradley,  Mrs.  Martha  G.  Angel, 
Mrs.  Matilda  Burrow,  Mrs.  Jane  J.  Scott,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Hawkins,  Mrs.  Mary  Burrow,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ryan,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Smith,  Mrs.  Nancy  Barker,  Mrs.  Martha  Perry, 
Mrs.  Mary  Hart,  Mrs.  Nancy  Roberts,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Hyder,  Mrs.  Emily  Collins,  Mrs.  Martha  Hatcher,  Mrs. 
Rosanna  Taylor,  Mrs.  Margaret  Toncray,  Mrs.  Mary 
Cameron,  Mrs.  Margaret  Jobe,  Mrs.  Hester  Williams, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Keen,  Mrs.  Susan  Beasley,  Mrs.  Nancy  Tip- 
ton,  Mrs.  Matilda  Wilcox,  Mrs.  Evaline  Treadway,  Mrs. 
Lucy  Wilcox,  Mrs.  Lucy  Turner,  Mrs.  Janes  Minor,  Mrs. 
Timanda  Badgett,  Mrs.  Dorcas  Gourley,  Mrs.  Mary  Hil 
ton,  Mrs.  Eliza  Douthat,  Mrs.  Mary  Angel,  Mrs.  William 
Cass.  and  Misses  Mary  and  Eva  Taylor,  Miss  Sarah  Fol- 
som,  Miss  Eliza  O'Brien,  Miss  Emma  Jobe,  Miss  'Lizzie 
Cameron,  Misses  Margaret  and  Lydia  Barker,  Miss  Mary 
George,  Misses  Seraphina,  Ann  M.  and  Addie  Johnson, 
Misses  Agnes,  Elmira  and  Latitia  Roberts,  Misses  Po- 
litha  and  Hester  Heatherly,  Miss  Mattie  Tipton,  Misses 
Cordelia  and  Amanda  Hyder,  Misses  Susan  and  Mary 
Angel,  Miss  Alice  Angel,  Miss  Cordelia  Bradley,  Misr, 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  373 

Jennie  Garrison,  Misses  Sue  and  Sallie  Smith,  Miss  Mary 
R.  Toncray,  Miss  Emma  Roberts,  Miss  Emma  Burrow. 
These  ladies,  old  and  young,  performed  deeds 
which,  had  they  been  done  in  ordinary  times,  would  have 
won  for  them  great  honor  and  distinction,  but  in  those 
perilous  times  brave  deeds  were  done  and  little  notice 
taken  of  them.  It  has  been  truly  said  of  woman  that  she 
is  timid  and  often  shrinks  from  trivial  or  imaginary 
danger,  but  when  confronted  with  great  peril  she  rises 
to  the  occasion  and  displays  the  greatest  courage  and 
heroism.  In  the  Civil  War  they  were  the  sentinels  on  the 
watch-tower  when  every  hour  was  fraught  with  danger 
and  dread.  Midnight,  as  well  as  midday,  found  them 
at  their  post,  ready  at  the  approach  of  danger  to  rush  to 
the  rescue  of  father,  brother  or  friend,  whether  in  the 
darkness  of  the  night,  the  raging  storm  or  in  the  face  of 
a  relentless  enemy.  They  never  deserted  the  side  of  a 
father,  brother  or  friend,  no  odds  how  great  the  threatened 
danger,  but  clung  the  closer  to  him.  If  we  could  but 
relate  the  stories  or  picture  the  scenes  they  passed  through 
they  would  startle  those  who  have  known  women  only  in 
time  of  peace.  Imagine  a  hunted  refugee,  pursued  by 
soldiers  or  Indians,  taking  refuge  in  a  house  whose  oiry 
tenant  is  a  woman — her  husband  or  sons  not  daring  t:> 
remain  at  home — the  pursuers  follow  the  refugee  into 
the  house,  demand  in  angry  tones  and  with  guns  in  their 
hands  to  know  where  the  man  is  hidden.  Does  she  quail 
before  them  and  scream  and  point  out  the  trembling  vic 
tim  to  be  dragged  off  to  prison  or  death?  You  answer 
yes,  what  else  could  she  do?  She  is  but  a  woman.  But 
he  is  her  neighbor's  boy,  a  youth,  not  long  ago  a  mere  boy 
— she  knows  him  well.  She  calmly  faces  the  men  arc! 
tells  them  the  boy  passed  through  the  house.  She  says 
to  them  with  the  greatest  carelessness  of  manner,  "Don't 
you  see  he  is  not  in  here?"  They  pass  on  through  and 
search  the  barn  and  out-houses,  and  when  they  are  gone 
the  boy  is  hidden  more  securely  to  await  a  chance  to  escape. 
He  was  behind  the  door  and  the  lady  kept  between  him 
and  the  soldiers  and  her  cool  indifferent  manner  deceived 


3/4  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

them,  and  so  she  saved  her  neighbor's  son.  Was  she  not 
a  heroine?  Nor  is  this  story  a  romance.  Captain  S.  H. 
Hendrix  was  the  youth,  and  Mrs.  Christina  Scott,  of 
Turkey  Town  then,  (now  we  trust  a  saint  in  heaven), 
was  the  lady. 

Illustrative  of  woman's  courage  in  the  hour  of  danger 
we  will  relate  an  incident  witnessed  by  ourselves,  and  the 
lady  (lately  deceased)  was  born  and  raised  at  Elizabeth- 
ton,  and  her  name  is  familiar  to  many  people  there  now. 
Before  it  was  quite  daylight  on  the  morning  of  Decem 
ber  20th,  1864,  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  charged 
into  the  town  of  Marion,  Va.,  and  got  mixed  up  with  the 
enemy  in  the  darkness.  Bullets  were  whistling  through 
the  streets,  sabres  were  clashing,  and  soldiers  were  fight 
ing  and  dead  bodies  lying  in  the  streets.  Some  soldiers 
had,  or  were  attempting  to  set  fire  to  a  building.  A  lady 
was  pleading  with  them  not  to  burn  it.  One  of  the  offi 
cers  recognizing  her  voice  rode  up  to  her,  and  making 
himself  know^n,  told  her  peremptorily  that  she  must  leave 
there  or  she  would  be  killed.  The  lady  was  Miss  Mary 
Johnson,  and  she  was  trying  to  save  the  home  of  a  friend 
and  seemed  utterly  oblivious  of  her  own  danger. 


OTHER  INCIDENTS  AT  ELIZABETHTON. 

Samuel  Angel  was  a  well  known  and  highly  respected 
citizen  of  Elizabethton.  He  was  a  Union  man  and  had 
two  sons,  Adjutant  S.  P.  and  James  R.  Angel  in  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  A  few  days  before  the  killing 
of  Reese  and  Benjamin  Bowers  (about  September,  1863,) 
the  Johnson  county  home-guards  came  down  in  the  vicin 
ity  of  Elizabethton  on  a  marauding  and  murdering  ex 
pedition.  Two  of  them  went  to  the  home  of  Mr.  Angel 
one  Sunday  evening  and  asked  for  supper.  The  two 
young  daughters,  Susan  and  Mary,  got  their  supper  and 
treated  them  pleasantly  as  they  could.  Unfortunately 
they  made  Rio,  instead  of  rye  coffee  that  was  in  common 
use  at  that  time.  This  gave  them  a  hint  that  the  sons  had 
probably  sent  the  coffee  home,  and  perhaps  other  things  to 
the  family,  knowing*  they  were  in  the  army. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  375 

The  next  evening,  after  dark,  two  men  (supposed  to  be 
the  same  ones)  came  back  and  called  Mr.  Angel  out  of  the 
house.  When  he  came  out  they  took  hold  of  him  in  a. 
rough  -manner,  called  him  a  Lincolnite  and  told  him  they 
wanted  his  money.  They  fired  off  their  pistols  to  intimi 
date  him  and  frighten  the  family  away  so  they  could 
rob  the  house  of  anything  valuable  it  might  contain.  In 
the  scuffle  with  the  men  Angel  managed  to  get  his  pocket- 
book  out  of  his  pocket  and  drop  it  on  the  ground,  but  it 
being  dark  they  did  not  see  it.  Finding  no  money  on  his 
person  they  let  him  loose. 

Angel  was  a  man  of  courage  and  not  easily  intimi 
dated.  He  ran  into  the  house  and  got  his  gun  and  fired 
at  the  men,  but  it  being  dark  missed  them.  They  left 
hurriedly  but  came  back  with  more  men,  and  went  into 
the  house  and  rifled  the  drawers,  taking  coffee,  sugar  and 
everything  they  could  find,  including  the  clothing  of  Mrs. 
Angel  who  had  recently  died.  In  the  meantime  the  family 
had  left  .the  house  and  Mr.  Angel  ran  down  the  street  to 
try  to  get  protection  from  the  rebel  citizens,  some  of  whom 
were  closely  related  to  him.  He  was  seen  running  by 
another  one  of  this  gang,  who  raised  his  gun  to  shoot 
him,  but  was  prevented  from  doing  so  by  William  G. 
Bowers,  who  was  a  rebel  soldier  (having  been  con 
scripted),  but  who  knew  Mr.  Angel  to  be  a  peaceable  man 
and  a  good  citizen. 

A  number  of  rebel  citizens,  including  James  A.  Bur 
row,  brother-in-law  of  Angel,  Geo.  W.  and  H.  M.  Folsom 
and  Dr.  H.  T.  Berry  went  to  Angel's  house  and  told  the 
family  they  should  be  protected.  They  also  had  the  cloth 
ing  that  had  been  taken  away  returned.  Mr.  Angel 
thought  best  to  keep  out  of  the  way  until  the  excitement 
subsided. 

The  children,  six  in  number,  including  Gary  Jordan,  a 
grand-child,  came  back  to  the  house  that  night.  The  two 
girls  were  the  oldest,  the  others  wrere  boys  ranging  in 
age  from  six  to  fifteen  years.  Some  of  the  neighbors 
came  in  to  remain  with  them  during*  the  night.  About 
midnight  two  of  the  men  came  back  to  the  house  and 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

asked  if  Mr.  Angel  was  there.  They  came  in  and  sat 
down  and  told  the  girls  they  were  going  to  burn  the  house 
the  next  morning.  While  they  were  there  Mr.  Angel 
came  into  an  adjoining  room  and  set  his  gun  down,  but 
discovered  that  some  men  were  there  before  they  dis 
covered  him,  and  left  the  house  without  the  men  knowing 
he  was  there.  It  is  probable  they  had  come  to  kill  him 
and  would  have  done  so  had  they  found  him. 

At  the  time  of  Mrs.  Angel's  death,  July  20,  1863, 
guards  were  placed  around  the  house  hoping  to  capture 
the  sons  who  it  was  thought  would  try  to  get  home  to  take 
a  last  look  at  their  dead  mother ! 

Besides  the  sorrow  brought  to  this  family  by  the  Civil 
War,  death  made  two  sad  inroads  into  it,  taking  first  the 
mother,  Mrs.  Martha  Angel,  July  20,  1863,  and  then  a 
sister,  Mrs.  Ann  M.  Ellis,  wife  of  Captain  John  W.  Ellis, 
in  June,  1865. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Singletary  was  a  most  highly  respected 
widow  lady  who  lived  at  Elizabethton  at  the  time  of  the 
Civil  War.  She  had  a  son,  Lieut.  F.  S.  Singletary,  in 
the  Federal  army,  and  also  a  son-in-law,  George  W. 
Ryan.  Mrs.  Ryan  moved  into  the  house  with  her  mother 
in  the  absence  of  her  husband. 

At  one  time  a  rebel  officer  with  a  squad  of  soldiers  came 
to  the  house  in  search  of  the  son,  who  he  heard  had  been 
seen  at  home.  These  men  usually  looked  out  for  coffee, 
sugar  or  any  other  valuables  they  might  "confiscate,"  for 
the  property  of  Union  people  at  that  time  was  considered 
a  lawful  prize  to  whatever  marauder  could  find  it  first.  On 
this  occasion  Mrs.  Singletary  had  a  quantity  of  coffee 
stored  in  a  closet  under  the  stairway.  They  told  the 
member  of  the  family  who  was  piloting  them  through  the 
house  to  open  the  closet ;  this  was  done  with  the  remark, 
"You  are  welcome  to  all  you  can  find  in  there."  This 
threw  them  off  their  guard  and  they  did  not  find  the 
coffee. 

They  looked  up  the  chimney  to  see  what  they  could  find 
there.  Mrs.  Singletary's  young  granddaughter  told  the 
officer  she  never  heard  of  but  one  man  hiding  up  the  chim- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  377 

iiey  and  he  was  a  rebel.     She  added,  "Union  men  have 
got  too  much  sense  to  do  that." 

At  another  time  a  rebel  officer  who  desired  to  punish 
Mrs.  Ryan  because  her  husband  had  gone  to  the  Federal 
army  came  and  told  Mrs.  Singletary  that  if  she  did  not 
throw  her  daughter's  plunder  out  into  the  street  he  would 
burn  the  house  down  over  her  head.  She  told  him  he 
would  have  to  burn  it  then.  She  said  :  "I  cartnot  turn  my 
daughter  and  her  little  children  out  of  my  house;  if  we 
have  to  suffer  we  will  all  suffer  together."  These  were 
brave  words,  and  even  the  officer  was  seemingly  touched 
bv  them  as  the  house  was  not  burned. 


O'BRIEN'S   FORGE,    i4TH    CIVIL   DISTRICT    OF 
CARTER  COUNTY. 

This  place  is  now  known  as  Valley  Forge,  and  is  on  the 
Doe  River,  three  miles  south  of  Elizabethton.  Near  this 
place  was  the  home  of  Daniel  Ellis,  the  noted  pilot.  It 
was  near  this  place  the  men  would  meet  before  starting- 
together  on  the  long  and  perilous  trip  across  the  moun 
tains  and  rivers  to  where  they  hoped  to  reach  a  place  of 
safety  and  freedom. 


THE  REBEL  SOLDIER. 

We  will  relate  an  incident  that  occurred  near  Valley 
Forge,  illustrating  the  heroism  displayed  by  a  young  lady. 

At  one  time  a  company  of  Morgan's  men  were  sta 
tioned  at  Elizabethton.  They  often  got  meals  and  feed 
for  their  horses  at  the  homes  of  the  Union  people.  These 
men,  as  a  rule,  were  more  gentlemanly  and  treated  the 
Union  people  more  kindly  than  other  rebel  soldiers  that 
were  stationed  there  had  done,  and  in  turn  the  people 
treated  them  better.  One  of  them  had  frequently  stopped 
at  the  home  of  James  G.  Smith,  a  well-known  Union  man 
who  lived  near  Valley  Forge.  He  became  well  acquainted 


378  HISTORY  OF  THE  13x11  REGIMENT 

with  Mr.  Smith's  family  and  knowing  they  were  loyal 
people  confided  to  them  that  he  was  not  at  heart  a  rebel ; 
that  he  believed 'the  Union  cause  was  right,  and  if  he 
could  get  with  Dan.  Ellis  he  would  leave  the  Confederate 
army  and  go  through  the  lines.  At  first  Mr.  Smith  was 
not  disposed  to  trust  him  but  he  appeared  so  honest  and 
manly  he  gained  his  confidence  and  finally  told  him  if  he 
was  sincere  in  the  matter  he  would  assist  him  any  way  he 
could. 

Soon  after  this  the  man  came  to  Smith's  house  and 
said  he  had  left  his  command  and  wanted  to  be  shown  to 
Ellis  or  find  some  place  where  he  could  conceal  himself 
from  his  late  comrades  until  Ellis  could  take  him  through 
the  lines.  It  happened  that  it  was  known  to  Smith  that 
Ellis  was  a  few  miles  from  there  with  a  company  of  men 
ready  to  start  through  the  lines.  But  he  could  not  direct 
the  man  so  that  he  could  find  Ellis  alone,  besides  being  a 
stranger  to  them  it  would  not  be  safe  to  go  there  by  him 
self.  The  night  was  dark  and  stormy,  and  Smith,  who 
was  advanced  in  years,  did  not  feel  able  to  go  with  him 
and  there  was  no  other  boy  or  man  on  the  place.  The 
man  knowing1  that  he  was  liable  to  be  missed  and  followed 
at  any  moment  showed  much  uneasiness  and  expressed 
great  regret  that  he  had  no  one  to  take  him.  At  this 
juncture  one  of  Mr.  Smith's  daughters,  Miss  Margaret, 
who  was  familiar  with  every  road  and  bridle-path  in  the 
neighborhood  volunteered  to  act  as  his  guide.  Mounting 
one  of  her  father's  horses  she  led  the  way  through  the 
darkness  and  rain,  over  the  hills  and  through  the  woods 
she  conducted  the  man  safely  to  Ellis  and  returned  to  her 
home  alone.  Thus  this  brave  girl  aided  the  Union  cause 
by  taking  from  the  Confederate  army  an  unwilling  soldier, 
and  in  all  probability  he  joined  the  other  side. 

The  women  in  this  locality  were  often  called  upon  to 
prepare  rations  for  large  companies  of  men,  enough  to 
last  them  several  clays.  Often  a  single  family  would  cook 
and  prepare  five  days'  rations  for  as  many  as  ten  or  fifteen 
men.  They  would  send  to  them  baskets  full  of  boiled 
ham,  bread,  pies  and  vegetables.  This  they  did  cheer 
fully  and  without  pay. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  379 

We  give  the  names  of  those  we  remember  who  lived  in 
the  vicinity  of  Valley  Forge  during  the  Civil  \Var,  and 
there  is  not  one  among  them  who  did  not  aid  to  his  utmost 
the  cause  of  the  Union,  or  would  not  brave  any  dangers 
to  succor  the  conscripts  and  refugees:  William  X. 
O'Brien,  James  G.  Smith,  John  C.  and  Robert  A.  Smith, 
Abram  and  Elijah  Hathaway,  John  Bayless,  Elbert 
Range,  David  S.  Hilton,  James  Garrison,  Alfred  Wil 
liams,  John  Grindstaff,  James  and  Joseph  Hyder,  Wiley 
Ellis,  James  McCathern,  Virgil  Morris,  Elisha  Collins,Eli 
Fletcher,  Mordicai  Williams,  Brownlow  Fair,  Chris,  Sim- 
erly,  Jehu  Humphreys.  We  give  here  the  name  of 
some  of  the  wives  and  daughters  of  these  men,  each  of 
whom  did  many  heroic  deeds  like  the  one  we  have  nar 
rated,  had  we  time  and  space  to  tell  them:  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  and  Mrs.  Rosanna  Smith,  Mrs.  Ann  O'Brien, 
Mrs.  Martha  Ellis,  Mrs.  Hannah  Garrison,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Bayless,  Mrs.  Celia  Humphreys,  Mrs.  Jane  Hathaway, 
Mrs.  Margaret  and  Eliza  Jane  Hyder,  Mrs.  Louisa  Camp 
bell,  Mrs.  Nora  Williams,  Mrs.  Vina  Fletcher,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Humphrey,  Mrs.  Ollie  Hilton,  Mrs.  Hugh  Jenkins,  Mrs. 
Salina  Collins,  Mrs.  Sabina  Grindstaff,  and  Misses  Mary, 
Caroline  and  Margaret  Smith,  Miss  Minerva  Ellis,  Misses 
Rebecca,  Alpha  and  Sarah  McCathern,  Miss  Jane 
O'Brien,  Miss  Ann  Barnes. 

Francis  Humphrey,  a  young  son  of  Young  Humphrey 
(the  latter  died  while  a  member  of  Company  A,  Thir 
teenth  Tennesse  Cavalry),  kept  a  boat  near  O'Brien's 
Forge  for  the  purpose  of  taking  Union  men  and  refugees 
across  Doe  River  as  they  passed  back  and  forth  at  night 
to  see  Dan.  Ellis.  Though  a  mere  boy  then  he  was  im 
plicitly  trusted  by  Ellis  and  all  the  Union  people.  He 
now  lives  near  Jefferson  City,  Tenn. 


380  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

CRAB  ORCHARD,  2D  AND  30  CIVIL  DISTRICTS 
OF  CARTER  COUNTY. 

The  entire  country  along  the  East  Tennessee  and  West 
ern  North  Carolina  Railroad  from  what  is  now  known  as 
Crab  Orchard  Station  in  Carter  county  to  the  North  Caro 
lina  line  southeast  of  Shell  Creek  was  known  as  the  Crab 
Orchard  during  the  Civil  War.  This  is  for  the  most 
part  a  rugged  country,  but  presents  most  magnificent  scen 
ery.  There  is  a  place  on  this  narrow-gauge  road  called 
the  "Gorge"  that  is  the  wonder  of  travelers  now,  it  was 
often  the  retreat  of  refugees  in  those  days,  but  now  the 
little  engine  pursues  a  steep,  narrow  and  tortuous  track 
through  the  tunnels  and  along  the  moutain  side  where 
naked  cliffs  rise  perpendicularly  for  hundreds  of  feet,  and 
the  little  river  (Doe)  tumbles  along  among  the  large 
boulders  far  below.  The  scenery  is  said  by  experienced 
travelers  to  equal  in  grandeur  that  of  any  ever  seen, 
though  not  as  extensive  and  imposing  as  at  some  places 
they  have  been.  Here  the  Roan  Mountain  rises  in  ma 
jestic  grandeur  to  an  altitude  of  6394  feet,  and  upon  its 
summit  is  built  a  summer  hotel  known  as  "Cloudland," 
which  is  said  to  be  "the  highest  human  habitation  east  of 
the  Rocky  Mountains."  In  the  valleys  of  the  mountains 
along  the  Doe  river  are  fertile  coves  where  many  prosper 
ous  farmers  dwelt  before  the  war.  When  the  war  came 
the  mountains  were  a  favorite  hiding  place  for  escaped 
prisoners,  conscripts  and  refugees.  Finding  it  difficult  to 
find  these  men  the  Confederate  authorities  conceived  the 
idea  of  bringing  into  these  mountains  some  ignorant  and 
half-civilized  Indians,  belonging  to  an  organization  known 
as  Thomas'  Legion,  from  Cherokee  county,  N.  C.  Indians 
were  always  noted  for  cruelty  and  cunning  and  for  their 
ability  to  move  stealthily  through  the  woods  and  come 
unawares  upon  an  enemy.  So  many  stories  had  been  told 
of  their  cruelty  and  savage  character  that  it  was  sup 
posed  the  very  name  of  Indians  would  strike  terror  to  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  381 

conscripts  and  induce  them  to  come  in  and  give  them 
selves  up.  They  were  brought  into  Carter  county  about 
the  month  of  May,  1863,  and  were  in  command  of  Cap 
tain  Walters,  from  Georgia,  who  had  command  of  two  or 
three  companies  of  white  Confederate  cavalry  besides  one 
or  two  companies  of  Indians,  the  latter  being  directed  or 
commanded  by  Lieut.  R.  P.  Tipton,  of  Carter  county, 
during  the  time  this  force  was  engaged  in  conscript  hunt 
ing.  In  justice  to  the  latter  officer,  Lieut.  Tipton,  who 
met  a  tragic  fate  afterwards  at  the  hands  of  the  Heath- 
erly's  we  have  been  told  he  did  not  approve  of  all  the 
harsh  measures  of  Walters'  towards  the  Union  people. 

Starting  out  from  Elizabethton  this  company  had 
reached  a  point  about  six  miles  from  what  is  now.  Roan 
Mountain  Station  when  a  widow  by  the  name  of 
Hannah  Wilson,  who  was  a  brave  Union  woman,  had 
started  in  the  direction  of  Elizabethton  on  horseback,  saw 
the  Indians  coming  and  knowing  there  were  many  Union 
men  in  hiding  near  Roan  Mountain  she  wheeled  her  horse 
in  the  road,  and  the  better  to  keep  her  seat  on  the  horse 
adjusted  herself  on  him  man-fashion  or  astride,  and  lay 
ing  whip  soon  spread  the  news  of  the  approach  of  the  In 
dians  for  miles  around,  and  no  doubt  saved  many  Union 
men  from  being  captured. 

A  young  man  named  Noah  Cade,  who  was  raised  by 
Jesse  White,  and  who  had  been  captured  by  them  made 
his  escape  in  the  following  manner:  They  were  at 
White's  house  and  had  ordered  Mrs.  Lottie  White  to  pre 
pare  them  something  to  eat.  It  was  late  in  the  evening- 
and  Mrs.  White  said  to  the  young  man  in  the  presence 
of  the  officer :  "Run  up  on  the  hill  and  bring  the  cows,  I 
will  have  to  have  some  milk."  He  was  afraid  to  leave 
his  guard,  and  she  said :  "Don't  you  hear  the  bell,  go  on." 
The  boy  started  and  the  officer  supposing  he  would  be 
back  in  a  few  minutes  with  the  cows  let  him  go.  She 
managed  to  speak  to  him  at  the  back  of  the  house  and  told 
him  not  to  return.  The  officer  was  highly  enraged,  but 
the  young  man  joined  the  3d  North  Carolina  (Union) 
Regiment  and  made  a  brave  soldier. 


382  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

4 

These  Indians  were  taken  into  every  part  of  Johnson 
and  Carter  counties  and  spread  terror  and  dismay 
wherever  they  went,  especially  among  the  women  who 
had  no  protection,  and  who  had  heard  so  many  stories  of 
their  cruelty.  But  they  were  too  ignorant  to  know  for 
what  purpose  they  were  being  used  and  later  in  the  war 
they  joined  the  Federal  army  and  were  employed  by  Col. 
Kirk  to  frighten  and  harass  the  people  who  had  first  em 
ployed  them.  Another  instance  of  evil  deeds  coming 
home  to  haunt  and  terrify  their  authors. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  brave  men  and  women 
who  resided  in  the  Crab  Orchard  during  the  Civil  War,  as 
far  as  we  can  obtain  them,  and  performed  countless  deeds 
of  humanity  and  heroism  and  who  suffered  untold  agony 
and  anxiety,  suffering  and  destitution  for  their  country : 
James  Julian  and  wife,  Jesse  S.  and  Lottie  White,  John 
Lacy  and  wife,  Jacob  and  Nancy  Perkins,  Emaline  Cara 
way  and  Hannah  Wilson  (widows),  Hamilton  and  Ema 
line  Ray,  Andrew  Buck  and  Mrs.  Buck,  George  and  Sarah 
Snyder,  John  K.  and  Ann  Smith,  Russell  and  Mary 
Cordell,  David  and  Lorena  Stout,  Wright  and  Mary 
Moreland,  Elijah  and  Lorena  Smith,  James  and  Ann  Orr, 
Francis  and  Jane  Hampton,  Nathaniel  Simerly  and  wife, 
Absalom  Miller  and  wife,  William  and  David  Simerly, 
James  Holly  and  wife. 

Andrew  Buck  was  taken  out  and  hanged  until  he  was 
black  in  the  face  by  Walters  to  make  him  tell  where  his 
sons  were  concealed. 


DOE  RIVER  COVE,  IITH  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  CAR 
TER  COUNTY. 

The  town  of  Hampton,  Tenn.,  situated  six  miles  south 
of  Elizabethton,  Tenn.,  was  known  during  the  Civil  War 
as  Doe  River  Cove.  There  were  many  clever  and  well- 
to-do  people  in  this  neighborhood  and  all  were  loyal  to  the 
Union  as  far  as  we  can  remember.  It  was  the  home  of 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  383 

Elijah  Simerly,  who  served  several  terms  as  Sheriff  of 
the  county  before  the  war  and  figured  prominently  in  the 
bridge  burning  and  the  Carter  county  rebellion.  He  was 
also  prominent  after  the  war,  being  connected  with  the 
building  of  a  railroad  and  other  business  enterprises. 
Other  true  and  loyal  men  in  this  locality  were :  L.  W. 
Hampton,  Thomas  Badgett,  Alfred  Campbell,  Hon.  John 
W.  Hyder,  Michael  Grindstaff,  A.  J.  Campbell,  William 
Campbell,  John  Justice,  Elkana  Hoss,  George  and  David 
Morton,  Moses  and  Nicholas  Johnson,  Green  Walker, 
Ambrose  Mclntosh,  Melvin  Goodwin,  Noten,  Zachariah 
and  William  Campbell,  Oliver  Hall,  Johnson  Hampton, 
Henry  Simerly  (moved  to  the  nth  District  during  the 
war),  Joseph  and  Solomon  Turner,  Richard  Lacy,  N.  T. 
Badgett,  Ezekiel  Mclntosh,  Fielding  Mclntosh  and  David 
Mclntosh,  John  Simerly,  Carter  and  Z.  T.  Campbell  (the 
two  latter  Federal  soldiers).  These  men  were  all  zealous 
Union  men  and  went  through  all  the  clangers,  hardships 
and  privations  that  fell  to  the  lot  of  loyalists  in  these  coun 
ties.  They  shared  their  means  with  liberality  with  those 
in  need,  they  risked  their  lives  to  protect  the  helpless  and 
performed  the  part  of  brave  and  loyal  men. 

The  women  whose  names  should  be  honored  for  all 
time,  and  of  whom  it  may  be  truthfully  said  :  "There  were 
none  more  brave,  generous  and  self-sacrificing"  were: 
Mrs.  Mary  Simerly,  Mrs.  Sallie  Lacy,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Hampton,  Mrs.  Harriet  Badgett,  Miss  Mary  Ann  Hamp 
ton,  Mrs.  Vina  Hyder,  Mrs.  Nancy  James,  Mrs.  Jane 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Martha  Walker,  Mrs.  Mary  Johnson,  Mrs. 
Matilda  Badgett,  Mrs.  Sophia  Jackson  (widow),  Mrs. 
Rachel  Justice,  Mrs.  Adaline  Morton,  Mrs.  Henry  Sim 
erly,  Mrs.  Jane  Hall,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  West  (widow),  and 
Miss  Eliza  Badgett,  Misses  Sarah,  Matilda  and  Mary 
Campbell,  Misses  Mary,  Martha  and  Emma  Hyder,  Miss 
Harriet  Turner,  Miss  Mary  Grindstaff,  Mrs.  Susana 
Campbell,  Miss  Caroline  Grindstaff. 


384  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3T1I    REGIMENT 

ELK    MILL,     4TH     CIVIL    DISTRICT,     CARTER 
COUNTY. 

This  is  the  name  of  a  post  office  on  Elk  creek  in  the 
southeastern  part  of  .Carter  county.  It  is  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  Pond  Mountain.  During  the  Civil  War,  as  now,, 
there  were  fertile  farms  along  the  banks  of  this  stream 
and  in  the  coves,  and  the  people  were  reasonably  prosper 
ous.  As  in  other  sections  of  the  county  they  were  loyal 
to  the  Union.  Being  near  the  mountain  and  secluded  it 
was  the  rendezvous  for  a  large  number  of  refugees  during 
the  war.  It  was  the  scene  of  a  number  of  adventures  and 
tragedies. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  some  of  the  residents 
of  the  vicinity  of  Elk  Mill  and  near  Elk  Creek  during  the 
time  of  the  war :  Richard  C.  White,  Washington  White, 
George  Shuffield,  John  L.  Stout,  James  Whitehead,  Isaac 
and  Amos  Green,  John  Stout,  John  Kinnick,  James 
Hately,  Granville  W.  Stout,  Columbus  Wolf,  George 
Blevins,  John  Cable,  William  Lewis,  Thomas  Whitehead 
and  John  C.  Shuffield. 

The  women  in  this  locality  whose  names  we  give  were 
called  upon  to  witness  some  revolting  tragedies  and  to 
perform  many  acts  of  kindness  and  pass  many  sleepless 
nights  and  toilsome  days  feeding  the  helpless  wanderers 
from  home,  administering  to  the  sick  or  wounded,  secret 
ing  the  hunted  and  burying  the  dead.  Women  and  aged 
men  performed  these  offices  of  humanity  with  love  and 
tenderness,  regardless  of  the  toil  and  sacrifice  it  cost 
them.  While  we  cannot  stop  to  point  out  each  act  of 
humanity  or  patriotic  and  Christian  duty,  each  performed 
her  part  nobly.  They  were  Elizabeth  Cable,  Elizabeth 
Shuffield,  Helen  Stout,  Katie  Whitehead,  Mary  Green, 
Julia  Green,  Elizabeth  White,  Elizabeth  Stout,  Emma 
Hately,  Mary  Kinnick,  Sabry  White,  Eliza  Shuffield  and 
others,  no  doubt,  whose  names  we  have  failed  to  obtain 
and  whom  we  would  be  glad  to  place  on  record.  This 
section  of  country  was  a  favorite  retreat  for  men  from 


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TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

Carter  and  Johnson  counties  and  from  the  nearby  States 
of  Virginia  and  North  Carolina.  Men  escaping  from 
Saulsbury  prison  and  recruiting  officers  and  conscripts 
hard  pressed  by  soldiers  and  Indians  took  shelter  in  the 
Pond  Mountain  and  depended  on  these  people  for  sup 
plies. 


BUFFALO  AND  GAP  CREEK,  STH,  6xn  AND  I;TH 
CIVIL  DISTRICTS,  CARTER  COUNTY. 

In  these  three  Civil  Districts  of  Carter  county  are  Gap 
Creek,  Buffalo  Creek  and  Powder  Branch.  During  the 
war  the  fertile  valleys  along  these  creeks  were  occupied 
by  prosperous  and  happy  people,  noted  for  intelligence 
and  'thrift.  Though  the  Union  people  were  largely  in 
the  majority  there  were  secessionists,  who,  during  the 
war,  rendered  themselves  obnoxious  to  the  great  majority, 
while  there  were  others,  notably  Alfred  W.  Taylor's  fam 
ily,  though  heartily  in  sympathy  with  the  South  and  three 
of  his  sons  were  officers  in  the  Confederate  army,  retained 
the  respect  and  good  will  of  the  Union  people  to  a  great 
extent.  Col.  Robert  Love  was  another  secessionist  who 
was  highly  respected. 

When  the  country  became  overrun  with  Confederate 
soldiers  many  devices  were  resorted  to  to  deceive  the 
soldiers  and  protect  Union  men.  In  what  was  known  as 
the  Patton  settlement,  T.  Y.  Patton  dug  a  square  hole 
in  his  yard,  covered  it  with  puncheons  and  made  a  trap 
door  to  it.  Over  this  he  placed  brush  or  branches  of  trees. 
Here  he  concealed  refugees  for  days  at  a  time  without  any 
one  suspecting  their  presence.  In  the  same  neighborhood 
John  Miller  had  a  large  hollow  log  a  short  distance  from 
his  house  where  he  concealed  and  fed  refugees.  On  one 
occasion  Wm.  M.  Gourley  and  W.  F.  M.  Hyder,  both  af 
terwards  officers  in  the  army,  were  concealed  in  this  log 
while  the  snow  was  on  the  ground.  Miller  took  them  to 
the  log,  and  in  order  to  obliterate  their  tracks  got  a  basket 
of  corn  and  called  his  hogs,  the  numerous  tracks  .of  the 
hogs  left  no  trace  of  the  tracks  of  the  men.  He  fed  these 
men  there  until  the  snow  melted  awav. 


386  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

S.  W.  Hyder  had  a  mill  on  Powder  Branch  and  fed 
hundreds  of  scouters.  He  and  his  wife  were  kind-hearted 
liberal  people  and  true  to  the  Union  cause.  Decker  Hyder 
and  John  Hyder  ("Blood  John")  and  the  older  sons  of 
the  latter,  David  Hyder  among  them,  were  fearless  Union 
people. 

Daniel  Krouse  owned  a  mill  and  he  and  his  wife  \vere 
devoted  Union  people  and  liberal  in  feeding  scouters. 

George  D.  and  Samuel  W.  Williams  were  wealthy 
Union  citizens  and  contributed  largely  of  their  means  to 
the  Union  cause  and  were  generous  in  furnishing  provi- 
sons  to  the  suffering.  Nat.  T.  Williams,  known  as  "Red 
Nat,"  was  among  the  leading  Union  men  of  the  county. 
He  piloted  Gen.  Burnside  and  his  staff,  and  explained 
the  location  of  the  country  to  them  when  the  Federal  army 
made  the  advance  into  Upper  East  Tennessee  under  that 
officer  in  September,  1863.  He  w^as  in  the  siege  of  Knox- 
ville  and  rendered  important  and  dangerous  service  in 
carrying  dispatches  for  Gen.  Burnside. 

Pleasant  M.  Williams,  of  Gap  Creek,  was  a  noted 
Union  man.  Both  he  and  his  son  James  assisted  in  burn 
ing  the  bridge  at  Zollicoffer.  Being  a  bold,  outspoken 
man  he  soon  became  an  object  of  hatred  to  the  rebels.  No 
man  in  the  county  suffered  more  for  the  Union  cause  than 
Mr.  Williams.  He  was  shot  at,  imprisoned  and  mis 
treated  in  every  way,  but  no  amount  of  persecution  ever 
induced  him  to  yield  for  a  moment  or  even  conceal  his 
sentiments. 

He  was  put  in  jail  at  Elizabethton  and  also  at  Greene - 
ville,  Tenn.,  and  at  Knoxville  for  a  short  time.  He  was 
then  taken  to  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  where  he  was  imprisoned 
for  two  months.  He  was  taken  from  there  to  Macon, 
Ga.,  and  from  thence  to  Pensacola,  Florida.  He  was  in 
prison  over  a  year  in  all.  After  trying  in  vain  to  subdue 
him  by  starvation  and  imprisonment  the  officer  at  the 
prison  at  last  turned  him  loose  saying,  "It  was  cheaper  to 
fight  him  than  to  keep  him  in  prison."  Mr.  Williams  was 
one  of  those  men  that  never  yielded  to  an  enemy.  When 
he  reached  home  he  was  so  emaciated  that  his  hip  bones 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  387 

had  cut  through  the  skin  and  was  entirely  helpless,  but  he 
recovered  and  is  still  living  (1902)  at  his  old  home  on 
Gap  Creek  at  the  venerable  age  of  96  years. 

The  Davenports,  at  whose  house  Williams  was  shot  at, 
were  among  the  most  aggressive  Union  people,  Samuel 
Davenport  being  one  of  the  bridge  burners. 

Besides  those  we  have  mentioned  we  recall  the  names 
of  Dr.  J.  S.  Snodgrass,  George  (Ed.)  Williams,  Robert 
Williams,  Alexander  Anderson,  P.  A.  J.  Crockett,  Joseph 
Hyder,  James  P.  Taylor  ("Preacher"),  Henry  Saylor, 
John  O.  Williams,  David  C.  Moody,  Adam  Gourley,  Al 
fred  Gourley,  Alexander  Douglass,  Adam  Loudermilk, 
Kinchen  Range,  Jacob  M.  Range,  Thomas  P.  and  Louis-i 
J.  Clark,  Jesse  Humphreys  (who  had  two  brave  sons  in 
the  Federal  army),  John  Humphreys,  Sr.,  (blacksmith), 
James  L.  and  Martin  N.  Taylor,  Robert  Smalling,  W.  H. 
H.  Davenport,  James  Smith  and  wife,  Jacob  Loudermilk, 
Allan  Lyle,  John  and  Richard  Hughes,  O.  W.  Buck, 
Francis  M.  Hyder,  James  Loudermilk. 

Among  the  loyal  women  that  did  their  share  in  cook 
ing  and  providing  for  the  refugees  and  scouters  were: 
Mrs.  Martha  Taylor,  Mrs.  Bettie  and  Eliza  Range,  Mrs. 
Jane  Crockett,  Mrs.  Eliza  Humphreys,  Mrs.  Bettie  Wil 
liams,  Misses  Margaret  and  Mary  E.  Taylor,  Miss  Clem- 
ing  Taylor,  Mrs.  Sallie  Range,  Mrs.  Eliza  Douglas,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Edens. 

We  might  mention  an  incident  here  that  will  cast  a 
ray  of  sunshine  among  the  clouds  and  show  that  all  feel 
ings  of  humanity  between  neighbors  of  opposite  senti 
ments  had  not  disappeared. 

At  the  time  our  forces  advanced  east  as  far  as  Carter's 
Depot  and  were  fighting  Gen.  William's  command  (Oc 
tober,  1864,)  a  number  of  Union  men,  among  whom  were 
P.  A.  J.  Crockett,  Richard  Douthat,  Thomas  C.  Johnson, 
Dr.  Snodgrass,  D.  C.  Moody,  Henry  Saylor  and  others 
went  up  on  Bogard's  Knob,  a  high  eminence  near  Carter's 
Depot,  to  witness  the  engagement. 

Gen.  Williams  observing  them  sent  a  squad  of  soldiers 
and  had  them  arrested  as  Union  spies.  When  he  fell  back 


388  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

to  Zollicoffer  he  took  the  prisoners  with  him.  An  order 
was  made  out  to  send  them  to  Richmond  to  work  on  the 
fortifications.  Major  George  D.  Taylor,  who  was  well- 
known  to  all  these  men,  was  at  that  time  on  Gen.  Wil 
liams'  staff.  He  told  Gen.  Williams  while  these  men 
were  all  Union  men,  they  were  all  good  men  and  were  not 
spies,  and  requested  the  General  to  release  them,  which 
he  did. 

We  would  say  in  this  connection  that  Major  Geo.  D. 
Taylor,  and  his  brothers,  William  C,  Col.  Nat.  M.,  and 
Captain  H.  H.  Taylor,  and  Col.  Robert  C.  Love,  all  of  this 
neighborhood,  often  used  their  influence  with  the  Confed 
erate  authorities  in  behalf  of  Union  men  who  were  in 
trouble,  and  who  were  their  friends  and  neighbors  before 
the  War.  These  men  were  always  held  in  high  esteem  by 
all  classes. 


TURKEYTOWN. 

This  part  of  Carter  county  now  in  the  8th  and  I3th 
Civil  Districts,  extends  from  a  point  on  the  Watauga 
river,  two  miles  east  of  Elizabethton,  to  Watauga,  form- 
ejrly  Carter's  Depot,  on  the  Southern  Railroad.  It  is 
bounded  on  the  west  by  the  beautiful  and  historic  Watau 
ga  river.  There  has  never  been  a  town  or  village  within 
its  boundary  except  Watauga,  built  up  largely  since  the 
war. 

The  name  Turkeytown  was  applied  to  a  large  area  ex 
tending  along  the  Watauga  river  on  the  south  side  and 
along  the  Holston  Mountain  (part  of  the  way)  on  the 
north  side  for  a  distance  of  eight  or  ten  miles  east  and 
west,  or  rather,  in  an  irregular  direction  with  the  course 
of  the  river.  Ever  since  we  can  remember  it  has  been  di 
vided  into  two  precincts  known  as  Upper  and  Lower 
Turkeytown.  The  Southern  railroad  (East  Tennessee 
and  Virginia)  over  which  nearly  all  the  soldiers  from  the 
South  passed  during  the  war,  going  into  Virginia,  passes 
through  Lower  Turkeytown.  This  entire  section  of  conn- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  3^9 

try  was  comparatively  thickly  settled  during  the  war,  and 
the  people  were  very  prosperous,  much  of  their  lands 
lying  along  the  river  and  the  remainder  being,  to  a  great 
extent,  productive  upland.  In  Lower  Turkeytown  the 
people  suffered  greatly  from  both  armies  advancing  and 
retreating  alternately  along  the  railroad.  Like  the  entire 
length  of  what  is  now  the  Southern  Railroad,  almost 
every  foot  of  it  through  East  Tennessee  was  fought  over 
time  and  again  from  the  beginning  to  the  close  of  the 
Civil  War,  and  we  regret  to  say,  that  the  people  who  had 
been  so  loyal  and  true  to  the  Government  were  often  as 
badly  mistreated  and  robbed  by  the  Northern  troops  as  by 
the  Southern.  Many  brave  deeds  were  performed,  both 
by  the  men  and  women  of  this  locality,  much  suffering- 
was  endured  and  many  hardships  undergone.  Nearly  all 
were  loyal  to  the  Union.  The  incident  we  have  related 
of  Mrs.  Christina  Scott  saving  a  neighbor  boy  from  arrest 
and  very  probable  death  occurred  in  Lower  Turkeytown, 
and  many  others  of  a  similiar  nature  took  place.  The 
people,  as  in  other  parts  of  the  county,  gave  freely  of  what 
they  had  to  refugees  from  Johnson  county  and  North 
Carolina  passing  through  on  their  way  to  Kentucky.  All 
we  have  said  of  the  loyalty  and  heroism,  the  kindness  and 
liberality  to  scouters  and  refugees  and  escaping  prisoners, 
may  be  said  with  equal  truth  of  the  people  of  the  entire 
Turkeytown  country.  While  we  will  place  on  record  the 
names  of  many  of  them  who  were  true  and  loyal  and  brave 
we  wish  to  mention  the  name  of  one  now  dead,  who, 
though  his  sympathies  were  with  the  Southern  cause  and 
he  had  sons  in  the  Southern  army  it  has  been  repeatedly 
told  to  us  that  he  often  gave  of  his  means  to  Union  men 
who  were  suffering  and  never  attempted  to  point  out  his 
neighbors  to  have  them  arrested  by  Southern  soldiers  as 
did  some  others  who  lived  near  him.  The  man  to  whom 
we  refer  is  the  late  Isaac  L.  Brown.  Another  Southern 
sympathizer  who  retained  the  good  will  of  the  Union 
people  was  W.  C.  Emmert,  of  Turkeytown. 

Among  the  prominent  Union  men  in  Turkeytown  dur 
ing  the  war  were  the  following :     S.   A.   Cunningham, 


39°  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Harrison  Hendrix  and  S.  H.  Hendrix,  who  are  mentioned 
in  connection  with  the  bridge  burning;  A.  M.  Brown,  who 
was  postmaster  and  railroad,  or  station  agent,  at  Carter's 
Depot ;  Andrew  Taylor,  wrho  is  mentioned  in  the  Chapter 
of  Tragedies ;  John  Murray,  James  Bishop,  Berry  Daniels, 
Samuel  Shell,  Nathan  Demsey,  Levi,  Henry  and  Abner 
Slagle,  Zack  Foust,  Ed.  M.  Crow,  Samuel  McCorkle, 
Pleasant  Gibson,  Jordan  Croy,  Landon  Taylor,  Webb 
Taylor  (a  youth),  Jeremiah  M.  Emmert,  M.  Y.  Morton, 
George  Mottern,  John  and  William  Lacy,  William  P. 
Lacy,  Rev.  James  R.  Scott,  William  and  Henry  Poland, 
Samuel  Bishop,  Henry  Morrell,  J.  A.  Barnes,  Rev.  Rad- 
ford  Ellis  and  wife,  and  his  sons,  Arnold,  Solomon  and 
Haynes  Ellis,  Alfred  Shell,  Philip  Davis,  John  Smith 
(who  was  killed),  Edward  Glover,  Henry  Stout,  Andrew 
Reynolds,  Anderson  Crumley  and  Turner  Chambers. 

S.  A.  Cunningham,  Harrison  Hendrix  and  Andrew 
Taylor  were  the  leading  men  in  the  plot  to  burn  the  bridge 
across  the  river  at  Watauga  (Carter's  Depot),  and  cut 
the  telegraph  wires  the  night  that  the  bridge  \vas  burned 
at  Zollicoffer.  The  burning  the  bridge  was  abandoned 
on  account  of  the  strong  guard  (McClellan's  company) 
being  stationed  there.  The  telegraph  wires  were  cutr 
however,  Cunningham,  himself,  climbing  one  of  the  polesr 
the  bark,  which  had  not  been  removed,  slipped  and  Cun 
ningham  was  precipitated  to  the  ground,  receiving  painful 
injuries.  The  other  men  named  were  no  less  active  in 
performing  any  and  every  duty  assigned  them  to  advance 
the  cause  of  the  Union. 

Among  the  older  men  then  living  in  Turkeytown,  all 
of  whom  have  passed  away,  were :  Peter  Slagle,  George 
Persinger,  Solomon  and  Abram  Hart,  William  Bishop, 
Jonathan  Range,  Henry  Mottern,  Bayless  and  Reuben 
Miller,  Henry  Little. 

Among  the  loyal  women  of  that  locality,  than  whom 
there  were  none  nobler,  truer  or  braver,  among  all  the 
noble  women  of  Carter  county,  were  :  Mrs.  Alice  Cunning 
ham,  Mrs.  Christina  Scott,  Mrs.  Stephen  Houston  (who 
had  three  sons  in  the  Federal  army),  Mrs.  Mary  Thomp- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  391 

son  (widow),  Mrs.  Catherine  Siagle  (wife  of  Henry 
Slagle  who  died  in  prison),  Mrs.  Massy  Siagle,  Mrs. 
Annie  Range,  Mrs.  Sarah  Foust,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Crow, 
Mrs.  Susan  Vest  (widow),  Mrs.  Lucinda  McCorkle,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Miller,  Mrs.  Rachel  Miller,  Hrs.  Henry  Little, 
Mrs.  Mary  Campbell,  Mrs.  Solomon  Hart,  Mrs.  Abram 
Hart,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Barnes,  Mrs.  John  Murray,  Mrs.  Ma 
tilda  Williams  (had  two  sons  die  in  Richmond  prison), 
Mrs.  Andrew  Taylor  (whose  husband  was  shot  and  two 
sons  imprisoned  for  their  loyalty),  Mrs.  Axie  Davis,  Mrs. 
Marinda  Glover,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stout,  Mrs.  Mary  Cham 
bers. 


THE  NECK  AND  HORSESHOE. 

These  are  names  long  ago  applied  to  a  section  of  Carter 
county  lying  in  the  i8th  Civil  District  and  extending  from 
near  Elizabethton  in  a  southeasterly  direction  along  the 
south  side  of  the  Lynn  Mountain  to  the  Watauga  river  at 
Siam,  and  thence  up  the  river  past  the  great  bend  in  the 
Watauga  known  as  the  "Horseshoe."  A  portion  of  this 
country,  especially  along  the  river  is  exceedingly  fertile, 
and  in  the  time  of  the  war  contained  quite  a  large  popula 
tion,  a  large  portion  of  which  was  loyal  to  the  Federal 
Government.  The  sufferings,  hardships,  arrests,  im 
prisonments;  the  feeding  of  conscripts  and  refugees, 
tragedies  and  all  the  direful  consequences  of  civil  war, 
which  we  have  so  often  tried  to  describe  were  visited  upon 
these  people  in  a  large  measure,  and  they  met  the  danger 
and  toil  with  the  same  heroism  that  characterized  the 
Union  people  elsewhere  through  the  two  counties.  Many 
suffered  death,  others  imprisonment,  some  are  sleeping  in 
National  cemeteries,  some  in  distant  States,  and  nearly  all 
have  passed  to  the  "great  beyond." 

The  following  are  the  names  of  the  men  and  women 
living  in  this  locality  then  as  far  as  we  can  obtain  them : 
Caleb  Cox  and  wife,  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  Lewis,  David  and 
Celia  Hess,  Henry  Pierce  and  wife,  Joseph  P.  and  Re 
becca  Vanhuss,  Joel  N.  and  Sarah  Nave,  Thomas  C.  and 


392  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Elva  Crow,  Joseph  and  Tempe  Pharr,  Jones  Allan  and 
wife,  John,  Elbridge,  Robert  and  Jacob  Treadway  (brave 
men),  Jackson  Allan  and  wife,  Presley  Garden  and  wife 
(who  had  sons  killed  on  both  sides,  one  volunteered  in  the 
Confederate  army  and  two  were  conscripted,  one  was 
killed  at  Lick  Creek  fighting  for  the  Union),  John  L. 
Bowers  and  wife,  John  Heaton,  Elijah  D.  Harden  (bach 
elor),  Rev.  Valentine  Bowers,  had  two  sons,  Reese  and 
Benjamin,  killed  near  Fish  Spring,  Tenn.,  and  two 
others,  William  C.  and  Joseph  P.,  who  were  loyal  men. 
James  L.  Lewis,  now  of  Watauga  Point,  was  a  boy  then 
and  lived  with  his  father,  Isaac  Lewis.  We  are  indebted 
to  him  for  many  of  the  above  names. 


LIMESTONE  COVE. 

This  section,  lying  in  the  southwest  part  of  Carter 
county  during  the  Civil  War,  is  now  a  part  of  Unicoi 
county,  Tenn.  No  part  of  the  county  was  more  loyal  and 
no  other  people  suffered  more,  or  were  truer  to  their  prin 
ciples  than  the  people  who  then  resided  in  the  Limestone 
Cove. 

We  have  not  been  able  to  visit  this  section  of  the  coun 
try,  and  can  recall  now  but  few  of  the  names  of  these 
brave  and  loyal  people. 

There  were  Dr.  David  Bell  and  his  brother  James,  Rob 
ert  and  William  Morrison,  Thomas  Wright,  Ezekiel 
Burchfield,  William  Woodby,  William  McKinney,  Thos. 
Green,  and  the  O'Briens,  the  Moseleys,  the  Bakers,  the 
Mclnturfs,  these  and  many  others,  with  their  brave  wives 
and  daughters  encountered  the  perils  and  hardships  that 
their  loyalty  to  the  Union  brought  upon  them,  with  the 
same  undaunted  courage  that  characterized  the  loyalists 
of  these  counties  everywhere. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  393 

.STONY  CREEK,  THE  QTH,  IOTH  AND  12x11  CIVIL 
DISTRICTS  OF  CARTER  COUNTY. 

What  is  known  as  Stony  Creek  in  Carter  county,  Ten 
nessee,  extends  from  the  county  line  on  top  of  the  Cross 
Mountain  on  the  east  to  a  point  on  the  Watauga  river 
two  miles  east  of  Elizabethton,  a  distance  of  about  sixteen 
miles  northeast  and  southwest,  and  is  bounded  on  the 
south  by  the  Iron  Mountain  and  on  the  north  by  the  Hol- 
ston  Mountain.  It  is  rather  a  rough,  hilly  country,  but 
has  some  fertile  coves  and  valleys,  fine  timber  and  rich 
minerals. 

The  people  depended  largely  on  what  was  called  the 
"iron-works"  to  afford  them  employment  in  digging, 
hauling  and  washing  ore,  chopping  wood,  burning  it  into 
charcoal  and  hauling  it  to  the  forges  and  furnaces,  and 
other  labor  connected  with  the  production  of  iron  in  its 
various  forms.  When  the  war  came  they  were  almost 
unanimous  in  their  adherence  to  the  Union.  As  far  as 
we  are  able  to  learn  there  were  but  four  secessioji  families 
in  this  entire  extent  of  territory.  As  in  other  sections 
•of  the  county  they  resisted  to  the  utmost  the  encroach 
ments  of  the  Southern  soldiery  and  refused  to  fight  under 
or  for  a  strange  flag,  but  paid  dearly  for  their  loyalty  to 
the  old  flag. 

We  can  recount  but  few  of  the  scenes  through  which 
they  passed,  but  these  will  show  the  temper  of  these 
people,  and  give  an  idea  of  what  they  all  endured. 

We  will  give  first  the  names  of  some  of  the  men  and 
women  who  inhabited  that  region  in  time  of  the  Civil 
war — true  heroes  and  heroines  they  were,  as  will  be  seen : 
Stephen  and  Lavicy  Lewis,  Samuel  and  Ellen  Anderson, 
William  and  Urie  Blevins,  Campbell  and  Matilda  Buckles, 
Samuel  and  Rachel  Forbush,  William  Creed  and  wife,  Al 
fred  and  Louisa  Peters,  John  and  Mary  Harden,  David 
and  Jane  Taylor,  Allen  and  Rebecca  Roberts,  G.  W,  and 
Jane  Rasor,  Vaught  Rasor  (bachelor),  David  and  Rachel 
Elliott,  John  Grindstaff  and  wife,  Robert  White,  Frank 
and  Julia  White,  Benjamin  Cole  and  wife,  Parett  and  Jo 
anna  Markland,  Isaac  Garland,  Columbus  Blevins,  David 


394  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Garland,  John  Richardson  and  wife,  Jacob  and  Lovina. 
Vandeventer  (Vandeventer  deceived  the  rebel  authorities 
and  acted  as  Sheriff,  but  all  the  time  was  known  to  be  loyal 
by  the  Union  people  and  befriended  them),  Harmon  and 
Mary  Crumley,  James  and  Mary  L.  Cass,  John  K.  and 
Lucretia  Ensor,  Jonathan  Lipps  and  Nancy  (the  former 
lived  to  be  over  100  years  old),  William  Nave,  Lewis  D. 
and  Lorena  Lewis,  William  and  Nancy  Peters  (Blue 
Springs),  Aquilla  and  Katie  Moore,  David  and  Elizabeth 
Kitzmiller,  William  Ferguson  and  wife,  Nicholas  and 
Catherine  Miller,  Nancy  McCloud  (widow;  had  five  sons 
in  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry),  William  O.  and  Bar 
bara  Frasier  (four  sons  in  Federal  army),  Margaret  Tay 
lor,  Peter  B.  and  Susan  Elliott,  Andrew  J.  Boyd  and  wife, 
and  William  O.  Frasier,  Jr.,  and  his  wife,  Margaret 
Frasier.  Even  after  this  long  list  we  have  doubtless 
omitted  many  names  of  the  loyal  and  brave  people  who 
lived  on  Stony  Creek  during  the  Civil  War. 


RECRUITING  IN  THE  ENEMY'S  LINES. 

Wre  will  relate  some  narrow  escapes  of  one  or  two  Fed 
eral  recruiting  officers,  illustrating  the  danger  they  were 
constantly  in,  and  yet  there  were  hundreds  of  men  who 
did  not  hesitate  to  engage  in  it  and,  in  fact,  volunteered 
to  do  this  service. 

Lieut.  A.  D.  Frasier  was  first  sent  out  to  recruit  enough 
men  to  complete  his  company,  but  proved  so  successful  in 
recruiting  men  and  eluding  the  enemy  that  he  was  kept  in 
that  service  until  nearly  the  close  of  the  war  and  was 
highly  commended  by  his  superior  officers. 

On  his  first  trip,  in  October,  1863,  he  had  recruited  only 
two  men,  James  Nave  and  Michael  Roberts.  The  nights 
being  cool  they  lodged  in  a  barn.  One  of  the  men,  Nave, 
was  discovered  by  a  company  of  rebel  soldiers  under  a 
Captain  Boren,  who  was  hunting  conscripts  and  arresting 
Union  men.  Nave  betrayed  Frasier  and  Roberts  and  told 
the  officer  that  Frasier  was  a  Federal  recruiting  officer  in 
full  uniform  and  armed  with  two  navy  pistols.  The  officer 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  395 

surrounded  the  barn  and  demanded  the  surrender  of  the 
two  men.  Roberts  climbed  down  and  gave  himself  up 
and  was  struck  over  the  head  with  a  gun  by  one  of  the 
soldiers  and  badly  hurt.  Frasier  determined  to  sell  his 
life  as  dearly  as  possible,  believing  he  would  be  shot  any 
way.  Captain  Boren  finally  set  fire  to  the  barn  and  Fra 
sier  seeing  no  chance  of  escape  hid  his  pistols,  coat  and 
recruiting  papers  in  the  hay,  thinking  they  would  be  burned 
and  destroy  the  evidence  against  him,  and  came  down  and 
surrendered.  He  talked  and  acted  independently  and  was 
treated  very  nicely  by  a  Lieutenant  of  the  company.  Rob 
erts  was  tied  but  Frasier  was  only  guarded,  while  Nave 
was  taken  into  the  confidence  of  the  enemy  for  betraying 
Frasier. 

The  rebels  put  out  the  fire  and  found  Lieut.  Frasier's 
uniform  and  pistols  but  did  not  find  his  recruiting  papers. 
'They  found  his  pistols  cocked  and  asked  him  what  that 
meant.     He  told  them  it  meant  if  they  had  attacked  him 
instead  of  firing  the  barn  he  intended  to  kill  as  many  of 
them  as  he  could.     Some  of  the  soldiers  cocked  their  guns 
to  shoot  him,  but  the  Lieutenant  interfered.     They  took 
what  money  he  had  and  such  of  his  clothes  as  they  wanted. 
That  morning  the  company  went  to  the  home  of  Reuben 
Brooks,  a  prominent  rebel  citizen,  for  breakfast.     They 
had  captured  another  Union  man,  Frank  White,  and  tied 
him  and  Roberts  together.     The  same  day  this  company 
shot  a  Union  man  named  Dillon  Blevins  and  left  him  for 
dead,  but  he  recovered  and  joined  the  Federal  army  and 
died  in  the  service.  Leaving  Brooks'  the  company  started 
down  Stony  Creek,  hunting  conscripts  and  bushwhackers. 
They  went  to  the  home  of  Christian  Crow,  the  only  seces 
sion  family  in  the  neighborhood  except  the  Brooks  family. 
They  had  a  dance  there  and  Lieut.  Frasier  being  a  violin 
ist  furnished  the  music  but  was  closely  guarded  all  the 
time.     That  evening  Lieut.  Isaac  L.  Nave,  of  the  Con 
federate  army,  whose  home  was  down  on  the  Watauga 
river,  and  whom  we  have  had  occasion  to  mention,  came 
there.     Frasier,  who  had  worked  for  Nave  in  his  forge 
and  had  known  him  from  his  boyhood  thought  he  would 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3'FH    REGIMENT 

find  in  him  an  influential  friend  who  would  save  him  from 
imprisonment,  if  not  death.  He  asked  to  have  an  inter 
view  with  Nave,  which  was  permitted,  and  told  him  the 
trouble  he  was  in  and  implored  his  assistance  on  the 
grounds  that  their  families  had  ahvays  been  warm  friends 
and  had  supported  him  for  office;  but  Nave  told  him  he 
could  do  nothing  for  him.  that  ''he  had  joined  the  wrong 
cause/'  and  turned  coldly  away. 

On  the  following  day  Capt.  Boren  again  started  out  in. 
search  of  victims  having  in  charge  the  prisoners  we  have 
named,  Leiut.  Frasier,  Roberts  and  White,  the  two  latter 
tied  together  with  ropes  and  guarded  by  one  cavalryman 
while  Frasier  was  guarded  by  a  single  soldier  and  both 
men  on  foot.  The  larger  part  of  the  company  were  ome 
distance  in  advance  of  the  prisoners.  Passing  White's 
home  he  asked  permission  to  stop  and  get  a  change  of 
clothing.  When  the  guard  started  on  with  White  two 
Union  girls,  Misses  Lucinda  and  Dulcina  Bartee;  who 
happened  there  at  the  time,  and  also  Mrs.  Julia  White 
started  along  the  road  with  the  prisoners  and  guard.  They 
had  not  gone  far  when  James  White,  Frank's  brother, 
who  had  been  following  along  in  the  bushes  out  of  sight 
of  the  guard,  rushed  out  into  the  road  and  knocked  the 
guard  off  his  horse  with  a  rock,  and  Mrs.  White,  who 
had  prepared  for  the  emergency  by  concealing  a  butcher 
knife  in  her  clothing,  cut  the  rope  that  bound  the  two 
prisoners  together  and  the  prisoners  and  women  fled  to 
the  Iron  Mountain.  But  for  this  brave  deed  of  the  two 
girls  and  Julia  White,  his  wife,  Frank  White  would  have 
been  shot,  as  he  was  charged  with  being  a  "bushwhacker." 
Having  heard  of  his  arrest  this  plan  for  his  release  was 
adopted  and  bravely  carried  out. 

The  soldier  received  a  bad  scalp  wound,  and  that,  with 
his  fall  from  his  horse  dazed  him,  but  he  recovered  in  a 
short  time  sufficiently  to  fire  off  his  gun  and  pistols  to 
alarm  the  soldiers  in  advance.  Some  of  them  returned 
and  all  were  greatly  excited  and  it  was  reported  they  had 
been  fired  on  by  the  bushwhackers.  Capt.  Boren  ordered 
White's  home,  with  its  contents,  burned  to  the  ground. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  397 

In  the  meantime  Lieut.  Frasier  and  his  guard  being- 
some  distance  in  the  rear  (the  guard  wearing  Frasier's 
fine  coat,  lieutenant's  straps  and  all).  The  soldier  stepped 
over  a  small  stream  of  water  that  crossed  the  road  and 
Frasier,  remarking  that  he  wanted  a  drink  got  down  on 
his  knee  and  placing  his  right  hand  on  a  good-sized  stone, 
pretended  to  drink  and  as  he  raised  up  with  the  stone  in 
his  hand  he  threw  it  at  the  guard,  placing  him  hors  de 
combat,  and  taking  advantage  of  the  situation,  fled,  but 
the  guard  recovered  in  time  to  send  a  bullet  through  his 
clothing. 


LIEUT.  H.  H.  HOUSLEY 

was  another  recruiting  officer  who  did  good  service  and 
ran  many  narrow  risks.  At  one  time  while  he  and  sev 
eral  others  were  hidden,  the  rebel  soldiers  came  on  to  the 
two  Bartee  girls  we  have  mentioned  taking  some  baskets 
of  provisions  to  Lieut.  Housley  and  some  men  he  had 
with  him.  They  tried  to  make  them  tell  where  the  men 
were  but  the  brave  girls  refused  to  do  so.  Housley  and 
his  men  heard  them  firing  on  some  Union  men  nearby  and 
vacated  their  camp.  They  lost  their  breakfast  but  saved 
themselves.  Michael  Roberts,  who  had  made  his  escape 
a  few  days  before,  was  with  Housley  at  that  time,  also 
Landon  Blevins  and  others. 

Besides  the  many  other  brave  deeds  done  by  the  loyal 
women  of  Stony  Creek,  they  were  heroines  in  the  one 
thing  of  fighting  "the  wolf  from  the  door"  and  support 
ing  their  helpless  children  and  those  enfeebled  by  age  in 
the  absence  of  their  fathers  and  husbands.  They  returned 
to  the  primitive  methods  and  made  clothing  from  the  raw 
material — cotton,  flax  and  wool — they  felled  trees  in  the 
forests ;  they  raised  and  garnered  the  grain  and  stored  it  in 
the  barns;  they  carded  and  spun  and  wrove;  they  made 
and  mended  shoes,  killed  hogs  and  beeves,  repaired  their 
homes  and  barns,  and  besides  the  "women's  work  that  is 
never  done."  thev  did  the  work  of  men  "that  lasts  from 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

IST   CIVIL   DISTRICT    OF   JOHNSON    COUNTY, 

TENN. 

This  District  lies  in  the  extreme  northeastern  point  in 
Tennessee,  where  the  State-line  joins  that  of  Virginia  and 
North  Carolina  at  the  foot  of  the  White  Top  Mountain. 

It  was  the  abode  of  many  true  and  loyal  men  and 
women  who  suffered  for  their  devotion  to  the  Union,  but 
who  did  not  quail  before  the  storm  of  persecution  that 
broke  over  their  heads,  but  stood  firmly  upon  the  deck 
while  the  ship  of  state  was  being  tossed  to  and  fro  by  the 
turbulent  waves  of  Civil  War  as  they  ebbed  and  flowed 
for  four  long,  dreary  years.  The  following  are  some  of 
their  names  :  Major  John  Ward,  who  was  an  officer  in  the 
Mexican  War,  and  his  wife,  Dalila ;  Peter  D.  and  Sophia 
Wills,  Russell  B.  and  Elizabeth  Wills,  Adam  and  Amanda 
Wills,  James  H.  and  Eliza  Wills,  Robert  W.  and  Susan 
Keys,  David  L.  and  Jane  Keys,  James  J.  and  Susan  J. 
Robinson,  Elias  and  Lavenia  Worley,  John  B.  and  Abi 
gail  McQueen,  Joseph  and  Sarah  Sutherland,  Joseph  A. 
and  Sarah  Sutherland,  Abner  and  Lincinda  Eggers, 
Joseph  A.  and  Orpha  Grace,  John  and  Margaret  Grace, 
R.  W.  and  Elizabeth  Hawkins,  Wm.  and  Mary  Gentry, 
Andrew  and  Margaret  E.  Gentry,  Richard  U.  and  Sarah 
Gentry,  Thomas  and  Frances  Gentry,  John  J.  and  Dacia 
Gentry,  William  and  Mary  Cornut,  Caleb  Wills,  David  and 
Nancy  Gilliland,  John  H.  and  Susan  Micheals,  Vincent 
and  Delia  Morefield,  David  and  Mary  Bridges,  James  and 
Polly  Bridges,  Ezekial  and  Ellen  Dixon,  Landon  H.  and 
Emaline  Hawkins,  Alfred  and  Jane  Hawkins,  Richard 
and  Mary  Hawkins,  Joseph  and  Millie  Gilbert,  George 
H.  and  Mariah  L.  Robinson,  S.  E.  P.  and  Mary  Mc 
Queen. 

These  people  were  loyal  and  true,  and  many  of  them 
sent  sons  into  the  Federal  army.  They  demonstrated 
their  loyalty  by  aiding  conscripts  and  refugees  and  by 
feeding  and  caring  for  escaped  prisoners. 

Captain  Slimp  tells  the  following  story  in  regard  to 
Russell  B.  Wills  of  this  District: 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  399 

"I  have  seen  proper  to  mention  the  name  of  Russell  B. 
Wills  in  my  list  of  worthies  who  was  an  unswerving- 
Union  man.  He  had  a  little  sack  of  gold,  consisting  of 
about  four  hundred  dollars.  Johnson  county  was  infested 
with  a  gang  of  deserters  from  the  Confederate  army. 
Robbery  being  a  favorite  occupation  of  the  gang  they 
roamed  about  over  the  county  for  plunder,  especially 
money.  They  had  an  eager  inclination  for  gold  and  sil 
ver.  Mr.  Wills  saw  them  coming  to  his  house  in  a  gallop 
and  had  no  time  to  hide  his  gold,  but  picked  up  a  bucket 
and  stepped  to  the  well,  knowing  they  would  be  in  his 
pocket,  he  dropped  his  sack  of  gold  in  the  well  and  in  a 
few  moments  they  searched  his  pockets  and  found  no 
gold.  In  their  disappointment  the  gang  hurried  away 
before  Mr.  Wills  could  tell  them  his  gold  was  in  the  bot 
tom  of  his  well." 


20  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  District  embraces  what  was  the  town  of  Taylors 
ville,  during  the  Civil  War,  and  is  now  Mountain  City, 
Tennessee.  It  was  a  most  beautiful  and  delightful  vil 
lage,  nestled  in  the  hills  and  inhabited  by  an  intelligent, 
brave  and  loyal  people.  Many  of  them  were  well  educated, 
and  some  of  them  were  slave  owners,  by  far  the  greater 
part  of  them  were  loyal  to  the  Union.  There  were  few 
towns,  according  to  the  number  of  its  inhabitants  that 
could  boast  of  more  intelligent,  enterprising  men  than 
Taylorsville. 

When  the  war  came  they  bravely  asserted  their  rights 
and  maintained  them  as  long  as  it  was  possible  to  do  so, 
and  when  free  speech  was  no  longer  permitted  they 
sought  shelter  in  the  mountains  and  later  in  the  Federal 
army  and  fought  their  way  back  to  their  homes. 

R.  R.  Butler  and  A.  D.  Smith,  both  of  whom  became 
Lieut-Colonels  in  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  were 
residents  of  Taylorsville.  Major  James  W.  M.  Grayson/ 
of  that  place,  was  among  the  first  to  take  a  large  company 
of  men  from  Johnson  county  into  the  Federal  army. 
Among  the  officers  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry 


4OO  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

besides  those  named  who  resided  at  Taylorsville  or  in  that 
vicinity  were :  Major  Joseph  H.  Wagner,  Major  R.  H. 
M.  Donnelly,  Captain  Richard  H.  Luttrell,  Captain  Jacob 
H.  Norris,  Captain  S.  C.  Northington,  Captain  A.  T. 
Donnelly,  Captain  T.  J.  Barry,  and  Lieutenants  H.  C. 
Northington,  C.  M.  Arnold,  and  Charles  Lefler. 

Taylorsville,  and  its  vicinity,  was  the  scene  of  many 
incidents  and  tragedies.  We  have  had  occasion  to  men 
tion  the  vindictive  spirit  shown  towards  the  Union  people 
by  the  disloyal  element  of  that  county  after  the  country 
was  occupied  by  rebel  soldiers,  and  especially  those  who 
belonged  to  and  operated  with  the  ' 'home-guard."  We 
have  been  creditably  informed  that  all  who  entertained 
what  was  termed  the  "Southern  sentiment"  were  not  of 
this  class.  We  have  already  had  occasion  to  mention  the 
saving  of  the  life  of  a  Union  man  by  the  intervention  of 
a  rebel  lady,  Mrs.  Shoun.  There  are  doubtless  many 
other  instances  where  neighbors  on  opposite  sides  inter 
posed  in  each  others  behalf,  and  such  acts  form  a  silver 
lining  to  the  dark  clouds  of  civil  war,  and  we  are  always 
glad  to  make  record  of  them. 

Besides  the  vindictive  spirit  which  was  aroused  in  John 
son  county  between  its  own  citizens,  that  county  seems  to 
have  been  cursed  by  the  presence  of  robbers  and  maraud 
ers  from  other  places  who  took  refuge  there  and  made 
the  war  an  excuse  for  pillage  and  plunder. 

Following  are  the  names  of  some  of  the  loyal  men  and 
women  who  were  residents  of  Taylorsville,  Term.,  during- 
the  Civil  War,  and  who  witnessed  and  took  part  in  the  al 
most  indescribable  scenes  of  chaos  and  anarchy  that  ruled 
that  period :  Mathias  M.  and  Mary  Wagner,  David  H. 
and  Rachel  Wagner,  Nathaniel  T.  and  Amanda  Wagner. 
Andrew  W.  and  Susan  Wagner,  Andrew  C.  and  Hilia 
Wagner,  William  K.  and  Alice  Donnelly,  Richard  A.  and 
Matilda  Donnelly,  Richard  H.  and  Eliza  Donnelly,  Dr. 
Robert  L.  Donnelly,  Dr.  James  D.  and  Frances  Donnelly, 
Harrison  C.  and  Margaret  Donnelly,  Oliver  C.  and  Eliza 
Butler,  Archibald  and  Louisa  Bradfute,  Thomas  and 
Lucy  Barry,  Nicholas  S.  and  Susan  Cress,  Samuel  and' 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  401 

Sarah  Cress,  John  M.  and  Lavina  Cress,  William  L.  and 
Clara  Cress,  Samuel  D.  and  Eliza  Cress,  and  James  A. 
Cress;  William  and  Nancy  Shupe,  John  and  Elizabeth 
Shupe,  John  H.  and  Fanny  Shupe,  Reuben  and  Kezzie 
Fritts,  Abram  and  Aura  Grigston,  Joel  and  Sarah  Brook- 
shur,  David  and  Elizabeth  Turner,  William  E.  and  Orpha 
Johnson,  Thomas  and  Mary  Johnson,  Hyder  M.  and 
Sarah  Mitchell,  Giles  and  Valeria  Gregory,  Thomas  S. 
and  Margaret  Smythe,  William  T.  and  Margaret  Shupe, 
Franklin  M.  and  Sarah  Chappel,  Mrs.  Mary  Smith,  Har 
vey  L.  and  Martha  Johnson,  Isaac  and  Atlantic  Rambo, 
George  W.  and  Polly  Turner,  David  and  Jane  Phillips, 
R.  E.  and  Rachel  Berry,  Jas.  W.  and  Nancy  Turner. 

We  introduce  here  a  flag  incident  kindly  furnished  us 
by  Lieut.  H.  C.  Northington,  now  of  Denver,  Colorado. 
It  shows  the  spirit  of  loyalty  that  pervaded  the  minds  of 
the  people.  No  greater  insult  could  be  offered  them  than 
to  wave  a  Southern  flag  in  their  sight.  Nor  was  their 
loyalty  of  a  brief  or  spasmodic  character;  the  same  men 
who  captured  this  rebel  flag  proved  their  loyalty  after 
wards  on  the  battle-fields.  The  others,  whose  names  we 
have  mentioned,  were  equally  loyal  to  the  Union,  and  all 
of  them,  both  men  and  women,  suffered  every  indignity 
imaginable  at  the  hands  of  the  Johnson  county  "home- 
guards,"  an  organization,  which  if  it  has  not  been  greatly 
maligned,  guarded  few  homes,  but  with  ruthless  hands 
invaded  a  large  majority  of  the  homes  of  that  county  to 
terrify  and  oppress  their  inmates,  and  burned  many  of 
them  over  their  heads  because  of  their  loyalty  to  the 
Union. 

Some  of  the  Union  men  were  hunted  down  and  impris 
oned,  some  dying  in  prison  and  buried  in  unknown  graves, 
while  in  some  instances  their  wives  were  driven  insane 
by  the  terrible  ordeals  through  which  they  passed.  The 
midnight  vigils  of  the  faithful,  loving  wife,  the  fond 
mother  and  the  loving  sister,  watching  and  waiting  for 
father,  husband  or  brother,  whom  they  knew  might  never 
return,  the  dread  and  anxiety  was  worse  if  possible  than 
death  itself,  yet  there  are  few,  if  any,  of  the 


402  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

women  whose  names  we  have  given  who  were  not 
called  upon  to  go  through  with  the  sad  ex 
perience.  Yet  as  a  rule  these  brave  women  bore 
up  nobly  under  the  great  mental  and  physical 
strain,  and  did  cheerfully  all  that  it  was  possible  for  them 
to  do,  feeding  the  hungry,  administering  to  the  sick  and 
helpless,  watching,  almost  with  sleepless  eyes,  for  the 
approach  of  the  enemy,  and  warning  the  hunted  refugees 
when  danger  approached.  In  moments  of  surprise  and 
sudden  danger  it  is  said  that  women  retain  their  wits  and 
are  more  resourceful  in  finding  ways  of  escape  or  devising 
means  of  frustrating  the  plans  of  the  enemy  than  men  are 
inder  like  circumstances.  Their  ingenuity  in  this  respect 
was  often  put  to  severe  tests  during  the  Civil  War  when 
the  life  of  a  husband,  brother  or  friend  was  at  stake ;  and 
many  a  life  has  been  saved  through  their  instrumentality. 


CAPTURE  OF  CONFEDERATE  FLAG. 

'The  next  day  after  Virginia  seceded  from  the  Union, 
or  rather  passed  the  ordinance  of  secession,  the  first  Con 
federate  flag  appeared  in  Taylorsville,  Term.,  now  Moun 
tain  City,  under  the  following  circumstances.  The  United 
States  mail  coach  from  Abington,  Va.,  arrived  in  Moun 
tain  City  every  afternoon  at  five  o'clock  and  departed  next 
morning  at  eight  o'clock  for  North  Carolina.  On  this 
occasion  there  were  two  men,  besides  the  stage  driver, 
going  over  the  line  with  some  extra  led  horses.  One  of 
these  men  had  a  Confederate  flag  about  18x36  inches, 
carrying  it  in  his  hands,  waving  it  over  the  heads  of  all 
whom  he  happened  to  meet,  halloing  for  the  Southern 
Confederacy  and  insulting  Union  men  by  flaunting  it  in 
their  faces.  After  going  to  their  hotel,  or  place  of  stopping, 
a  committee  of  Union  men  called  on  them  and  advised  them 
not  to  carry  the  flag  through  the  streets,  that  Tennessee 
had  not  seceded  from  the  Union  and  the  Union  people 
of  the  town  were  opposed  to  the  Southern  Confederacy, 
and  the  flag. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  403 

This  seemed  to  insult  them  and  they  began  to  abuse 
Union  men  and  said  that  they  would  carry  the  flag  the 
next  morning  through  the  streets,  and  that  if  the  Union 
people  "didn't  like  it  they  could  lump  it,"  and  that  they 
would  kill  the  first  man  that  attempted  to  take  it  down. 

That  night  a  few  of  the  Union  men  got  together  and 
agreed  to  take  the  flag  from  them  if  they  attempted  to 
parade  the  streets  with  it  the  next  morning.  We  knew 
that  they  would  stop  at  the  post  office  for  the  mail,  so  we 
agreed  to  meet  there  and  capture  it.  But  when  the  time 
came  the  more  conservative  heads  said  that  we  had  better 
drop  the  matter  and  let  them  go  as  it  would  cause  us 
trouble  and  perhaps  some  of  us  our  lives.  In  the  mean 
time  three  of  our  party  had  made  all  arrangements  to  take 
the  flag,  and  we  proceeded  to  do  it  in  the  following  man 
ner :  A  double-barreled  shot-gun  was  placed  on  the  in 
side  and  behind  the  post  office  door.  When  the  men  came 
up  with  the  flag,  waving  it  and  halloing,  there  were  pres 
ent,  S.  E.  Northington,  J.  H.  Wagner  and  H.  C.  North- 
ington.  All  were  well-armed  and  ready  for  business. 
S.  E.  Northington  was  to  demand  the  surrender  of  the 
flag,  and  upon  their  refusal  to  do  so,  H.  C.  Northington 
was  to  hand  him  the  double-barreled  shot-gun  and  he 
would  shoot  it  off  the  head  of  the  man  who  carried  it. 
The  flag  was  sewed  to  the  man's  hat.  When  S.  E.  North 
ington  demanded  the  flag  the  man  who  had  it  was  on 
horseback.  He  commenced  to  swear,  saying,  "We  dare 
you  to  touch  it."  Just  then  H.  C.  Northington  handed 
S.  E.  Northington  the  double-barreled  shot-gun,  where 
upon  the  latter  said,  "Take  that  flag  down  or  I  will  shoot 
it  down,"  and  without  hesitation  he  shot  the  flag'  in  rib 
bons,  keeping  the  man  and  the  flag  covered  with  the  gun 
until  he  took  off  his  hat  and  pulled  out  the  flag  from  the 
hat  and  handed  it  to  S.  E.  Northington,  then  hurriedly 
galloped  away  with  his  companions. 

"The  participants  in  this  affair  were  afterwards  offi 
cers  in  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry." 

H.  C.  NORTHINGTON. 

249  S.  1 3th  Street,  Denver,  Colo. 


HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


3D  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  District  lies  east  of  Shoun's  Cross  Roads  and  was 
but  sparsely  settled  during  the  Civil  War,  but  we  are  told 
that  its  inhabitants  were  among  the  bravest  and  truest 
loyal  people  in  that  loyal  county,  and  that  they  suffered 
much  hardships  and  privations  and  encountered  many 
dangers  and  contended  nobly  for  what  they  conceived  to 
be  right.  They  were  imbued  with  the  same  spirit  of  loy 
alty  to  the  Union  and  love  and  veneration  for  the  old  flag 
that  had  been  handed  down  from  father  to  sons  since  the 
days  of  King's  Mountain. 

We  place  on  record  here  such  of  their  names  as  we  have 
been  able  to  obtain.  Most  of  these  men  had  sons  in  the 
Federal  army,  or  were  in  the  service  themselves :  James 
Powell,  David  Farmer,  Zebulon  Payne,  Andrew  Potter, 
Sr.,  Andrew  Potter,  Jr.,  Richmond  Roberts,  Timothy 
Roark. 


4TH   CIVIL  DISTRICT   OF  JOHNSON   COUNTY. 

This  District  was  among  the  most  prosperous  in  the 
county,  and  its  inhabitants  were,  as  a  rule,  intelligent  and 
progressive  people,  most  of  them  being  substantial  farm- 
ers.There  lived  in  that  locality  in  the  time  of  the  Civil 
War:  Major  David  Slimp  and  his  wife,  Evaline;  Colonel 
Daniel  Slimp  and  wife,  Susan ;  Martin  and  Sarah  Slimp, 
Jordan  and  Minty  Jones,  John  S.  and  Rebecca  Vaughtr 
John  H.  Vaught  and  wife,  John  S.  and  Nancy  Vaught,, 
Alfred  and  Martha  Widby,  Daniel  Ward,  John  W. 
Lunceford,  John  Bailey,  Nathaniel  and  Nancy  Lester, 
Peter  and  Malissa  Snyder,  William  and  Mary  Arnold, 
John  B.  and  Rachel  Vaught,  Daniel  and  Mary  Snyder, 
John  Hawkins,  Jr.,  and  Nancy,  Jacob  and  Sarah  Wag 
ner,  Jacob  and  Ann  Wagner,  Joseph  J.  and  Mary  Wag 
ner,  Daniel  and  Mary  Snyder,  John  and  Mary  Arney, 
Larkin  and  Malinda  Dunn,  John  and  Catherine  Slimp, 
Rolin  and  Anna  Jenkins,  Thomas  and  Dalila  Ward,  John 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  405 

and  Nancy  Ward,  Eli  and  Nancy  Davis,  Rev.  W.  B.  Gam- 
bill  and  wife,  Elizabeth,  Godfrey  D.  and  Mary  Stout, 
Rev.  John  W.  and  Mary  Mink,  William  G.  and  Rebecca 
Nave,  David  V.  and  Ann  Stout,  Robert  P.  and  Eliza 
Moore,  Millard  and  Martha  Lester,  Hamilton  B.  and 
Martha  Ward,  Meridith  B.  and  Rebecca  Dunn,  John 
Hawkins,  Nathan  Stout,  N.  T.  Wagner,  John  B.  Vaught, 
Larkin  Dunn,  Peter  Rasor,  Nicholas  and  Catherine  Stout, 
Morefield  and  Rebecca  Lester,  Jackson  and  Edith  Proffit, 
Richard  and  Rebecca  Lester. 

Two  of  these  men,  John  Hawkins  and  John  H.  Vaught, 
were  martyrs  to  the  Union  cause ;  others,  men  and  women, 
suffered  from  dangers,  privations  and  persecutions,  and 
all  saw  and  felt  the  blight  of  "war's  unhallowed  footsteps" 
about  their  homes.  Some  of  them  had  sons  in  the  Fed 
eral  army. 


STH  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  District  was  in  the  western  part  of  the  county,  and 
lies  along  the  Watauga  river.  During  the  Civil  War  it 
was  a  well-to-do  farming  neighborhood,  but  since  the  war, 
in  addition  to  this  it  embraces  the  very  pretty  and  thriv 
ing  little  town  of  Butler,  named  in  honor  of  the  late  Hon. 
R.  R.  Butler. 

This  little  town  boasts  of  the  Holly  Springs  College,  a 
prosperous  school  founded  a  number  of  years  ago  by  Prof. 
James  H.  Smith  and  still  (1902)  presided  over  by  that 
well-known  and  popular  educator. 

During  the  war  their  ruling  passion  was  loyalty  to  the 
Union,  and  from  that  idea  no  amount  of  persecution  could 
induce  them  to  swerve  for  a  single  moment.  Flattery  and 
appeals  to  prejudice,  threats  of  death  and  imprisonment 
were  alike  unavailing  in  changing  the  steadfast  loyalty  of 
these  people :  Joshua  and  Nancy  Perkins,  Ezekiel  Smith 
Sr.,  and  Nancy  Smith,  Joseph  and  Nancy  Wagner,  James 
D.  and  Lucinda  Rainbolt,  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  Wilson, 
Andrew  J.  and  Julia  Ann  Wilson,  Elisha  and  Elizabeth 


406  HISTORY    OF   TPIE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Rainbolt,  Nicholas  G.  and  Martha  GrindstafT,  Isaac  and 
Mary  Grindstaff,  Jacob  F.  and  Christina  Grindstaff,  Da 
vid  R.  and  Salina  Stout,  Isaac  and  Atlantic  Rambo,  John 
and  Mary  Slimp,  Calvin  F.  and  Catherine  Slimp,  Thos.  J. 
and  Susan  Stout,  David  and  Martha  Shull,  George  P.  and 
Nancy  Stout,  Burton  and  Mary  Greemvell,  Andrew  T. 
and  Susan  Smith,  William  L.  and  Louisa  Smith,  Mathias 
.and  Sarah  Wagner,  Joseph  and  Louisa  Wagner,  Andrew 
B.  and  Martha  Slimp,  Andrew  Cable,  Isham  McCloud. 

Calvin  F.  Slimp  was  a  young  married  man  who  died 
in  the  latter  part  of  1861,  but  just  previous  to  his  death  he 
attended  a  Union  meeing  at  Taylorsville,  some  18  miles 
distant  from  his  home.  He  went  on  foot  and  carried  a 
large  National  flag  mounted  on  a  heavy  pole,  and  after  at 
tending  the  meeting  returned  to  his  home  with  the  flag, 
having  walked  a  distance  of  36  miles.  This  patriotic  act 
showing  his  loyalty  and  love  of  country  was  among 
the  last  deeds  of  his  life.  No  other  section,  even  of  "loyal 
Johnson  county"  exceeded  this  district  in  the  loyalty  and 
patriotism  of  its  citizens,  and  scarcely  any  other  suffered 
more  for  its  devotion  to  the  flag. 

Without  making  "invidious  comparisons"  it  may  be 
said  that  no  other  people  faced  the  storm  and  "bore  the 
brunt  of  battle"  with  greater  courage  or  more  unyielding 
obstinacy  than  were  displayed  by  the  people  in  these  lo 
calities.  The  men  did  their  full  share  in  resisting  "the 
strange  flag  and  the  strange  doctrine"  till  resistance  be 
came  vain,  and  then  they  "hied  themselves  away"  in  the 
wake  of  Dan.  Ellis  across  mountains  and  ravines,  across 
rivers  and  streams  to  where  the  old  flag  greeted  their 
delighted  senses.  Many  never  returned  but  they  did  what 
has  been  done  since  the  ages  began — paid  the  price  of  lib 
erty  for  others.  The  brave  women  whose  names  we  have 
mentioned  also  "bore  the  burden  and  heat  of  the  day," 
with  a  fortitude  never  surpassed  and  equalled  only  by 
their  "sisters  in  sorrow"  throughout  the  domain  of  which 
we  are  writing. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  407 


MRS.  NAOMI  SLIMP. 

In  the  fall  of  1864  Captain  Slimp  got  a  leave  of  ab- 
•sence  to  visit  his  family  in  Johnson  county.  While  there, 
concealing  himself  as  much  as  possible,  a  young  man  by 
the  name  of  Wagner,  a  neighbor,  having  imbibed  disloyal 
sentiments,  undertook  to  practice  a  deception  upon  the 
Captain  by  stealing  up  on  him  a  short  distance  from  his 
house.  To  carry  out  his  nefarious  purposes,  Wagner 
manifested  unusual  friendship,  so  much  that  it  excited  the 
Captain's  suspicion  that  he  meant  mischief.  He  had  on  a 
large  homespun  overcoat,  the  deep  pockets  swinging 
heavy,  which  still  increased  the  Captain's  suspicion  that  he 
was  'armed  with  a  concealed  weapon.  At  this  critical 
juncture  Wagner  could  not  conceal  his  agitation.  In  the 
meantime  Slimp  picked  up  his  ax,  which  was  convenient, 
stepped  close  to  his  antagonist,  who  assured  Slimp  he  was 
his  friend  and  wanted  protection.  Withdrawing  his  hands 
from  his  big  pockets  and  proposed  a  mutual  contrac: 
which  was  accepted.  Each  one  was  to  give  notice  to  the 
other  if  danger  should  arise.  But  this  mutual  contract  was 
soon  violated.  When  night  came  the  Captain's  home 
was  surrounded  with  furious  yells  by  a  gang  of  Confeder 
ate  outlaws.  The  clatter  of  horses  over  a  rocky  road 
gave  the  alarm  and  he  escaped  unhurt.  But  his  wife, 
Mrs.  Naomi  Slimp  had  to  atone  for  the  disappointment. 
They  were 'sure  they  had  their  intended  victim  in  their 
clutches.  The  traitor,  Wagner,  and  the  gang  wanted 
the  honor  of  capturing  a  Federal  officer.  A  close  search 
was  made  in  and  all  about  the  house,  but  their  intended 
victim  could  not  be  found.  Positive  demand  was  made 
on  Mrs.  Slimp  and  children  to  tell  where  their  victim 
could  be  found.  This  being  impossible  they  made  danger 
ous  threats,  and  flew  into  a  rage  over  their  disappointment. 
They  kicked  her,  knocked  her  down  with  a  heavy  stick, 
inflicting  a  severe  wound  on  the  head,  and  as  they  sup 
posed  left  her  dead  on  the  floor.  Her  wound  bled  pro 
fusely.  When  she  went  down  into  her  grave  the  scar 
went  with  her. 


408  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


6TH  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  District  lies  partly  on  Little  Doe  river  and  em 
braces  a  portion  of  the  great  ore  and  mineral  region  of 
Johnson  county.  Forges  were  operated  there  during  the 
war  and  many  conscripts  detailed  to  work  in  them. 

Col.  Sam.  Howard  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits 
among  the  loyalists  of  this  District,  but  there  were  many 
others,  some  of  whom  we  will  name :  Godfrey  and  Eliza 
beth  Stout,  Abram  and  Catherine  Murphy,  Daniel  and 
Polly  Clark,  A.  S.  and  Rebecca  McQueen,  Major  David 
D.  and  Anne  Stout,  Samuel  and  Kinsey  Howard,  David 
and  Catherine  Robinson,  Nicholas  G.  and  Mary  Robinson, 
John  and  Lydia  Promt,  George  W.  and  Violet  Kite,  Wil 
liam  A.  and  Elizabeth  Merely,  John  H.  and  Elizabeth 
Stalcup,  Henderson  and  Rachel  Lloyd,  Dr.  David  and 
Sarah  Smithpeters,  James  M.  and  Lucinda  Smith,  Rev. 
James  B.  and  Elizabeth  Stone,  Meridith  D.  and  Hannah 
Arnold,  William  B.  and  Nancy  Stout,  Godfrey  D.  and 
Mary  Heaton,  Rev.  Abraham  Murphy,  and  Catherine 
Murphy,  Hon.  Hawkins  P.  Murphy,  Rev.  David  Clark, 
Daniel  and  Mary  Clark,  James  and  Ellen  Gilliland, 
Hamilton  H.  Gilliland,  Joseph  and  Catherine  Robinson, 
John  and  Matilda  Rainbolt,  John  and  Elizabeth  Camp 
bell,  Lawson  W.  and  Elizabeth  Robinson,  James  G.  and 
Susan  Howard,  Dr.  Joseph  H.  and  Lettie  Robinson, 
Thomas  and  Sarah  Laviney,  John  W.  Heaton. 

Of  these  men  Dr.  David  Smithpeters  was  a  member  of 
the  Greeneville  Union  Convention  that  denounced  the  se 
cession  movement  in  such  unequivocal  language.  James 
Gilliland  was  murdered  at  his  home.  G.  W.  Kite  was  a 
veteran  of  the  Mexican  War  and  though  too  far  advanced 
in  years  to  join  the  army  was  true  to  the  Union  cause. 

We  give  here  an  incident  showing  how  William  G. 
Howard  managed  to  escape  death  at  the  hands  of  a  com 
pany  of  heartless  murderers  who  had  just  slain  his  bro 
ther,  David  Howard.  Captain  Slimp  tells  the  story: 

"William  G.  Howard  was  present  when  the  rebel  sol 
diers  came  and  he  and  his  brother  ran  in  different  direc- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  409 

tions.  William  succeeded  in  getting  to  the  creek  and  im 
mediately  sunk  his  body  to  the  bottom,  barely  leaving  his 
month  and  nose  out  of  the  water  for  breathing  purposes. 
His  pursuers  made  vigorous  efforts  to  find  him,  search 
ing  in  every  direction,  but  he  stuck  close  to  the  bottom  of 
the  creek,  occasionally  giving  his  respiratory  organs  a 
chance  to  take  in  a  supply  of  fresh  air.  The  posse  of  rebels 
finally  gave  up  the  search  and  retired.  This  stratagem 
completely  foiled  them  and  defeated  them  in  the  bloody 
purpose  of  taking  his  life  as  they  did  that  of  his  less  fortu 
nate  brother  who  fell  into  their  hands.  Mr.  Howard  in 
relating  the  incident  said  he  remained  submerged  in  the 
cold  water  for  over  an  hour,  it  being  a  cold  frosty  morn 
ing,  but  that  the  occasion  was  such  that  he  scarcely  felt 
the  icy  water,  and  did  not  suffer  in  the  least  from  cold. 
He  pointed  out  the  place  of  his  amphibious  retreat  and 
dwelt  with  much  seeming  pleasure  upon  the  circumstances 
of  his  peculiar  escape  from  sure  and  speedy  death." 

Another  trying  incident,  but  which  terminated  fortu 
nately,  was  the  experience  of  Godfrey  Stout,  a  staunch 
Union  man  who  was  captured  and  taken  up  on  Doe  near 
the  home  of  a  Mr.  Shoun,  who  was  a  rebel  citizen. 

The  rebels  decided  to  kill  him  and  made  him  stand  up 
against  a  tree  to  be  shot.  Mrs.  Katie  Shoun,  a  rebel  lady, 
and  friend  of  Mr.  Stout,  observing  what  was  about  to  take 
place,  ran  out  and  interceded  for  his  life,  and  was  success 
ful  in  saving  it. 

Many  incidents  of  like  character,  and  some  far  worse, 
befell  the  men  of  this  locality.  The  young*  men  mostly 
joined  the  Federal  army,  while  many  who  had  families  re 
mained  with  them  as  long  as  possible,  sometimes  working 
in  the  forges,  at  other  times  scouting  in  the  mountains, 
only  stealing  into  their  homes  occasionally  to  get  some 
thing  to  eat  or  a  change  of  raiment.  The  houses  were 
closely  watched  and  often  when  approaching  or  leaving 
their  homes  they  would  be  halted  by  rebel  soldiers,  at 
other  times  they  would  be  fired  on  without  warning. 


4 10  HISTORY   OF   THE    13TII    REGIMENT 

7TH  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  District,  as  will  be  seen,  was  the  home  of  the 
Shouns  and  the  Stouts  than  whom  there  were  no  more 
loyal  patriotic  or  hospitable  people  anywhere. 

But  the  Shouns  and  the  Stouts  were  not  alone  among 
the  people  of  the  good  old  "Seventh  District"  in  their 
loyalty,  patriotism  and  hospitality.  The  other  names  we 
mention  were  of  the  same  "web  and  woof,''  the  same  un 
flinching  devotion  and  unfaltering  love  for  flag  and  coun 
try,  and  they  reached  out  the  same  benevolent  hand  to  tht 
hungry  and  helpless  in  the  dark  clays  of  Civil  War.  These 
were:  Joseph  and  Polly  Shoun,  Andrew  and  Elizabeth 
Shoun,  G.  H.  and  Dosia  Shoun,  Joseph  N.  and  Sarah 
Shoun,  William  H.  and  Eliza  Shoun,  Caleb  A.  and  Rachel 
Shoun,  S.  E.  and  Mary  Shoun,  Peter  P.  and  Lucassa 
Shoun,  Charles  and  Abigail  Berry,  David  L.  and  Sarah 
Berry,  Joel  R.  and  Elizabeth  Berry,  Parkey  and  Barbara 
Stout,  Alfred  and  Susan  Stout,  Samuel  and  Sallie  Stout, 
John,  Sr.,  and  Sarah  Stout,  David  M.  and  Sallie  Stout, 
George  and  Eliza  Stout,  Abram  and  Cynthia  Lowe,  Geo. 
J.  and  Rebecca  Walker,  John  and  Sydney  Speer,  Dr. 
John  M.  and  Luanda  Roberts,  William  K.  and  Catherine 
Goodwin,  Robert  P.  and  Mary  Walsh,  Myer  and  Polly 
Smith,  George  Wr.  and  Hannah  Morel y,  Jacob  and  Rena 
Roberts,  John  and  Mary  Crosswhite,  Alfred  C.  and 
Amanda  Crosswhite,  Joseph  and  Katie  Robinson,  Landon 
and  Mary  Lloyd.  Robert  A.  and  Louisa  Roberts,  Tennes 
see  and  Sophia  Lloyd,  and  Wiley  Dillon. 

Wre  give  an  incident  that  happened  to  one  of  these  men, 
kindly  furnished  by  our  Johnson  county  friend,  Captain 
Slimp,  to  whom  we  are  greatly  indebted  for  valuable  in 
formation. 

GOING  UP  THE  SPOUT. 

"Robert  P.  Walsh,  a  well-known  and  prominent  citizen 
of  Johnson  county,  was  several  years  a  member  of  the 
County  Court  and  was  in  many  respects  a  conspicuous 
person.  In  1861-62  he  became  offensive  to  the  Southern 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

chivalry,  and  was  spotted  as  good  material  on  whom  to 
wreak  rebel  vengeance.  Mr.  Walsh  anticipated  thai 
trouble  might  arise,  so  he  prepared  for  consequences, 
should  such  arise.  He  made  a  trap-door  in  his  floor  by 
which  he  might  escape  if  it  should  become  necessary.  He 
was  not  much  too  soon  in  getting  ready  for  his  only  al 
ternative.  The  usual  desperadoes,  his  fatal  enemies,  made 
a  vigorous  dash  on  him,  accompanied  by  hideous  yells, 
and  captured  him  before  he  could  reach  his  loophole.  His 
enemies  showed  great  delight  and  uttered  alarming  threat - 
enings.  They  were  heard  to  say,  'We  have  got  the  one 
we  have  been  looking  for.'  Robert  at  this  time  was  not 
very  loquacious,  but  kept  in  possession  his  mental  poise 
and  his  plans  for  his  escape.  The  chief  in  command  was 
very  gruff  and  surly,  and  told  the  prisoner  it  would  not 
be  long  till  he  would  be  'gone  up  the  spout.'  In  that  day 
'up  the  spout'  meant  hang  or  shoot  him. 

"This  put  the  condemned  prisoner  to  his  last  wits. 
'You  say  I  have  to  go  up  the  spout  ?'  exclaimed  the  pris 
oner.  'Yes,  indeed,  sir,'  was  the  consoling  answer.  He 
said  then  to  the  elated  victors,  'Generous,  sirs,  and  liberal 
gentlemen,  will  you  allow  me  to  retire  into  my  back  room 
to  change  my  clothing,  as  I  wish  to  die  in  clean  apparel,' 
manifesting  great  distress  and  anguish,  as  if  dreading  the 
pangs  of  death.  His  last  request  was  granted.  The 
prisoner  and  officer  mournfully  retired  into  the  back  room 
with  the  view  of  changing  the  doomed  prisoner's  clothing. 
Robert's  trap-door  being  in  good  working  order,  he 
stooped  down,  pretending  to  pick  up  a  piece  of  his  gar 
ments,  he  touched  the  faithful  trigger  of  his  smiling  trap 
door  and  as  quick  as  the  vivid  flash  of  lightning 
the  yawning  chasm  welcomed  Robert  into  his  region 
of  supreme  felicity  prepared  with  his  own  hands.  The 
astonished  officer  immediately  gave  the  alarm  that  the 
prisoner  had  mysteriously  disappeared.  The  soldiers  on 
the  outside,  when  the  alarm  was  made,  saw  a  blue  streak 
ascending  a  steep  hill,  they  exclaimed,  'Halt,  halt,  halt,' 
at  the  same  time  fired  a  shower  of  bullets  after  the  escaped 
prisoner,  who  hallooed  back,  'No  time  now  to  halt,  I  am 
now  going  up  the  spout.'  ' 


412  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

This  incident,  telling  how  a  loyal  woman  played  a  suc 
cessful  ruse  on  rebel  officers  and  saved  her  son's  life,  is 
related  by  Captain  Slimp : 

"Robert  E.  Goodwin  is  a  well-known  citizen  of  Carter 
county.  He  was  an  earnest  supporter  of  the  Union  cause. 
He  defined  his  political  lines  as  he  went  along,  regardless 
of  consequences.  He  soon  became  known  to  the  Union 
people  for  his  hospitality,  and  his  house  was  a  stopping 
place  for  hungry  and  tired  Union  men.  He  afforded  all 
such  a  share  of  his  liberality,  and  none  went  away  hungry. 
His  wife,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Goodwin,  being  also  of  a  liberal 
disposition,  became  a  favorite  of  the  Union  people;  she 
gave  freely  a  liberal  share  of  her  meat  and  bread. 

"The  pinching  times  like  the  war  days  made  it  burden 
some  and  dangerous  to  men  like  R.  E.  Goodwin.  Hungry 
refugees  had  to  eat  some  man's  meat  and  bread.  This 
made  his  residence  too  public  for  his  safety.  Parker, 
whose  name  was  a  synonym  for  all  crimes  and  at  the 
mention  of  which  Nero  himself,  while  dancing  in  the 
presence  of  the  flames  consuming  Rome,  would  have 
blushed.  It  was  well  known  that  Parker  was  already 
steeped  in  crime  of  an  unparalleled  character,  having  with 
him  Hays  and  others,  who  were  no  less  infamous  for 
crime.  They  arrested  Goodwin  and  took  him  where  they 
called  headquarters  for  trial,  of  course  a  mock  trial.  The 
charges  falsely  preferred  against  him  were  read  out  with 
much  judicial  dignity.  He  violated  the  laws  of  the 
Southern  Confederacy.  He  was  immediately  put  on  trial. 
Blackstone  and  Story  were  eclipsed  and  sunk  into  ob 
scurity  for  the  lack  of  dignity  and  style.  Ostentation 
and  gravity,  embellished  with  imposing  ceremonies.  This 
great  judicial  Sanhedrim  would  not  permit  the  prisoner  to 
have  counsel.  They  went  into  trial.  While  the  trial  was 
progressing,  and  at  an  opportune  time,  the  prisoner's 
mother,  Mrs.  Catherine  Shoun,  appeared  in  haste  in  the 
presence  of  the  bogus  court  and  reported  that  'a  great 
number  of  bushwhackers  were  in  motion  and  in  shooting 
distance.'  On  this  report  the  spurious  court  tumbled  to 
ruins  and  was  seized  with  a  wild  commotion  and  a  general 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  413 

panic  ensued,  and  it  dispersed  in  all  directions,  thus  lib 
erating  the  hopeless  prisoner  to  go  hence  without  danger. 
Aunt  Katie's  ruse  saved  anc'.her  life  and  Robert  retired 
with  ecstatic  joy." 


STH  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  District,  known  as  Shady,  lies  contiguous  to  the 
Virginia  line  on  the  north  and  extends  to  the  Carter 
county  line  on  the  west.  It  is  very  mountainous  and 
rough  but  contains  some  fertile  valleys  and  fine  timber 
and  minerals. 

A  large  majority  of  the  people,  as  we  have  been  in 
formed,  were  loyal  and  true  to  the  Union  cause.  It  was 
the  scene  of  a  number  of  conflicts  and  tragedies.  The 
Union  citizens,  both  men  and  women,  did  much  in  the 
way  of  feeding  and  concealing  refugees  and  conscripts, 
and  were  persecuted  for  their  loyalty  as  in  other  places, 
yet  this  did  not  change  their  sentiments  or  deter  them 
from  rendering  aid  to  the  suffering  and  starving  refugees. 

We  give  the  names  of  the  people  who  resided  in  that 
locality  during  the  Civil  War  as  far  as  we  can :  Jesse  Cole, 
Sr.,  and  his  wife,  Celia,  Jesse  Cole,  Jr.,  and  wife,  Rachel, 
George  W.  Cole  and  wife,  Sarah,  Samson  and  Nancy 
Cole,  Andrew  and  Susan  Wright,  Moses  and  Lydia 
Wright,  William  and  Rachel  Sevier,  Lewis  and  Susan 
Garland. 


IOTH  CIVIL  DISTRICT,  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

This  is  known  as  the  "Dugger  District"  from  the  large 
number  of  its  inhabitants  who  bear  that  name.  The  name 
of  Dugger  has  always  been  a  prominent  one  in  Johnson 
county,  rivaling  the  Shouns  and  Stouts  in  number  and 
prominence.  They  also  rivaled  them  in  their  loyalty,  and 
theirs  is  a  familiar  name  on  the  companys  rolls  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  as  well  as  other  loyal  regi 
ments. 


414  HISTORY   OF   THE    13TH   REGIMENT 

We  place  on  record  here  an  extensive  list  of  names  of 
men  and  women  who  were  loyal  and  true  to  their  flag, 
their  country  and  their  homes,  and  worthy  to  be  num 
bered  among-  the  "Heroes  and  Heroines  of  Johnson  and 
Carter  Counties." 

In  loyalty  and  patriotism,  in  their  sufferings  and  perse 
cutions,  in  the  heroic  manner  in  which  the  loyal  people  of 
these  two  counties  braved  every  danger  there  was  no  di 
viding  line  between  them.  They  were  one  people  in  senti 
ment,  in  devotion  to  the  flag  and  to  the  cause  of  the 
Union;  and  one  in  their  sentiments  of  affection  for  each 
other  and  for  the  friends  of  the  Union  whoever  they 
might  be. 

All  we  have  said  concerning  the  brave  Union  men  and 
women  of  Carter  county  and  of  other  sections  of  Johnson 
county  may  be  applied  with  equal  truth  to  those  whose 
names  we  give  here,  and  of  each  and  all  of  the  brave  men 
and  noble  women  of  those  days,  history  affords  no  in 
stances  in  any  age  or  country  of  greater  heroism  than  was 
displayed  by  the  loyal  men  and  women  of  East  Tennessee, 
and  especially  of  these  two  counties  which  were  the  very 
last  to  receive  aid  from  the  Federal  Government ;  and  the 
aid  that  came  at  last  was  largely  that  of  our  own  brave 
and  loyal  East  Tennesseeans  who,  after  helping  to  fight 
their  country's  battles  on  almost  every  field  from  the  Po- 
"ornac  to  the  Mississippi  rivers  were  at  last  permitted  to 
help  redeem  their  own  homes. 

Names  of  men  and  women  who  resided  in  the  loth 
Civil  District  of  Johnson  county  during  the  Civil  War : 
John  Bugger,  Sr.,  and  wife,  Mary;  John  Bugger,  Jr.,  and 
wife,  Rhoda:  William  B.  and  Elizabeth  Bugger,  Samuel 
and  Hannah  Bugger.  Jacob  F.  and  Mary  Bugger,  Joseph 
and  Eliza  Bugger,  Peter  and  Elizabeth  Bugger,  Solomon 
O.  and  McNary  Bugger,  James  and  Rebecca  Bugger,, 
Julius  B.  and  Barthena  Dugfger.  Joseph  IT.  and  Catherine 
Bugger,  Alexander  and  Elizabeth  Bugger,  William  H. 
and  Barbara  Bugger,  Col.  Alex.  W.  Baker  and  wife, 
Naomi ;  Benjamin  and  Susanna  Cable,  Thomas  and  Mary 
Whitehead,  Harrison  and  Hannah  Gregg,  Harrison  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  415 

Elizabeth  Buntin,  Elijah  and  Emily  Buiitin,  Thomas  and 
Nancy  Anderson,  Thomas  and  Jane  Cowan,  John  and 
Millie  Anderson,  Hugh  and  Elizabeth  Reese,  Hiram  and 
Louisa  Burton,  Stanton  and  Mary  Franklin,  Daniel  and 
Sarah  Baker,  Levi  and  Lida  Guy,  Joseph  P.  and  Rebecca 
Campbell. 

DARING  RAIDS  INTO  CARTER  AND  JOHNSON 
COUNTIES. 

A  few  feeble  but  daring  efforts  were  made  by  Union 
men  to  chastise  the  so-called  Johnson  and  Sullivan  county 
home-guards  who  committed  so  many  depredations  in 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties,  and  to  pay  back  in  kind  to 
the  rebel  citizens  of  Johnson  county  who  were  the  insti 
gators  of  much  of  their  cruelty.  Among  these  was  the 
following : 

HARTLY'S  RAID  INTO  JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

In  the  winter  of  1864,  James  Hartly,  a  citizen  of  Elk 
Mill,  Carter  county,  who  had  joined  the  4th  Tennessee 
Infantry,  and  made  his  escape  when  that  regiment  was 
captured  at  McMinnville,  Tenn.,  came  back  into  Carter 
county.  He  got  together  a  small  squad  of  well-armed 
Federal  soldiers,  and  these  were  joined  by  a  number  of 
Union  scouters  and  altogether  they  left  the  vicinity  of 
Elk  Mill  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  raid  into  Johnson 
county  to  harass  some  of  the  disloyal  citizens  there  who 
had  been  active  in  persecuting  the  Union  people  and  to 
give  the  Johnson  county  home-guards  a  fight  if  they  came 
in  the  way. 

When  this  force  reached  Co],  Sam  Howard's,  on 
Little  Doe,  Hartly  learned  that  three  rebel  soldiers  had 
recently  passed  going  towards  Taylorsville.  It  was 
late  in  the  afternoon,  and  supposing  that  the  rebel  sol 
diers,  knowing  nothing  of  Hartly  being  in  the  country, 
would  stop  and  stay  all  night  with  some  rebel  citizens, 
Hartly  followed  them,  stopping  at  every  rebel  house  until 
he  came  to  the  home  of  Samuel  McEwin,  who  was  a 
rebel  citizen,  but  a  good  inoffensive  man.  It  \vas  after 


HISTORY  OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

dark  and  Hartly  surrounded  the  house  with  his  men  and 
went  to  the  door  and  demanded  admittance,  hoping  to 
find  the  rebel  soldiers  there.  McEwin  did  not  open  the 
door,  but  probably  not  knowing  the  house  was  sur 
rounded,  left  it  by  another  door  and  started  to  run  away,, 
but  was  fired  on  by  Hartly 's  men  and  instantly  killed. 

It  was  claimed  by  the  Union  people  that  Hartly  did 
not  mean  to  kill  McEwin,  but  that  the  man  who  fired 
on  him  thought  he  was  one  of  the  rebel  soldiers,  it  be 
ing  after  night,  and  that  Hartly  and  his  men  regretted 
the  unfortunate  affair.  On  the  other  hand  it  has  been 
alleged  by  McEwin's  friends  that  he  was  murdered  for 
purposes  of  robbery.  All  agree  that  he  was  an  inoffen 
sive  man. 

Hartly  then  crossed  the  Doe  Mountain  to  the  place 
of  a  rebel  citizen  known  as  "Gray  Jake"  Wagner,  who 
lived  on  Roan's  Creek,  and  captured  him  and  two  of  his 
horses.  He  went  from  there  to  the  home  of  "Hog- 
Dave"  Wagner  and  captured  him  and  his  son-in-law, 
both  active  rebel  citizens.  Hartly  went  from  there  to 
the  home  of  James  Brown,  another  rebel  citizen  who 
had  been  in  active  sympathy  with  the  movements  of  the 
home  guards,  but  found  that  Brown  and  his  wife  had 
gone  to  church,  some  distance  away  near  Col.  Alex. 
Baker's.  Hartly  then  went  on  over  to  Baker's,  where 
the  meeting  (preaching)  was  going  on.  By  this  time 
the  home  guards  at  Taylorsville  had  been  notified  of 
Hartly's  movements  and  40  or  50  of  them  came  down 
on  a  run  (mounted)  to  attack  and  drive  him  out  of  the 
country,  or  capture  and  hang  or  shoot  him  and  his  men. 
But  they  found  Hartly  a  tough  proposition  to  run  up 
against.  Though  the  home  guards  outnumbered  him 
greatly  in  armed  men,  Hartly  gave  them  such  a  warm 
reception  that  they  soon  beat  a  hasty  retreat,  having 
several  of  their  men  wounded,  but  none  killed.  When 
they  started  to  retreat  it  i-s  said  that  Hartly  yelled  at 
them  to  stand  their  ground  and  fight  like  men  and  not 
run  away  like  cowards.  When  the  home  guards  came 
Tames  Brown,  who  was  in  the  church,  ran  out  and 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  417 

jumped  on  the  horse  that  had  his  wife's  side  saddle  on 
it.  In  the  confusion  while  the  fight  was  going  on,  Wag 
ner  and  his  'son-in-law  made  their  escape  with  the  two 
horses,  but  Hartly's  men  captured  Brown's  horse  and 
his  wife's  side  saddle. 


SOME  ECHOES  OF  THE  CIVIL  WAR. 

The  bitterness  and  strife  engendered  during  the 
Civil  War  among  neighbors,  friends  and  even  kindred 
were  such  that  it  was  believed  by  many  before  the  close 
of  the  conflict  that  the  people  could  never  dwell  together 
again  in  peace,  and  if  the  North  was  victorious  the  citi 
zens  who  had  favored  disunion  would  probably  emigrate 
farther  South,  and  likewise  if  the  South  should  win  the 
Unionists  would  seek  homes  in  the  North  or  West,  other 
wise  the  old  feuds  would  be  kept  up  until  one  or  more 
generations  passed  away. 

In  pursuance  of  that  idea  many  Southern  men  left  then- 
homes  for  a  time,  but  it  was  soon  learned  that  with  the 
close  of  hostilities  those  especially  who  had  fought 
through  the  war  had  had  enough  of  strife  and  bloodshed 
and  these  on  both  sides  appeared  willing  to  forgive  and 
forget  and  "let  the  dead  past  bury  its  dead." 

Those  who  had  seen  little  of  actual  war  were  as  a  rule 
the  most  vindictive.  But  few  years  had  passed  away 
until  those  who  had  worn  the  "blue"  and  those  who  had 
worn  the  "gray"  began  to  mix  and  mingle  with  each 
other  in  social,  church  and  business  relations  and  after  the 
excitement  and  passion  that  had  ruled  the  hour  had  sub 
sided,  and  reason  resumed  its  sway  over  the  minds  of  men 
each  began  to  give  the  other  credit  for  honesty  of  purpose 
in  the  views  they  had  entertained  and  for  which  each  had 
offered  up  the  strongest  proof  of  sincerity  in  his  convic 
tions  that  man  can  possibly  give — life  itself. 

But  for  many  years  there  continued  to  be,  here  and 
there,  a  few  allusions  to  the  past  even  between  those  who 
had  become  good  friends.  Sometimes  they  came  up  in 
a  good-natured  way  in  the  shape  of  jokes  and  witticisms ; 
at  other  times  they  were  the  overflowing  of  some  good 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

honest  Union  man,  who,  while  he  bore  no  malice  or  ill 
will  in  his  heart  towards  those  whom  he  had  once  re 
garded  as  his  enemies,  could  not  at  all  times  refrain  from 
alluding  in  a  somewhat  uncomplimentary  way  to  the 
"Lost  Cause"  and  its  followers. 

A  story  illustrating  this  point,  in  which  the  Rev.  John 
Hughes  is  the  central  figure  seems  worth  relating.  Rev. 
Hughes  was  an  ardent  Union  man  who  like  many  other 
East  Tennesseeans  "proved  his  faith  by  his  works,"  and 
joined  the  Federal  army,  and  was  a  gallant  soldier,  meel- 
ing  with  the  sad  misfortune  during  his  service  of  losing 
an  eye  by  a  rebel  bullet. 

After  the  war  he  became  an  able  minister  in  the  M.  E. 
Church  and  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  who  knew  him, 
both  on  account  of  his  ability  as  a  preacher,  and  his  char 
acter  as  a  Christian  gentleman.  We  have  been  informed 
that  he  was  a  native  of  Greene  county,  and  a  citizen  of 
Greeneville,  Term.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Holston 
Conference  and  at  a  meeting  of  the  District  Conference 
held  in  the  old  college  building  at  Johnson  City,  Term., 
in  the  early  /o's  Rev.  Hughes  -was  on  the  programme, 
and  the  subject  assigned  him  was  "The  Evils  of  War." 
There  was  a  large  audience  in  attendance,  among  them 
those  who  had  fought  in  the  Confederate  army 
as  well  as  many  who  had  been  Union  soldiers. 
He  described  the  cruelty  of  war,  especially 
of  civil  war,  in  which  friend  was  arrayed 
against  friend,  brother  against  brother,  and  father 
against  son.  He  described  the  home-leaving,  some  going 
into  one  army  and  some  into  the  other;  the  anguish  of 
mothers,  wives,  sisters  and  daughters;  he  portrayed  the 
sufferings  and  horrors  and  cruelties  of  war  in  vivid 
words,  and  compared  it  with  the  spiritual  warfare,  the 
strife  against  evil.  In  his  sermon  he  touched  upon  the 
cruelties  practiced  upon  the  Union  people  in  East  Ten 
nessee  and  censured  the  Confederate  authorities,  but  in 
his  peroration  he  spoke  of  the  proclamation  of  peace  and 
the  gladness  of  the  soldiers  of  both  armies  in  being  able 
to  return  to  their  homes  and  described  their  home-coming 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  419 

and  the  blessings  of  peace  and  re-uniting  of  families  and 
friends  who  had  been  separated  and  estranged  so  long, 
m  such  glowing  terms  that  he  moved  his  audience  to 
tears,  Federals  and  Confederates  alike. 

It  was  announced  that  Rev.  Hughes  would  preach  at 
night,  and  he  was  greeted  with  a  large  congregation  and 
although  he  had  "tramped  on  the  toes"  of  the  ex-rebels, 
supposing  his  evening  sermon  would  not  pertain  to  secu 
lar  things,  quite  a  number  of  them  attended.  The  preacher 
announced  that  his  text  would  be  found  in  Luke  3d  chap 
ter  and  i4th  verse,  and  read  as  follows:  "The  soldiers 
likewise  demanded  of  him  saying,   and  what  shall  we 
His  ex-Confederate  auditors  suspecting  from  the 
text  that  like  his  day  talk  his  sermon  would  be  along  the 
lines  of  the  war  got  up,  one  by  one,  and  left  the  house, 
all  except  two,  who  were  both  prominent  men  and  had 
been  in  the  Confederate  army.  They  looked  at  each  other 
and  settled  down  in  their  seats  and 'gave  the  preacher  the 
best  of  attention.     He  dwelt  for  sometime  on  the  life  of 
the  soldier,  speaking  of  the  hardships  and  dangers  asso 
ciated  with  it,  and  the  patience  and  courage  and  faith  in 
his  superior  officers,  the  necessity  of  promptness  in  per 
forming  his  whole  duty,  stating  that  the  same  patience, 
courage  and  faith  were  necessary  in  the  life  of  the  Chris 
tian  in  combatting  the  evils  of  sin.     Finally  warming  up 
he  recounted  many  of  the  cruelties  practiced  upon  the 
Union  people  of  East  Tennessee  and  again  paid  his  re 
spects  to  the  Confederate  soldiers  and  government  for 
the  atrocities  that  had  been  committed,  pointing  out  many 
of  them.   ^  His  two  Confederate  auditors  winced  under 
his    excoriation    of    the    conduct    of    their    government 
towards  the  loyal  people  of  East  Tennessee,  but  they  re 
mained  and  heard  him  through. 

After  the  congregation  was  dismissed  one  of  the  men 
was  heard  to  say  to  the  other,  "What  do  you  think  of  the 
sermon  ?"  The  other  replied  :  "Well,  there  is  a  great  deal 
of  truth  in  what  he  said,  there  was  a  great  deal  of  un 
necessary  cruelty  shown  towards  the  loyal  men  of  East 
Tennessee  by  our  people." 


420  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

At  another  time  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hughes  was  engaged  in 
what  is  known  as  a  union-revival  meeting  at  a  Southern 
M.  E.  Church.  It  so  happened  that  the  minister  of  that 
church  had  been  a  Confederate  soldier.  The  meeting 
was  a  very  successful  one  and  resulted  in  many  conver 
sions  and  a  general  awakening  of  religious  fervor  and 
zeal.  At  one  of  the  meetings  the  ministers  both  got  very 
happy  and  were  shaking  hands  around  when  the  Southern 
minister  grasped  the  hand  of  Mr.  Hughes  and  said : 
'Thank  God,  Brother  Hughes,  there  will  be  no  deform 
ities  in  heaven,  and  no  eyes  shot  out  there."  The  brother 
replied :  "Yes,  and  thank  the  Lord  there  will  be  no  rebels 
there  to  shoot  them  out."  The  good  old  brother  prob 
ably  did  not  mean  it  in  the  sense  that  no  rebels  would  get 
to  heaven,  but  that  in  that  world  all  would  be  peace  and 
brotherly  love. 

In  writing  up  the  various  subjects  pertaining  to  the 
people  of  Carter  and  Johnson  counties  we  have  had  fre 
quent  occasion  to  allude  to  the  manners  and  customs  and 
their  modes  of  enjoyment  previous  to  the  Civil  War.  It 
might  be  well  to  say  that  circumstances  have  wrought 
many  changes  that  are  not  to  be  regretted ;  but  whether 
these  changes  have  brought  about  a  greater  amount  of 
happiness  it  is  needless  to  discuss. 

The  car  of  progress  has  driven  before  it  many  primi 
tive  customs  that  were  necessary  and  desirable  in  their 
day  and  generation,  and  which  contributed  to  the  happi 
ness  and  welfare  of  the  people  under  the  conditions  that 
existed  then,  but  we  can  scarcely  lament  that  elegant 
school  and  college  buildings,  such  as  may  be  found  at 
Elizabethton  and  Milligan,  Mountain  City  and  Butler, 
and  throughout  the  more  rural  sections  of  Carter  and 
Johnson  counties,  as  well,  have  supplanted  the  less  pre 
tentious  school  buildings  of  those  towns  in  the  ante-bellum 
clays,  and  the  rude  log  school  houses  and  slab-benches  of 
the  rural  districts.  The  advancement  in  education,  we 
trust,  is  driving  out  the  great  impediment  to  progress  and 
refinement  to  social  order,  and  to  that  desirable  state  of 
society  that  will  discountenance,  disapprove  and  banish 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  421 

forever  from  its  presence  that  greatest  enemy  of  man 
kind,  alcohol,  which  has  been  so  fruitful  of  crime  and  so 
detrimental  to  all  that  is  good  and  noble  and  elevating, 
both  among  the  rich  and  the  poor,  and  in  high  and  low 
places.  Neither  can  we  very  well  offer  regrets  that  the 
quiltings  and  log-rollings  and  corn-huskings,  the  shoot 
ing  matches  and  musters,  the  frolics  and  dances  have 
given  place  to  a  great  extent,  at  least  in  the  better  class  of 
society,  to  more  refined  amusements  and  enjoyments, 
such  as  the  theatre,  the  club-room,  the  reading-room,  tea 
parties,  Sunday-school,  the  Christian  Associations  of 
various  kinds,  and  other  modern  modes  of  entertainment 
looking  to  a  higher  enjoyment  of  life,  and  to  the  'mprove- 
ment  of  the  mind,  enlarging  human  capacity  to  enjoy  the 
manifold  blessings  of  life,  and  teaching  the  great  lesson 
of  love  which  embraces  the  whole  Divine  law. 

Let  us  trust  that  in  the  Divine  plan  the  scenes  through 
which  the  generation  that  is  now  rapidly  passing  away, 
passed,  was  for  some  great  purpose,  though  incomprehen 
sible  to  us.  Perhaps  such  scenes  were  necessary  to  dem 
onstrate  the  horrors  of  civil  war  with  such  awfulness  that 
none  would  dare  repeat  it ;  to  place  the  seal  of  condemna 
tion  forever  upon  human  slavery,  and  to  teach  other  great 
lessons.  Perhaps  it  was  all  necessary  to  •seal,  in  an  indis 
soluble  Union,  never  to  be  broken,  the  great  common 
wealths,  extending  from  ocean  to  ocean,  and  from  the 
icy  and  inhospitable  climate  of  the  North  to  the  gentle 
breezes  of  the  gulf  where  perennial  flowers  grow,  so  that, 
united  they  would  bless  mankind  forever  with  an  ex 
ample  of  ''Liberty  enlightened  by  law ;"  and  its  effulgent 
rays  be  destined  to  give  light  and  liberty  to  all  peoples  to 
the  end  of  time. 

Were  these  the  purposes  and  designs  of  the  great  Civil 
War  in  the  mind  of  Deity,  which  for  the  fierceness  of  the 
struggle,  the  heroism  displayed  on  both  sides,  its  dura 
tion,  loss  of  life  and  property,  the  suffering  it  entailed, 
has  no  parallel  in  the  history  of  modern  times,  (and  who 
can  say  these  \vere  not  its  purposes?)  then  the  South,  as 
well  as  the  North,  was  in  the  right.  Those  who  fought 
under  the  stars  and  bars  were  fulfilling  the  same  destiny 


422  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

as  those  who  fought  under  the  stars  and  stripes,  and  all 
were  instruments,  first  in  purifying,  and  next  in  giving 
prestige  to  a  Government  that  is  to  be  the  hope  of  the 
world,  and  the  arbiter  of  nations;  whose  flag  must  be 
the  emblem  of  peace,  and  whose  strength  and  greatness 
must  lie  in  the  intelligence,  patriotism  and  Christian  prin 
ciples  of  its  people,  and,  with  the  world's  consciousness  of 
a  mighty  power,  to  be  wielded  only  for  the  right,  and  for 
the  defense  of  the  weak,  peace  will  at  last  prevail  over  all 
the  earth,  and  war,  with  its  horrors,  will  be  known  no 
more. 

In  apparent  fulfillment  of  such  a  destiny,  at  the  close  of 
hostilities,  more  than  a  million  of  armed  men,  fresh  from 
the  field  of  strife,  assumed  the  duties  of  citizenship,  and 
turned  their  thoughts  at  once  to  building  up  ruined  homes 
and  fortunes,  exhibiting  no  trace  of  the  demoralization  of 
the  camp,  but  became  the  leading  citizens  of  the  nation, 
and  the  country  went  forward  in  progress,  in  the  arts  and 
sciences,  in  agriculture  and  in  all  the  peaceful  pursuits  of 
life  as  no  other  country  ever  has  done,  obliterating  the 
scars  of  Civil  War,  building  churches  and  institutions  of 
learning,  uniting  the  remote  parts  of  the  country  by  bands 
of  steel,  pushng  out  for  their  share  of  the  world's  com 
merce,  keeping  pace  with  the  age  in  inventions,  and  only 
pausing  at  almost  the  close  of  the  century  that  had  seem 
ingly  come  near  witnessing  its  annihilation,  to  drive  Spain 
from  the  Western  Continent  at  almost  a  single  blow,  to 
emphasize  its  adherence  to  the  Monroe  Doctrine,  and  dem 
onstrate  that  our  nation  is  a  world-power. 

We  have  ample  reason  to  believe  that  our  country  un 
der  the  guidance  of  wise  and  safe  rulers,  purified  through 
the  fiery  furnace  of  civil  war,  united,  prosperous  and 
happy,  has  a  destiny  before  it  far  greater  and  grander 
than  its  most  optimistic  founders,  builders  and  defenders 
ever  dared  to  dream  of. 

"Sail  on,  O,  ship  of  State! 
Sail  on,  O  Union,  strong  and  great! 
Humanity  with  all  its  fears, 
With  all  the  hopes  of  future  years; 
"Is  hanging  breathless  on  thy  fate." 


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CHAPTER  XXIX. 


A  Sketch  of  Daniel  Ellis'  Adventures  as  Union  Pilot,  With 
Many  Thrilling  Adventures  and  Ijair-Breadth  Escapes  of  This 
Brave  and  Daring  Scout  and  Pilot  Who  Took  More  Than 
4000  Men  Into  the  Federal  Army  From  East  Tennessee,  South 
west  Virginia  and  Western  North  Carolina,  and  Whose  Name 
is  Familiar  to  Thousands  of  Union  Veterans  All  Over  the 
United  States. 

The  remarkable  career  of  Daniel  Ellis  as  a  daring  and 
successful  scout  and  pilot,  and  the  extraordinary  service 
rendered  to  the  United  States  Government  in  conducting 
4000  men  from  East  Tennessee,  Southwest  Virginia  and 
Western  North  Carolina  into  the  Federal  lines,  swelling 
the  Union  ranks  by  that  large  number  of  brave  men  ar 
a  time  when  they  were  greatly  needed  to  uphold  the  Union 
cause,  deserves  more  than  a  passing  notice.  We  there 
fore  devote  this  chapter  to  a  sketch  of  the  life  and  ad 
ventures  of  this  unpretentious  citizen  and  soldier  whose 
services  were  no  less  helpful  and  important  to  the  Union 
people,  especially  of  Carter  and  Johnson  counties,  Tenn., 
than  they  were  to  the  Government  he  served  so  faithfully 
and  well. 

A  description  of  the  man,  and  an  account  of  his  early 
environments,  and  the  distinctive  personality  that  fitted 
him  for  the  peculiar  service  that  made  him  famous  will 
no  doubt  be  read  with  absorbing  interest  by  those  who 
enjoy  reading  about  the  romantic  or  heroic  phases  of 
human  life. 

Daniel  Ellis  was  born  in  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  De 
cember  27,  1827.  His  father,  Wiley  Ellis,  though  a  small 
land  holder,  was  comparatively  poor  and  he  and  his  chil 
dren,  eight  in  number,  were  compelled  to  labor  to  secure 
a  modest  living. 

Daniel  was  not  of  a  literary  turn  of  mind  and  if  he  had 
been  he  had  poor  opportunities  to  improve  his  mind,  as 
the  schools  in  the  neighborhood  were  poor  and  his  father 


424  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

was  not  able  to  send  him  off  to  school.  Hence  he  grew 
up  to  manhood  with  little  learning  or  knowledge  of  the 
world.  His  youth  had  been  spent  working  on  a  poor 
farm,  hunting,  fishing  and  indulging  in  the  usual  sports 
and  pastimes  of  the  ordinary  backwoods  boy  of  that  day. 

Being  full  of  patriotism  and  fond  of  adventures,  he, 
together  with  a  large  number  of  young  men  from  Carter 
and  Johnson  counties,  responded  to  the  call  for  volunteers 
to  go  to  Mexico.  He  enlisted  in  Captain  Patterson's 
company  of  the  5th  Regiment,  Tennessee  Volunteers,  in 
March,  1847.  His  company  left  Jonesboro,  Tenn.,  about 
the  ist  of  March,  1847.  It  went  in  flat  boats  to  Chatta 
nooga,  Tenn.,  where  the  boats  were  taken  in  tow  by 
steamboats  and  taken  to  Memphis,  and  from  there  to 
New  Orleans.  The  regiment  reached  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico, 
about  April  i,  1847.  The  war  ended  before  this  regi 
ment  got  into  any  very  exciting  service. 

Ellis,  together  with  his  comrades  from  Carter  and  John 
son  counties,  returned  to  their  homes.  He  then  served 
an  apprenticeship  as  wagon  and  carriage-maker  at  Jones 
boro,  Tenn.  After  learning  his  trade  he  married  in  Wash 
ington  county,  Tenn.,  and  returned  to  his  native  county, 
where  he  settled  down.  He  divided  his  time  thereafter 
between  farming  and  working  at  his  trade.  There  was 
nothing  in  his  character  to  distinguish  him  from  the 
ordinary  citizen  until  after  the  beginning  of  the  Civil 
War.  He  had  seen  a  little  more  of  the  world,  perhaps, 
on  his  trip  to  Mexico  than  fell  to  the  lot  of  most  of  his 
neighbors.  The  Civil  War  found  him  a  man  34  years  of 
age,  in  the  prime  of  his  manhood.  He  was  six  feet  high, 
of  athletic  build  and  with  sinewy  muscles.  His  com 
plexion  was  slightly  dark,  with  black  hair  and  keen 
black  eyes. 

He  had  rather  a  handsome  face  with  nothing  about  it 
to  betray  to  the  ordinary  observer  the  resolute  character 
he  afterwards  displayed.  He  was  regarded  as  a  man  of 
considerable  native  ability  and  good  judgment,  of  kind 
disposition  and  an  honest,  law-abiding  citizen.  Having 
been  born  in  the  mountain  region  he  loved  the  hills  and 


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streams  and  delighted  in  the  hunt  and  chase.  He  was  a 
natural  woodsman  and  seldom  lost  his  way.  While  he 
never  studied  the  stars  and  planets  which  point  the  way 
of  the  mariner  across  the  seas,  he  was  enabled  to  make  his 
way  through  the  woods  and  mountains  for  long  distances, 
even  in  the  darkness  of  the  night,  with  no  path  to  guide 
him  on  his  journey,  directed  by  what  seemed  to  be  that 
natural  instinct  that  enables  birds  and  animals  to  keep 
their  course  from  one  end  of  the  continent  to  the  other 
with  unerring  precision. 

Of  course  he  was  not  guided  altogether  in  this  way, 
but  once  learning  the  general  topography  of  a  country, 
and  the  course  of  its  rivers  and  streams,  and  guided  in 
his  directions  by  the  moss  on  the  trees  and  other  infallible 
sign-boards  which  Nature  has  provided,  and  which  arc 
familiar  to  woodsmen,  he  rarely  lost  his  direction.  His 
early  life  having  been  spent  largely  in  the  mountains  and 
woods,  often  hunting  game  by  night  as  well  as  by  day, 
his  senses  of  vision  and  hearing  became  highly  developed, 
enabling  him  to  see  objects  in  the  night  that  were  in 
visible  to  the  ordinary  individual,  and  hear  sounds  that 
others  could  not  hear,  so  that  he  was  peculiarly  fitted  for 
the  daring  and  successful  adventures  that  made  him  so 
famous  during  the  Civil  War. 

Having  followed  the  flag  in  Mexico,  and  possessing 
that  spirit  of  loyalty  and  devotion  to  the  Union  that  char 
acterized  the  majority  of  the  people  of  East  Tennessee,  he 
entered  in  the  plans  and  purposes  of  the  Union  people 
with  all  his  might  and  strength,  soon  exhibiting  the  qual 
ities  of  energy,  intelligence  and  courage  that  made  him  a 
noted  man.  He  was  first  engaged  in  the  bridge  burning 
and  the  Carter  county  rebellion,  and  afterwards  in  pilot 
ing  refugees  from  the  conscript  officers,  and  escaped  pris 
oners  from  upper  East  Tennessee,  Southwest  Virginia 
and  Western  North  Carolina,  into  the  Federal  lines,  at 
first  in  Kentucky,  and  later,  to  Nashville,  Gallatin  and 
Knoxville,  Tenn.  At  this  period  of  Ellis'  life  he  was  a 
man  of  pleasing  manners  and  averse  to  bloodshed.  In 
the  early  part  of  his  career  as  a  pilot  he  carried  no  arms 


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but  depended  entirely  upon  strategy  and  outwitting  the 
enemy.  He  has  been  heard  to  say  that  at  the  beginning 
of  the  Civil  War  he  could  not  have  been  induced  to  shed 
the  blood  of  his  fellow-man  in  personal  combat  as  he  be 
lieved  his  conscience  would  give  him  no  peace  afterwards 
should  he  do  so,  but  after  he  had  made  a  number  of  hair- 
breath  escapes,  and  had  seen  his  countrymen  shot  dow-n  in 
cold-blood,  and  a  price  had  been  set  on  his  own  head,  he 
did  arm  himself  and  when  the  exigencies  of  the  situation 
demanded  it,  he  used  his  arms  with  most  deadly  effect. 
He  was  a  man,  however,  when  not  aroused,  of  kindly  dis 
position,  little  resembling  the  shaggy-browed  heroes  of 
fiction,  or  even  the  stern-looking  heroes  we  read  of  in 
history. 

To  thoroughly  understand  the  dangers  and  hardships 
to  which  Ellis  was  exposed  it  is  necessary  that  the  reader 
should  have  a  clear  conception  of  the  situation  then  exist 
ing  in  East  Tennessee,  and  especially  in  the  two  counties 
of  Johnson  and  Carter.  It  is  also  necessary  that  the 
reader  should  know  something  of  the  route  over  which  he 
traveled  so  often. 

We  can  give  our  readers  no  better  idea  of  the  condition 
prevailing  in  these  two  counties,  and  in  the  whole  of  East 
Tennessee,  than  by  giving  a  quotation  from  a  speech  de 
livered  in  New  York  by  Hon.  Champ  Clark,  of  Missouri, 
at  a  banquet  in  honor  of  General  Grant's  birthday,  April 
25,  1892.  Mr.  Clark  said  among  other  things: 

"In  Missouri  the  war  was  waged  with  unspeakable  bit 
terness,  sometimes  with  inhuman  cruelty.  It  wras  fought 
by  men  in  single  combat,  in  squads,  in  companies,  in  regi 
ments,  in  the  fields,  in  fortified  towns  and  in  ambush,  un 
der  the  stars  and  stripes,  under  the  stars  and  bars  and  un 
der  the  black  flag.  The  arch  fiend  himself  seems  to  have 
been  on  the  field  in  person,  inspiring,  directing,  command 
ing." 

This  description  applies  equally  well  to  East  Tennessee, 
and,  indeed,  wherever  there  was  a  sufficiently  strong- 
Union  sentiment  in  the  South  to  attempt  to  assert  itself. 
No  language  could  more  truthfully  portray  the  situation 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  427 

that  existed  in  East  Tennessee  when  Daniel  Ellis  was 
making  his  trips  backward  and  forth  to  Kentucky. 

Now  to  show  the  physical  endurance  necessary  to  ac 
complish  what  Ellis  did  the  reader  should  know  that  in 
making  his  trips  to  Kentucky  he  had  the  following  ob 
stacles  to  encounter.  First,  the  Doe  and  Watauga  rivers ; 
often  so  swollen  they  could  not  be  crossed  for  days  at  a 
time,  or  in  Winter  running  with  mush-ice,  keeping  his 
men  in  waiting  and  exposed  to  capture,  which  often  meant 
death.  Then  came  the  North  and  South  Forks  of  the 
Holston  river,  presenting  a  formidable  obstacle,  espe 
cially  when  swollen,  or  in  the  Winter  when  it  often  had  to 
be  swram  or  waded,  regardless  of  the  temperature.  Then 
came  Bays  and  the  Clinch  Mountains,  steep  and  rugged 
ranges  over  which  the  travelers  must  pass,  and  then  the 
Clinch  river,  another  large  stream  must  be  crossed.  Next 
came  a  steep  ridge,  called  Coffer  Ridge,  and  a  large 
stream,  almost  a  river,  called  Coffer  Creek.  Then  came 
Powell's  Mountains,  tall  rough  and  rugged,  and  Waldens 
Ridge,  the  Wildcat  Mountain  and  then  Powells  river,  and 
then  the  great  Cumberland  Mountain  and  the  large  and 
swiftly  flowing  Cumberland  river.  It  would  seem  now  a 
herculean  task  for  a  man  to  start  to  the  interior  of  Ken 
tucky  on  foot,  and  by  night,  even  over  the  public  high 
ways,  but  then  the  river  crossings  and  most  of  the  moun 
tain  passes  wrere  guarded  and  the  valleys  were  swarming 
with  rebel  soldiery. 

In  the  beginning  Ellis  was  wholly  unaware  of  his 
adaptability  to  the  profession  (as  it  may  be  termed)  of 
pilot,  but  it  is  said  that  great  occasions  produce  men  suit 
able  to  the  emergency,  and  immediately  after  the  bridge 
burning  and  Carter  county  rebellion  there  was  great  need 
of  some  strong,  bold  man,  to  guide  the  fugitives  from  the 
wrath  of  the  Southern  soldiery  to  a  haven  of  safety  across 
the  rugged  ranges  of  the  Cumberland  mountains. 

ELLIS'  FIRST  ADVENTURE. 

.    Ellis'  first  real  adventure  occurred  near  what  was  then 
known  as  "O'Brien's  Old  Forge,"  now  Valley  Forge.  On 


42$  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  1 6th  of  November,  1861,  Gen  Leadbetter,  having  dis 
persed  the  Union  forces  at  the  Doe  River  Cove  who  had 
been  engaged  in  rebellion,  sent  a  company  of  soldiers 
down  Doe  River  in  the  direction  of  Elizabethton,  arrest 
ing  Union  men  indiscriminately.  The  officer  had  with 
him  Stanford  Jenkins,  the  guard  captured  and  released 
by  the  bridge  burners  at  Zolli coffer,  for  the  purpose  of 
identifying  bridge  burners.  Among  others  arrested  was 
Daniel  Ellis.  While  the  column  was  halted  in  front  of 
Elbert  Range's  house,  Jenkins  identified  Ellis  as  a  bridge 
burner.  The  rebel  officer  in  charge  said  to  Ellis:  "You 
<:! — d  scoundrel,  you  shall  not  live  two  minutes."  Ellis, 
notwithstanding  there  were  rebel  soldiers  all  about  him, 
made,  a  dash  through  an  open  gate  and  through  an  open 
porch  or  entry  between  the  kitchen  and  main  building  of 
Range's  house,  shedding  his  bear-shin  overcoat  as  he 
went.  The  house  screened  him  for  some  distance,  and 
the  soldiers  were  too  much  surprised  at  his  audacity  to 
think  of  firing  until  he  was  some  distance  away ;  but  as  he 
went  up  the  hill,  in  plain  view;  through  the  open  field,  the 
shots  came  thick  and  fast,  and  the  cavalryman  followed 
him  shouting  and  yelling,  but  he  made  his  escape  into  the 
iriendly  shelter  of  a  cedar  thicket  unharmed. 

After  this  adventure  Ellis  made  his  way  to  the  Pond 
Mountain  in  the  eastern  part  of  Carter  county  and  went 
into  a  camp  with  Col.  Dan.  Stover  and  others  far  back 
in  the  mountain  where  they  were  waiting  with  much 
anxiety  for  the  advent  of  the  Federal  army,  which  at 
that  time  was  daily  expected  to  come  to  the  relief  of  the 
Union  men.  As  Ellis  was  known  to  be  a  good  woods 
man,  trusty  and  capable  of  much  endurance,  he  was 
selected  to  go  back  into  the  vicinity  of  Elizabethton  to 
convey  letters  to  the  men's  families,  learn  the  news  and 
bring  back  letters  and  such  articles  of  necessity  as  he 
could  carry  back  to  the  camp. 

ELLIS'  FIRST  TRIP  TO  KENTUCKY. 
Not  being  able  to  learn  anything  about  the  movements 
of  the  Federal  army,  Ellis  at  length  determined  to  go  to 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  429 

Kentucky  and  see  for  himself  what  the  prospects  for  the 
relief  of  the  Union  people  were.  Accordingly  about  the 
ist  of  April,  1862,  he  started  out  on  his  first  journey 
through  the  mountains  to  Kentucky,  not  as  a  pilot,  for  as 
yet  the  way  was  unknown  to  him,  but  in  company  with 
one  other  man  as  far  as  Bays  Mountain  in  Sullivan 
county,  Tenn.  He  parted  with  his  companion  after  learn 
ing  the  names  of  a  number  of  Union  men  along  the  way 
he  expected  to  go,  and  traveled  alone  until  he  fell  in  with 
a  company  of  Union  men  who  were  being  piloted  to 
Kentucky  by  a  man  named  William  McClain.  He  found 
in  this  company  a  number  of  his  acquaintances  from  Car 
ter  county,  and  in  company  with  them  made  the  journey 
through  the  mountains,  enduring  much  suffering  for 
want  of  food  and  water,  and  undergoing  much  fatigue 
from  climbing  the  precipitous  hills  and  mountains,  but  at 
length  reached  Cumberland  Gap  in  safety.  This  place 
was  then  occupied  by  Federal  troops  under  Gen.  G.  W. 
Morgan.  One  of  the  Federal  brigades  of  Tennessee 
troops  was  commanded  by  Gen.  S.  P.  Carter,  whom  Ellis 
had  known  from  boyhood. 

Gen.  Carter  treated  him  with  great  kindness,  but  gave 
him  little  hopes  of  early  relief  for  his  friends,  and  after 
resting  a  few  days  he  determined  to  return  to  Carter 
county  and  make  known  to  his  friends  there  the  true 
state  of  affairs.  In  company  with  McClain  he  started  on 
his  return,  crossing  the  Cumberland  and  Powell's  moun 
tains,  Walling' s  ridge,  and  wading  rivers  and  streams, 
cfter  a  tedious  and  toilsome  journey  of  five  days,  he 
reached  his  home. 

He  gained  much  valuable  information  on  this  trip  rela 
tive  to  the  country,  directions,  dangerous  places,  where  to 
find  friends  and  where  to  be  on  the  lookout  for  enemies, 
both  from  his  own  observations  and  what  information  he 
obtained  from  McClain. 

The  Union  men  who  were  hiding  in  the  mountains 
soon  learned  of  Ellis'  return  home  and  began  to  impor 
tune  him  to  pilot  them  at  least  as  far  as  Sullivan  county, 
v,here  they  hoped  to  fall  in  with  McClain.     After  resting 


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a  few  days  he  consented,  and  on  the  night  of  the  28th  of 
August,  1862,  started  from  a  point  near  Elizabethton 
with  75  men,  under  promise  to  conduct  them  to  what  was 
called  the  boat-yard,  in  Sullivan  county,  Tenn.,  a  distance 
of  thirty  miles  from  Elizabeihton".  After  traveling 
through  a  most  terrific  storm  the  first  night,  the  secona 
right  he  succeeded  in  reaching  the  boat-yard,  and  turn 
ing  the  men  over  to  McClain  who  piloted  them  the  re 
mainder  of  the  way  to  Cumberland  Gap.  While  on  his 
return  he  came  very  near  falling  into  the  hands  of  some 
rebel  soldiers,  but  with  his  usual  quick  wit  managed  to 
elude  them. 

These  were  his  initial  trips,  and  upon  his  return  home 
he  found  J.  W.  M.  Grayson,  who  was  afterwards  a  Major 
in  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  with  100  recruits 
waiting  to  be  taken  through  the  lines.  The  position  of 
pilot  was  not  sought  by  Ellis  but  thrust  upon  him. 

Every  mountain  pass  and  river  crossing  was  now 
closely  guarded.  Rebel  cavalry  could  be  seen  riding 
through  the  valleys  by  the  men  as  they  rested  upon  the 
mountain  sides,  concealed  from  view,  during  the  day. 
Dangers  menaced  them  on  every  hand  but  by  the  skillful 
management  of  their  leader  this  large  body  of  men  got 
safely  through.  Having  piloted  so  large  a  body  of  men 
safely  through  the  lines,  while  many  other  companies  of 
men  under  other  pilots  had  been  captured  at  different 
points  in  East  Tennessee,  Ellis'  'reputation  was  estab 
lished,  and  his  services  sought  on  every  hand.  But  we 
cannot  follow  him,  as  for  more  than  three  years  he  con 
tinued  in  this  hazardous  business  going  sometimes  to 
Cumberland  Gap,  Barboursville,  Camp  Dick  Robinson 
and  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  later  across  the  mountains 
of  Washington,  Cocke,  Greene  and  Scvier  counties,  and 
across  the  Nola  Chucky,  French  Broad  and  Holston  riv 
ers,  to  reach  Knoxville,  Nashville  and  other  points  in 
Tennessee. 

He  made  his  return  trips  all  alone,  and  at  one  time 
came  onto  three  putrid  bodies  of  men;  near  a  spring,  who 
had  been  captured  and  hanged  and  left  to  be  devoured  by 


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the  buzzards.  He  often  found  the  skeletons  of  men  in 
the  mountains,  some  of  whom  had  probably  been  shot  and 
ethers  had  given  out  on  the  way  and  had  perirhed  from 
starvation.  When  he  would  return  to  his  native  county 
the  fact  was  soon  made  known,  often  through  his  indis 
creet  friends  to  whom  he  had  brought  letteis,  money  and 
valuable  packages  from  their  friends  in  the  army. 

We  shall  not  attempt  to  follow  him  through  all  his 
escapades  in  his  many  marches  across  the  mountains  with 
his  men,  or  on  his  lonely  trips  as  he  made  his  way  back 
burdened  with  letters  and  tokens  of  love  and  remem 
brances  that  he  was  bearing  back  to  the  mother,  wife, 
sister  or  sweetheart,  from  the  loved  ones  in  the  army.  Nor 
shall  we  attempt  to  describe  his  feelings,  when,  though  the 
familiar  landmarks  told  him  he  was  approaching  the  play- 
place  of  his  boyhood  and  the  home  of  his  manhood  that 
held  all  that  was  dear  to  him  in  life,  he  knew  deadly  foes 
were  lurking  there  to  kill  or  capture  him. 

But  his  friends  compared  him  to  an  "old  red  fox"  be 
cause  the  fox  is  sly  and  hard  to  catch  napping,  and  very 
often  when  its  pursuer  thinks  he  has  it  hemmed  on  all 
sides,  Reynard  slips  out  in  some  mysterious  way.  So  it 
was  with  Ellis,  there  seemed  to  be  a  charm  about  his  life. 

Once,  when  returning  from  one  of  his  trips  to  Ken 
tucky  he  came  in  sight  of  a  crossing  place  on  the  river, 
but  rebel  soldiers  were  continually  passing  back  and  forth 
in  squads  of  two,  three  or  more,  going  to  a  distillery  near 
by.  The  river  was  swollen  and  he  could  not  wade  or 
swim  it.  He  was  pinched  by  hunger,  having  traveled 
long  without  eating.  He  remained  for  several  hours 
watching  from  his  place  of  concealment  and  at  last  all 
were  out  of  sight  except  one  rebel  soldier,  but  he  had  a 
gun.  He  was  preparing  to  take  the  boat  to  the  opposite 
side  of  the  river.  Ellis  watched  his  opportunity  and  when 
the  soldier  was  not  looking  towards  him,  he  stepped  into 
the  path  and  walked,  unconcerned,  towards  him,  hailed 
him  and  asked  him  to  set  him  across  lae  river.  The  sol 
dier  scrutinized  him  for  a  moment  and  seeing  nothing 
about  him  to  arouse  suspicion,  told  him  to  get  in  the  boat. 


432  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

They  entered  into  conversation,  Ellis  telling  him  he  lived 
in  the  neighborhood  and  was  taking  some  things  over  to 
Air.  Blank,  mentioning  the  name  of  a  well-known  rebel 
citizen  he  knew  lived  in  the  neighborhood.  The  soldier 
told  him  they  were  on  the  lookout  for  a  notorious  Lin- 
colnite,  named  Ellis,  that  piloted  renegades  through  the 
lines  and  asked  Ellis  if  he  had  ever  seen  him.  Ellis  told 
him  he  had  never  seen  him  but  had  heard  a  good  deal  of 
him  and  knew  he  was  a  bad  man.  The  soldier  then  said  : 
"Well,  if  we  catch  him  he  will  not  pilot  any  more  Lin- 
colnites  through  the  lines."  Reaching  the  shore  the  sol 
dier  asked  him  to  go  to  the  still-house  with  him  and  get 
some  liquor,  but  Ellis  declined,  thanked  the  soldier  for 
taking  him  across  the  river  and  walked  slowly  away  until 
out  of  sight  when  he  walked  as  only  Dan.  Ellis  could 
walk  in  those  days. 

At  another  time,  having  taken  about  25  men  to  Kings - 
port  on  the  way  to  Kentucky,  he  concealed  them  unde,: 
the  banks  of  the  river  while  he  went  to  the  house  of  a 
Union  man  who  was  well-known  to  him  to  ask  for  the  use 
of  his  canoe,  and  find  out  whether  there  were  any  rebeLs 
in  the  vicinity.  The  friend  told  him  there  was  a  com 
pany  of  rebels  there,  and  a  squad  of  them  had  charge  of 
the  canoe  and  were  at  that  moment  watching  for  him. 
and  the  best  thing  he  could  do  would  be  to  get  away  from 
there  as  quickly  as  possible.  Ascertaining  the  exact  loca 
tion  of  the  squad  of  men  who  had  charge  of  the  canoe, 
Ellis  concealed  his  men  under  the  bank  of  the  river  some 
distance  below  them  and  then  str.rted  cautiously  towards 
them.  The  night  was  quite  dark,  and  approaching  quite 
near  to  them  he  found,  as  he  had  hoped,  that  they  were 
all  lying  clown  and  probably  asleep,  for  it  was  late  at 
night,  or  rather  early  in  the  morning,  for  it  was  long 
past  midnight.  Ellis  now  lying  flat  upon  his  belly  moved 
himself,  almost  by  inches,  towards  the  canoe  which  was 
within  20  feet,  or  less,  of  the  guard.  At  this  moment  ho 
made  a  slight  noise,  unintentionally,  and  quick  as  thought 
a  soldier  sprang  to  his  feet  with  his  gun  in  his  hand.  Ellis 
thought  for  a  moment  his  fate  was  sealed  but  the  soldier 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  433 

peered  around  in  the  darkness,  and  seeming  to  satisfy 
himself  that  the  noise  he  had  heard  was  but  the  splashing 
of  the  waves  or  a  false  alarm  of  some  kind,  lay  down 
again.  Ellis  lay  perfectly  still,  scarcely  daring  to 
breathe,  until  he  thought  the  soldier  had  time  to  get  back 
to  sleep,  and  then  crawled  up  to  the  canoe,  which  was  but 
slightly  drawn  up  on  the  bank,  he  gathered  up  the  chain 
in  a  bunch  and  laid  it  gently  in  the  bottom  of  the  canoe, 
then  gradually  loosening  it  from  its  moorings  floated  with 
it  silently  out  into  the  stream.  He  reached  his  men,  and 
when  they  were  all  safely  across,  pushed  the  canoe  out 
into  the  river,  so  it  could  not  be  used  to  follow  him.  The 
party  then  made  their  way  hurriedly  to  Bays  Mountain, 
about  three  miles  distant,  where  they  concealed  them 
selves.  The  next  morning,  from  their  hiding  place  in  the 
mountain,  they  could  see  the  rebel  soldiers  galloping  back 
and  forth  and  hear  them  shoutng  and  cursing,  for  they 
were  doubtless  angry,  even  with  themselves,  because  they 
had  let  the  "old  red  fox"  outwit  them. 

But  it  must  not  be  assumed  that  Ellis'  courage  con 
sisted  in  performing  only  such  feats  as  we  have  described, 
though  it  must  be  admitted  they  required  no  small  amount 
of  nerve  and  daring;  but,  when  the  chances  were  any 
thing  like  equal,  he  never  hesitated  to  meet  an  enemy  face 
to  face  in  the  open.  His  courage  was  tested  on  many 
occasions,  both  during  and  since  the  Civil  War.  No 
man  when  confronted  with  danger  could  more  truthfully 
than  he,  make  use  of  the  language  imputed  to  Fitz  James 
when  confronted  by  the  hosts  of  Rhodcrick  Dhu : 

"Come  one,  come  all,  this  rock  shall  fly 
From  its  firm  base  as  soon  as  I." 

Ellis  made  a  mistake  in  writing  an  autobiography.  He 
is  too  modest  to  make  a  display  of  his  own  heroism.  His 
story  should  have  been  written  by  another  who  was 
familiar  with  his  daring  and  his  brave  deeds.  None  but 
a  Caesar  or  a  Paul  Jones  could  gracefully  make  a  hero  of 
himself.  We  can  mention  here  but  a  few  more  incidents 
of  his  life  as  a  scout  and  pilot:  for  this  history  in  full, 


434  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

we  refer  our  readers  to  his  book  entitled  "Adventures  of 
Daniel  Ellis,  the  Union  Guide,"  published  by  Harper 
Bros.,  Ne\y  York,  in  1867,  which  we  understand  is  still  in 
print. 


DEATH    OF    CAPTAiN    YOUNG. 

\Ye  have  referred  to  the  danger  attending  Ellis  when 
lie  would  return  from  Kentucky  The  fact  of  his  return 
always  became  known,  even  lo  the  Confederate  officers 
and  soldiers,  and  many  ineffectual  efforts  were  made  to 
capture  him.  But  he  had  many  friends  who  gave  him 
warning  of  approaching  danger.  Sometimes,  however, 
he  made  very  narrow  escapes.  At  one  time  some  rebel 
soldiers  got  within  a  few  feet  of  him  while  he  was  in 
a  house  at  Hampton,  Tenn.,  before  he  knew  they  were 
rear.  The  men  who  were  with  him  were  captured,  but 
he  knew  that  with  him,  capture  meant  death,  so  he  made 
a  break  for  the  Jenkins  mountain  closely  pursued  by  sev 
eral  soldiers  who  were  firing  on  him  at  every  step.  He 
leturned  the  fire  but  as  the  odds  were  greatly  against 
him,  continued  to  retreat  and  finally  escaped  by  having 
superior  endurance.  But  his  power  of  endurance  was 
severely  tested  on  this  occasion,  and  after  running  up  the 
steep  mountain  side  he  fell  exhausted  and  it  was  sometime 
before  he  could  recover  his  breath. 

At  another  time  he  escaped  from  Capt.  Young's  men 
c.t  his  home.  This  time  he  got  to  his  fleet-footed  horse 
and  saved  himself  by  flight.  These  efforts  to  capture  or 
kill  him  aroused  all  the  vindictiveness  of  his  nature  and 
he  determined  upon  revenge.  After  his  flight  from  Young 
it  was  alleged  that  that  officer  allowed  his  men  to  rob 
Ellis'  house  and  abuse  his  wife.  .Soon  after  this  Capt. 
Young  with  his  company  were  on  the  road  from  Doe 
River  Cove  to  Elixabethton.  Ellis  was  in  waiting  for 
them  near  a  ford  of  Doe  river  known  as  the  "Skin-Pine" 
ford.  The  company  had  passed  whete  Ellis  was  concealed 
when  Captain  Young,  who  for  some  reason  was  some 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  435 

distance  in  the  rear  of  the  company,  came  along,  Ellis 
stepped  out  into  the  road  and  halted  him  and  immediately 
opened  fire  on  him  with  his  Spencer  rifle,  killing  him  al 
most  instantly.  Captain  Young's  son  visited  the  place 
V'-here  his  father  was  killed  a  few  years  ago  and  marked 
the  spot  with  a  stone  upon  which  was  engraved  his 
father's  name  and  the  date  of  his  death,  but  the  inscrip 
tion  has  been  defaced  by  some  one. 


DEATH   OF   CAPTAIN   PARKER. 

There  was  in  Johnson  county  a  company  of  men  known 
iis  the  "Johnson  county  home-guards,"  commanded  by 
Captain  Parker.  They  were  active  in  hunting  down 
Union  men  in  that  county  and  it  was  alleged  were  most 
cruel  and  inhuman  in  their  treatment  of  old  men  and  even 
women  and  children.  These  men  made  frequent  incur 
sions  into  Carter  county  and  were  charged  with  hanging 
and  shooting  five  Union  men  at  one  time  near  what  is 
now  the  Fish  Spring.  The  act  was  committed  just  across 
the  line  in  Johnson  county,  but  some  of  the  men  were 
citizens  of  Carter.  Other  Carter  county  men  were  killed 
by  Parker  and  his  men.  Ellis  was  called  upon  to  try  to 
put  a  stop  to  what  the  Union  people  regarded  as  inhuman 
and  needless  butchery  of  citizens  who  had  committed  no 
offence  except  that  of  loyalty  to  the  Union.  Ellis  went 
up  into  Johnson  county  and  in  company  with  other  Union 
citizens  who  knew  Parker  personally,  took  a  position  near 
the  road  along  which  Parker  and  his  men  were  expected 
to  pass.  The  company  passed  but  Parker  was  not  with 
them.  Presently,  however,  he  came  riding  along  alone. 
As  in  the  case  of  Young,  Ellis  stepped  into  the  road  and 
halted  him  and  opened  fire  on  him.  Parker  fell  from  his 
horse,  and  when  his  friends  returned  to  look  for  him  they 
found  his"  coat  and  hat  but  could  nnd  no  trace  of  him. 
Several  weeks  passed  and  his  body  was  found  at  last  in 
the  woods  near  a  farm-house.  The  surroundings  gave 
evidence  of  a  horrible  death  hastened  by  starvation.  After 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

being  wounded  he  had  crawled  a  distance  of  perhaps  two 
miles  but  had  been  unable  to  attract  the  attention  of  any 
person.  Little  sympathy  was  expressed  for  this  man, 
whose  name  was  William  Parker,  especially  by  the  Union 
people,  as  he  had  gained  the  reputation  of  being  a  most 
cruel  and  heartless  individual. 

Other  tragedies  in  which  Ellis  had  a  hand  will  be  men 
tioned  in  the  chapter  of  tragedies. 

Ellis  had  much  to  arouse  his  passions  and  when  once 
aroused  he  was  found  to  be  a  dangerous  enemy.  He 
usually  had  about  him  a  few  friends  who  were  as  brave 
and  daring  as  himself.  Among  them  were  Elbert  and 
Robert  Treadway.  Towards  the  last  of  the  war  these 
men,  as  well  as  Ellis  himself,  were  armed  with  repeating 
rifles,  and  each  had  two  six-shooting  army  pistols.  Being* 
excellent  marksmen  these  three  men  were  foes  not  to  be 
despised  by  a  whole  company  of  the  enemy. . 

At  one  time  a  squad  of  twenty  or  thirty  rebel  soldiers 
who  was  encamped  on  the  Waiauga  river,  went  out  to 
the  vicinity  of  Ellis'  home.  Robert  Treadway  was  off 
some  distance  but  Ellis  and  Elbert  opened  fire  on  the 
soldiers  and  after  wounding  several  of  them  put  them 
to  flight.  Hearing  the  firing  Robert  hurried  to  the  scene 
and  joining  Ellis  and  his  brother,  the  three  men  drove 
the  squad  of  soldiers  several  miles  back  to  their  camp. 
People  who  still  remember  this  fight  say  the  firing  was 
so  rapid  that  it  sounded  as  if  there  was  at  least  a  company 
engaged  on  each  side. 

Ellis  gained  such  a  reputation  for  his  fighting  qualities 
and  for  the  accuracy  of  his  aim  that  few  men,  even  brave, 
soldiers,  cared  to  venture  within  range  of  his  gun.  There 
is  little  doubt  that  when  it  was  seen  by  the  reckless  men 
on  the  other  side  that  shooting  was  a  game  that  two 
could  play  at,  the  shooting  and  bringing  did  not  occur 
so  frequently.  If  the  truth  were  told  in  regard  to  one- 
half  of  the  acts  of  inhumanity  committed  by  Parker  and 
his  men,  his  horrible  death  was  not  only  a  just  retribu 
tion  for  his  misdeeds  but  a  salutary  lesson  to  men  of  hi> 
class  to  teach  them  "  as  ye  sow,  so  shall  ye  reap." 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  437 

CAPTAIN    DANIEL   ELLIS. 

ELLIS  AS  A  SOLDIER HIS  LIFE  SINCE  THE  WAR. 

Daniel  Ellis  assisted  in  recruiting  Company  A  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  was  tendered  the  Cap 
taincy  of  that  company  in  1863,  but  the  service  he  had 
been  able  to  render  the  Government  at  that  time  as  well  as 
the  Union  men  as  a  pilot  in  taking  them  out  of  danger 
and  the  advantage  to  the  Regiment  in  bringing  in  recruits 
induced  Col.  Miller  and  others  to  advise  him  not  to  ac 
cept  a  commission  in  the  army.  In  fact,  the  restraints 
and  discipline  of  military  life  were  not  suited  to  him.  We 
are  free  to  say  that  though  possessed  of  the  greatest  cour 
age  and  intelligence,  we  do  not  believe  he  would  have 
brooked  the  restraints  of  a  line  officer  in  the  service  suffi 
ciently  to  have  made  him  a  success  in  that  capacity.  He 
preferred  a  free  hand  and  a  loose  rein.  He  could  direct 
others  but  did  not  care  to  be  commanded. 

Give  him  100  brave  men,  or  even  a  smaller  number, 
and  turn  htm  loose  and  his  name  was  a  terror  to  an 
enemy. 

This  was  demonstrated  when  in  March,  1865,  having 
been  appointed  Captain  of  Company  A,  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Cavalry,  he  accepted  the  commission  as  his  service 
as  Pilot  was  not  now  greatly  needed.  He  asked  for  a  de 
tachment  of  men  from  the  Regiment  to  go  to  Carter 
and  Johnson  counties  where  a  few  rebel  sokliers  still 
lingered  and  he  wanted  to  have  the  honor  of  driving  them 
away.  He  was  given  a  detail  of  32  men,  including  Lieut. 
Andrew  Campbell,  who  had  been  promoted  for  killing 
Gen.  Morgan.  He  started  from  Knoxville  with  this  de 
tachment  on  the  1 4th  of  March,  1865.  They  were  all 
well  armed,  but  not  mounted,  as  they  expected  to  mount 
themselves  by  capturing  horses  from  the  enemy. 

Before  giving  details  of  this  expedition  we  desire  to 
say  we  have  gleaned  a  greater  part  of  the  facts  from 
Ellis'  history,  written  soon  after  the  close  of  the  war. 
when  men's  passions  were  still  running  high  on  both 


438  HISTORY   OF   THE    13TII    REGIMENT 

sides,  and  \vhen  all  were  laboring  under  the  passions  and 
prejudices  that  had  been  engendered  by  the  war.  The 
men  who  were  with  him  were  nearly  all  Carter  and  John 
son  county  men  who  felt  that  they  and  their  families  had 
been  wronged  and  mistreated  by  Confederate  soldiers  and' 
citizens.  They  were  no  doubt  filled  with  the  spirit  of 
hatred  and  revenge  that  prevailed  at  that  time. 

Looking  back  from  this  distance  at  some  of  the  acts 
that  were  committed  by  some  members  of  this  detachment 
we  are  not  prepared  to  approve  them,  but  it  may  be  said 
they  were  in  retaliation  for  acts  of  like  character  that 
had  been  committed  by  others.  The  killing  of  Henry 
and  Isaac  Nave  as  well  as  young  Godfrey  Stover,  if  the 
facts  have  been  told,  were  acts  greatly  to  be  regretted.  It 
lias  been  alleged  that  Stover  was  shot  after  he  surrender 
ed,  and  the  Naves  were  not  permitted  to  surrender.  In 
extenuation  of  these  charges,  even  if  they  are  true,  it  may 
be  said  that  the  men  who  killed  them  claimed  to  have 
been  the  victims  of  the  malice  and  hatred  of  these  men, 
and  that  they  had  been  the  instigators  of  the  death  of 
their  friends.  It  is  not  our  province,  however,  either 
to  approve  or  condemn,  but  to  relate  the  facts.  It  should 
be  the  duty  of  the  historian,  however  humble  his  sphere, 
to  make  known  such  palliating  circumstances  as  can  be 
truthfully  told  that  would  relieve  the  dark  shadow  that 
hung  over  many  deeds  that  were  committed  in  these  coun 
ties,  on  both  sides,  under  the  impulses  that  then  ruled 
men's  thoughts  and  actions. 

This  detachment,  after  several  days  hard  travel  on 
foot,  reached  Elizabethton,  near  which  place  was  Cap 
tain  Ellis'  home.  He  had  heard  before  reaching  that 
p1ace  there  was  a  squad  of  rebel  soldiers  there,  but  when 
he  approached  the  town  it  was  learned  they  had  de 
camped.  He  then  proceeded  leisurely  to  the  "Laurel." 
in  Johnson  county,  going  bv  wa-  of  Stony  Creek  and 
Shady.  Up  to  this  time  he  had  met  with  no  startling  ad 
ventures.  The  Union  neople  gave  the  little  detachment 
i  royal  welcome,  for  even  up  to  this  late  clay  they  were 
accustomed  to  seeing  only  the  "Gray  ''  and  looking  upon 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  439 

them  as  enemies,  and  with  the  greatest  dread,  but  now 
they  saw  the  blue,  under  the  old  banner,  and  the  old  men 
who  had  seen  it  in  Mexico,  and  others  who  had  been 
taught  to  reverence  it,  wept  with  joy. 

Capt.  Ellis  learned  through  an  old  Union  man  that 
there  was  a  company  of  rebel  soldiers  a  short  distance 
from  where  he  was  camped.  A  number  of  his  men  had 
dropped  out  at  their  homes  in  Carter  county,  but  he  had 
been  joined  by  several  armed  Union  citizens  so  that  his 
detachment  still  numbered  25  or  30  men.  The  enemy 
was  encamped  about  a  log  barn  and  that  night  Captain 
Ellis  moved  his  men  up  to  within  striking  distance  of  the 
barn  and  awaited  daylight  to  make  the  attack.  At  day- 
bght,  dividing  his  men  into  two  squads,  he  made  a  rush 
for  the  enemy  who  was  preparing  breakfast  in  the  barn 
lot.  The  enemy  was  greatly  surprised  and  some  of  the 
men  retreated  in  haste,  others  took  refuge  under  the 
barn,  but  about  15  of  them  stood  their  ground  and  made 
a  gallant  resistance,  but  Ellis'  men  had  superior  arms 
and  finally  succeeded  in  capturing  them  Those  who  had 
concealed  themselves  under  the  barn  were  brought  out 
and  made  prisoners.  Ellis  captured  36  good  horses  with 
bridles,  saddles  and  blankets,  besides  a  quantity  of 
arms  and  provisions.  Among  the  prisoners  was  a  Ken 
tucky  captain  and  lieutenant.  The  Kentuckians  were 
not  all  "colonels"  in  those  days. 

Being  now  well  mounted,  Captain  Ellis  went  back  in 
the  direction  of  Elizabethton  where  1ie  learned  a  detach 
ment  of  rebel  soldiers  under  Capt.  Olford  Smith  had  been 
looking  for  him,  and  were  still  in  the  town.  He  concealed 
his  men  about  two  miles  from  town  and  about  daylight 
on  the  following  morning,  dividing  his  men  into  three 
squads,  he  charged  into  town  on  different  streets  com 
pletely  routing  the  squad  of  rebels,  who  fled  in  different 
directions.  Capt.  Ellis  being  mounted  on  a  fast  animal 
came  up  with  three  of  the  enemy  who  stopped  and  showed 
fight.  He  was  by  himself  at  this  time,  having  left  his 
men  in  his  rapid  pursuit  of  the  enemy.  He  had  also 
emptied  his  pistols  and  had  no  time  to  reload.  He  en- 


44°  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

gaged  in  a  hand  to  hand  fight  with  the  men,  and  his  life 
was  probably  saved  by  the  timely  arrival  of  W.  W.  Wil 
liams  of  Company  A,  who  came  up  and  shot  one  of  the 
men  who  had  loaded  his  gun  and  was  in  the  act  of  shoot 
ing  Captain  Ellis.  Before  this  time  one  of  the  rebel 
soldiers  had  been  killed  in  Doe  river,  near  where  the  foot 
bridge  now  stands.  It  has  been  stated  that  this  man 
whose  name  was  Camper,  gave  "the  grand-hailing  sign  of 
distress"  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  but  this  did  not  save 
him  as  it  was  not  recognized  by  any  of  Capt.  Ellis' 
party.  Three  men  were  killed  on  the  side  of  the  rebels, 
viz:  Camper,  Clark  and  Godfrey  Stover,  and  eleven  cap- 
tured.  Captain  Smith  and  one  other  man  who  was  wound 
ed,  made  their  escape.  Captain  Smith  was  a  native  of 
Carter  county  and  in  this  fight  the  spectacle  was  presented 
of  neighbors  fighting  and  killing  each  other,  though  this 
was  nothing  uncommon  in  East  Tennessee  during  the 
Civil  War. 


DEATH  OF  ISAAC  L.  AND  HENRY  C.  NAVE. 

In  April,  1865,  Captain  Ellis  made  a  raid  into  Sulli 
van  county,  Tenn.  That  county  is  on  the  border  of  Vir 
ginia,  and  a  majority  of  the  citizens  were  disunionists 
during  the  war.  When  Ellis  came  into  Carter  county  a 
number  of  rebel  citizens  of  that  county  took  refuge  in 
Sullivan ;  among  others  were  Isaac  L.  and  Henry  C. 
Nave,  two  prominent  citizens  who  lived  on  the  Watauga 
river  a  few  miles  east  oi  Elizabethton.  Isaac  L.  Nave 
had  been  a  prominent  farmer  and  politician  before  the 
war,  and  Henry  C.  Nave  was  also  a  prominent  fanner. 
Both  men  had  always  been  regarded  as  good  men  and 
good  citizens.  They  both  espoused  the  Southern  cause, 
and  it  was  alleged,  took  an  active  part  in  persecuting  Un 
ion  men  and  pointing  them  out  to  the  Confederate  authori 
ties.  Henry  C.  Nave  had  a  son  Jacob,  who  was  a  Lieu 
tenant  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  it  was  said  it  was  ex 
ceedingly  vindictive  towards  the  Union  people,  even  those 
who  had  been  his  near  neighbors  and  school-mates.  For 
these  reasons  there  was  a  strong  feeling  against  them 
among  the  Union  people. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  441 

When  Captain  Ellis'  detachment  went  into  Sullivan 
-county  they  ran  on  to  the  two  elder  Naves,  Isaac  L.  and 
Henry  C.  and  shot  them.  Captain  F.-lisJ  version  of  the 
the  killing  is  as  follows :  "After  pursuing  our  journey  a 
little  farther,  we  saw  two  men  run  out  of  a  violent  old 
rebel's  house.  Some  of  the  men  commenced  shooting 
•and  calling  on  them  to  halt;  but  the  more  we  called  on 
them  to  halt  the  faster  they  ran.  When  I  got  up  closer 
I  heard  one  of  my  men  say,  'That  is  Henry  Nave.'  I 
instantly  turned  my  horse  in  another  direction  and  rode 
-off,  for  I  did  not  wish  to  see  him  killed  and  I  knew  it 
would  be  perfect  folly  to  endeavor  to  prevent  the  men 
from  killing  a  man  who  had  been  such  a  desperate  enemy 
to  them  and  their  families.  As  I  rode  up  towards  the 
other  man  that  some  of  my  men  were  pursuing  1  heard 
the  gun  fire  that  killed  him.  When  I  got  closer  to  the 
other  man,  to  my  great  surprise,  I  found  it  was  Isaac  L. 
Nave.  He  would  not  surrender,  and  being  well  armed, 
he  continued  to  shoot  as  long  as  he  could;  but  he  was 
soon  killed." 

Other  versions  of  the  killing  of  these  men  have  been 
given  out  to  the  effect  that  they  were  shot  down  in  cold 
blood  without  an  opportunity  to  surrender,  but  as  Cap 
tain  Ellis'  character  for  truth  and  veracity  has  never 
been  impeached,  to  our  knowledge,  we  can  but  accept  his 
version  of  the  story  as  being  true  as  he  saw  it.  Yet  we 
can  but  regret  that  the  lives  of  these  men  as  well  as  those 
of  many  others,  once  happy  and  prosperous  citizens  of 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties,  were  a  sacrifice  to  the  am 
bition  of  men  who  stirred  up  the  passions  of  the  people  to 
a  state  of  frenzy  that  made  civil  war  in  our  beloved  coun 
try  possible. 


MEETING  OF  THE  BLUE  AND  THE  GRAY. 

We  will  close  this  sketch  of  Capt.  Ellis'  war  record  by 
relating  an  incident  that  occurred  at  EHzabethton  near  the 
close  of  hostilities.  During  almost  the  entire  war  period 
the  Union  men  who  remained  in  Carter  county  wrere  com- 


442  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

pelled  to  conceal  their  sentiments  or  hide  in  the  moun 
tains,  but  now  the  tables  were  turned  and  it  became  neces 
sary  for  the  rebels  to  conceal  themselves. 

While  Captain  Ellis'  men  were  in  the  country  a  party 
of  rebels  who  had  been  in  the  Confederate  army,  but 
realizing  the  cause  was  lost,  though  hostilities  had  not 
yet  ceased,  came  to  the  vicinity  of  their  homes  and  formed 
a  camp  on  the  Holston  mountain  a  few  miles  north  of 
Elizabethton.  Among  these  men  were  Major  H.  M.  Fol- 
som,  Captain  G.  W.  Folsom,  Col.  N.  M.  Taylor,  John 
S.  Thomas  and  others.  Captain  Ellis  and  these  men  had 
known  each  other  from  boyhood,  and  he  and  Major  Fol 
som  had  always  been  special  friends.  One  morning  the 
Major  hearing  there  were  no  Yankees  in  Elizabethto:i 
came  in  town  to  visit  his  family.  He  had  been  at  his 
home  but  a  short  time  when  Captain  Ellis,  Lieut.  Camp 
bell  and  Elbert  Treachvay  rode  up  to  his  gate  and  hal 
looed.  Mrs.  Folsom  came  to  the  door  and  Captain  Ellis 
inquired  if  Major  Folsom  was  at  home.  The  latter,  who 
had  followed  his  wife  to  the  door,  and  was  standing  near, 
told  her  to  tell  him  he  was.  Ellis  tolc!  her  to  tell  him  to 
step  out  to  the  gate.  Folsom  walked  out  to  where  they 
were  and  shook  hands  with  Ellis.  The  latter  told  the 
two  men,  Campbell  and  Treachvay,  to  ride  on  towards 
the  public  square  as  he  wanted  to  talk  to  Major  Folsom, 
but  said  for  them  to  keep  within  sight  of  him.  Major 
Folsom  had  on  his  Confederate  uniform  and  Captain 
Ellis  the  Federal  blue.  The  latter  was  armed,  but  Fol 
som  was  not.  He  knew  he  was  at  Ellis'  mercy  if  his  in 
tentions  were  hostile  towards  him,  but  Ellis  had  greeted 
him  pleasantly  and  he  could  not  believe  he  would  harm 
him,  yet  for  a  few  moments  the  situation  was  anything 
but  pleasant.  When  the  two  men  had  gone  Ellis  said. 
"Major,  I  have  known  where  you  and  your  friends  were 
for  sometime  and  could  have  captured  you  at  any  time, 
T  want  to  say  to  you,  go  and  tell  them  to  return  to  their 
homes,  and  you  remain  at  your  home,  not  one  of  you 
shall  be  molested."  Ellis  then  told  the  Major  that  he  and 
his  friends  were  going  to  have  a  fox  chase  on  the  Lynn 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  443 

mountain  the  next  day,  and  invited  him  to  go  with  him. 
The  Major  declined  the  invitation,  saying  to  Ellis,  "Dan. 
I  have  no  fear  of  yon,  but  I  do  not  believe  it  would  be 
wise  in  me  under  the  present  state  of  feelings,  to  do  this ; 
while  I  am  sure  you  would  do  me  no  injury,  others  might, 
besides  you  know  I  have,  never  been  a  hunter  or  sports 
man  and  would  not  enjoy  the  chase."  Ellis  replied  that 
he  would  not  insist  on  his  going,  but  told  him  to  remain 
at  his  home  and  said :  "I  will  shoot  any  man  that  dares 
to  molest  you."  He  then  rode  away. 

The  time  had  not  come  for  men  to  readily  trust  each 
other;  years  of  bitterness  and  hostility  had  destroyed  all 
faith  and  confidence  in  men,  and  it  would  require  other 
years  to  restore  it.  Major  Folsom  returned  to  his  com 
panions  in  the  mountains  and  told  them  of  his  unexpected 
interview  with  Ellis,  and  what  the  latter  had  said,  but  they 
did  not  then  return  to  their  homes  1  ut  sought  a  more 
secure  retreat. 


CAPTAIN  ELLIS,  AFTER  THE  CIVIL  WAR. 

Captain  Ellis  was  mustered  out  of  service  with  the 
Regiment  at  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  September  5,  1865, 
and  returned  to  his  home  in  Carter  county  and  went  to 
work,  manfully,  to  try  to  restore  his  home  and  provide 
a  living  for  his  family. 

We  would  state  here  that  during  the  time  he  was  en 
gaged  in  piloting  men  through  the  lines,  many  who  were 
able  to  do  so,  paid  him  handsomely  for  his  services,  and 
the  soldiers  were  always  willing  to  compensate  him  for 
carrying  letters  and  packages  back  to  their  friends  when 
he  would  accept  pay.  In  this  way  he  made  a  considerable 
amount  of  money,  but  there  were  hundreds  of  men  who 
had  nothing  to  pay,  and  for  these  he  generously  paid  out 
his  own  money  to  supply  them  with  food. 

In  one  instance  he  was  intrusted  with  a  valuable  pack 
age  of  money  and  merchandise  amounting  to  over  $500 
by  one  officer,  besides  a  large  number  of  other  smaller 
packages.  He  brought  them  through  safely  and  left  them 


444  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

in  the  hands  of  a  well  known  Union  man,  Richard  C. 
White,  to  be  distributed  to  the  families  for  whom  they 
were  intended.  Mr.  White  indiscreetly  wrote  a  note  to 
the  lady  to  whom  the  most  valuable  package  belonged, 
advising  her  that  it  was  at  his  house,  and  sent  the  note 
to  her  by  a  boy.  The  boy  was  intercepted  by  rebel  sol 
diers  and  they  went  to  the  house  of  White  and  forced  him 
to  deliver  all  the  packages  to  them.  Though  Ellis  had 
tried  to  do  his  duty  in  the  matter,  he  felt  he  was  in  honor 
bound  to  make  the  loss  good,  and  he  paid  to  the  officer's 
wife,  and  others  who  had  sustained  losses,  the  large  sum 
of  $1800.  For  this  reason  and  owing  to  his  great  expense 
in  procuring  food,  and  traveling  so  much,  and  his  gener 
ous  use  of  money  for  the  benefit  of  distressed  Union 
people,  he  had  very  little  means  when  he  came  out  of 
the  army.  He  wrote  his  book  soon  after  the  war,  and 
there  was  great  demand  for  it  locally. 

Everybody  that  had  heard  of  Ellis  wanted  the  book, 
and  many  bought  it  and  paid  for  it,  but  in  his  open- 
handed  way  he  let  everyone  have  a  copy  and  many  were 
sold  that  were  never  paid  for,  so  that  most  of  his  pro 
fits  went  in  that  way. 

To  add  to  his  financial  misfortune,  being  of  a  dis 
position  that  he  could  not  deny  a  favor  to  a  friend,  he 
became  responsible  for  a  large  sum  of  security  debts. 
This  threatened  to  involve  him  in  inter  financial  ruin, 
but,  fortunately,  through  the  influence  of  friends,  he 
received  the  appointment  of  messenger  in  the  House  of 
Representatives  at  Washington  He  went  there  and 
lived  in  the  most  economical  way,  saved  up  his  salary 
and  vindicated  his  honor  by  paying  it  on  his  security 
debts.  About  this  time  the  Government  allowed  him 
the  sum  of  $3050  for  services  rendered  in  taking  re 
cruits  to  the  army.  This  was  but  slight  compensation 
for  almost  three  years  of  hazardous  and  toilsome  labor. 

For  some  years  after  the  war  his  life  was  frequently 
threatened  by  men  whose  friends  hac<  been  punished  by 
him  for  their  misdeeds  towards  himself  and  his  Union 
friends.  During  this  time  he  was  never  without  the  best 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  445 

arms,  pistols  and  guns,  that  could  be  procured.  He  knew 
he  had  made  bitter  enemies  by  the  publication  of  h's 
book,  in  which  he  had  denounced,  in  the  strongest  terms, 
many  prominent  men  who  had  been  active  in  persecuting 
the  Union  people. 

At  that  time  he  often  wore  what  was  called  a  "hunt 
ing  shirt,"  made  of  heavy  woolen  material  and  worn 
outside  the  trousers.  It  was  open  in  front,  and  worn  but 
toned  up  and  tied  in  a  knot,  the  waist  part  hanging  loose, 
similar  to  the  men's  shirt-waists  worn  at  the  present  day. 

When  in  the  vicinity  of  home  he  usually  carried  a  Win 
chester  rifle  or  a  shot  gun.  When  he  went  off  some  dis 
tance  he  took  with  him  two  pistol-stocked  2O-inch  bar 
rel,  Smith  and  Weston  guns,  which  he  could  conceal  un 
der  his  hunting  shirt,  and  which  could  be  brought  into 
almost  instant  use.  At  one  time  when  traveling  on  the 
railroad,  there  was  a  man  on  board  the  car  whom  Ellis 
knew  had  a  grudge  against  him.  The  man  finally  ap 
proached  him  and  asked  him  if  his  name  was  Dan.  Ellis. 
Ellis  replied :  "I  answer  to  that  name  here,  or  anywhere 
else,  sir,"  at  the  same  time  looking  J;he  man  in  the  eye 
and  quietly  putting  his  hand  into  the  bosom  of  his  hunt 
ing  shirt.  The  man  asked  no  further  questions. 

At  another  time  a  man  approached  him  on  the  streets 
of  Jonesboro  and  said  to  him :  "Your  name  is  Dan  Ellis," 
he  replied,  "that's  my  name."  The  man  said,  "you  pub 
lished  me  in  your  book,"  at  the  same  time  reaching  back 
for  his  pistol.  In  a  moment  Ellis  covered  him  with  one 
of  his  long-barrelled  pistols  and  ordered  him  to  about- 
face.  He  then  marched  the  man  out  to  the  edge  of  town 
and  told  him  to  take  the  road  and  leave  town  or  he  would 
shoot  him  like  a  dog. 

Many  years  ago  Captain  Ellis  joined  the  M.  E.  church, 
and  became  an  active  worker  in  the  church  and  Sunday- 
school,  and  is  liberal  in  paying  ministers.  He  has  spent 
years  in  reading  and  studying  the  Bible,  and  other  reli 
gious  works,  and  is  well  informed  on  the  scripture  and 
Bible  doctrine.  A  few  years  ago  he  became  interested  i-i 
the  history  of  Mormonism,  and  the  "Latter  Day  Saints" 


44-6  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TII    REGIMENT 

and  bought  and  read  all  the  books  he  could  find  pertain 
ing  to  that  church.  He  has  also  been  a  great  reader  of 
history,  especially  that  of  the  Civil  War,  and  until  re 
cently  was  the  owner  of  an  extensive  library,  consisting 
largely  of  religious  and  historical  works. 

In  May,  1901,  he  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  his  home 
by  flood — a  comfortable  brick  nouse  recently  built  in  a 
quiet,  secluded  place  in  the  country.  He  also  lost  most 
of  his  household  goods  and  many  valuable  books  and 
papers. 

Being  now  too  old,  as  he  says,  to  read,  he  gave  what 
was  left  of  his  library,  to  his  son.  He  has  secured  a  very 
comfortable  home  at  Hampton,  Tenn.,  a  small  village  near 
the  place  of  his  birth.  He  is  yet  quite  strong  for  his  ad 
vanced  age,  being  now  (1902)  in  his  75th  year. 

When  he  has  but  a  few  miles  to  go  he  usually  walks 
rather  than  ride  on  the  cars  or  horseback,  and  he  some 
times  makes  trips  of  ten  and  fifteen  miles  on  foot.  He 
traveled  on  foot  so  much  during  the  war  that  he  seems 
to  prefer  it.  We  have  extended  this  sketch  of  Captain 
Ellis  because  his  has  been  an  interesting  and  eventful  life, 
and  because  we  feel  sure  that  not  only  his  many  friends 
in  Tennessee,  but  hundreds  who  have  read  of  his  adven 
tures  in  the  National  Tribune  will  read  this  sketch  with 
much  interest  and  pleasure. 

Captain  Ellis'  wife,  Mrs.  Martha  Ellis,  is  still  living 
She  is  a  woman  of  far  more  than  ordinary  intelligence, 
and  she  is  still  quite  active  and  as  bright,  mentally,  as 
in  her  youth.  She  was  a  very  brave  and  helpful  compan 
ion  to  her  husband  during  the  Civil  War.  She  was  often 
harshly  treated  and  her  home  robbed  on  account  of  the 
prominence  of  her  husband.  But  her  home  was  always 
open  to  the  hungry  and  distrssed  and  she  was  tireless  in 
ministering  to  the  wants  of  the  needy. 

Many  strangers,  visiting  this  part  of  the  country,  have 
called  at  Captain  Ellis'  home  through  curiosity  to  see  a 
man  who  had  served  in  two  wars,  and  who  had  braved 
so  many  dangers  and  made  so  many  miraculous  escapes. 
Capt.  and  Mrs.  Ellis  have  raised  a  family  of  seven  chil- 


TENNESSEE   VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  447 

dren,  five  of  whom  are  now  living.  One  son,  Dr.  Hooker 
Ellis,  is  a  prominent  practicing  physician  residing  ar 
Hampton,  Tenn.  Another  son,  U.  S.  Grant  Ellis,  resides 
near  Valley  Forge,  Tenn.,  and  is  a  prominent  member 
of  the  County  Court  of  Carter  county,  Tenn.,  the  other 
son,  Daniel  Ellis,  Jr.,  resides  at  Valley  Eorge,  Tenn.  One 
daughter,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  E.  Hathaway,  lives  at  Hamp 
ton,  Tenn.,  and  the  remaining  daughter,  Mrs.  Barbara 
E.  Bowers,  lives  at  Siam,  Tenn. 


FINIS. 

One  year  ago  (November,  1901,)  we  made  our  first 
bow  to  our  readers  in  the  shape  of  a  "preface/-  as  writers 
of  anything  sufficiently  pretentious  or  extended  as  to 
claim  for  it  the  dignity  of  "a  history." 

We  announced  that  it  was  to  attempt  to  rescue  from 
oblivion  the  names  of  the  officers  and  men  who  compos 
ed  the  gallant  Thirteenth  Regiment  of  Tennessee  Cavalry, 
U.  S.  A.,  and  the  names  of  the  ,oyal  men  and  women  oi 
Carter  and  Johnson  counties  "who  dai  ed  so  much  and  en 
dured  so  much"  for  country  and  humanity,  that  we  as 
sumed  this  honorable  but  responsible  task. 

Since  then  we  have  gone  back,  in  memory,  to  the  happy 
ante-bellum  days,  and  by  the  aid  of  that  blessed  faculty 
of  the  mind  we  have  re-peopled  our  dear  old  home-town, 
and  brought  back  what  are  now  but  -dream-faces  whose 
smiles  blessed  our  infant  years,  and  whose  hands  directed 
our  tottering  steps  in  paths  of  peace.  We  have  recalled 
the  peaceful  homes  and  cheerful  firesides,  the  songs  of 
cheer,  the  voices  of  love,  the  gatherings  of  friends,  the 
house  of  worship,  the  words  of  prayer  and  all  that  en 
tered  into  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  a  happy,  contented 
people.  We  have  seen  again  their  mirth  and  festivities 
as  well  as  the  clouds  that  came  to  all  in  this  life,  for 

"Into  each  life  some  rain  must  fall. 
Some  days  be  dark  and  dreary.'' 

Then  we  have  seen  the  clouds  of  civil  war  gathering  upon 


448  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

the  people  and  startle  them  as  the  ring  of  the  hunter's- 
rifle  startles  the  deer  in  the  forest.  We  have  seen  the 
peaceful  homes  alarmed  and  men  and  women  like  the: 
parent-birds  when  danger  threatens  their  brood,  hurry 
to  and  fro  and  utter  notes  of  alarm  and  danger,  and  try 
to  gather  their  loved  and  helpless  ones  under  their  wings ; 
we  have  seen  the  cloud  burst  upon  them  in  all  its  fury  and 
witnessed  the  pale  faces  of  mothers,  wives,  sisters  and 
daughters,  wrho,  having  interposed  their  prayers  and  tears 
and  pleadings  in  vain,  saw  their  dear  ones  marched  off' 
to  prison  or  death,  or  shot  down  before  their  eyes;  we- 
have  heard  again  their  agonizing  cries  and  stifled  sobs. 

We  have  seen  again  the  hunted  refugee,  a  homeless 
wanderer  on  the  earth — and  though  perhaps  he  has  been 
a  child  of  luxury,  a  parent's  hope,  but  for  the  friendly 
hospitality  of  strangers  he  would  not  have  "where  to  lay 
his  head."  \Ve  have  seen  him  again  climb  the  rugged 
mountain  side  or  wade  the  cold,  icy  river  up  to  his  arm 
pits,  and  when  he  reached  the  shore,  naked,  and  the  wind 
cutting  his  skin  like  a  knife,  he  runs  to  the  distant  moun 
tain  for  safety ;  but  when  at  last  he  is  greeted  by  the  sight 
of  his  country's  flag  his  heart  is  filled  with  gladness  and 
his  eyes  with  tears  of  joy.  All  this  and  more  came  rush 
ing  back  to  us  in  a  flood  of  memories. 

We  have  seen  again  the  men  steal  awray  from  home,, 
fall  back  with  Burnside's  army  and  organize  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Cavalry.  We  have  gone  with  them  and 
seen  them  in  the  camp  and  marches  and  battles ;  through 
heat  and  cold,  sunshine  and  storm,  in  victory  and  disaster; 
we  have  seen  them  in  the  charge  and  the  retreat ;  we  have 
seen  them  fall  on  the  battle-field,  and  their  mangled  and 
bleeding  bodies  born  back  to  the  rear ;  we  have  seen  them 
lie  down  by  the  way-side  from  weariness  and  exhaus 
tion.  Again  we  have  seen  them  in  the  hospitals  racked 
with  pain,  and  have  seen  their  eyes  closed  in  death. 
Finally,  we  have  heard  their  loud  huzzas,  their  shouts 
of  triumph,  their  ringing  laughter  and  heard  their  last 
good-bye. 

Our  task  is  done.     Wre  will  now  endeavor  to  bow  our- 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  449 

selves  out  as  gracefully  as  we  may  with  no  expectation 
of  "great  and  prolonged  applause,"  but  with  the  earnest 
hope  that  we  may  have  accomplished  our  purpose  so  far 
as  to  have  brought  back  to  the  memory  of  many  people, 
still  living,  interesting,  though  painiul  scenes,  such  as, 
fortunately,  come  to  men  and  women  rarely  in  this  world, 
but  which,  when  they  do  come  leave  their  impress  upon 
the  ages. 

It  was  our  further  purpose  in  the  beginning  of  this 
work  to  point  out  to  those  who  shall  come  after  us  the 
heroic  courage  and  unfaltering  devotion  manifested  by 
their  ancestors,  whether  citizens  or  soldiers,  for  the  Union 
cause,  and  the  sublime  faith  they  exhibited  in  its  ultimate 
triumph ;  and  to  leave  upon  record  a  few  of  their  names, 
at  least,  to  the  end  that  they  may  be  perpetuated,  and  re 
ceive  from  the  generations  to  come  the  honor  and  praise 
which  their  sacrifices  so  richly  deserve.  Nor,  as  we  have 
repeatedly  observed,  do  we  claim  this  honor  for  the  sol 
dier  alone  who  battled  so  nobly  for  the  cause,  but  it  is  as 
justly  due,  in  even  greater  measure,  if  possible,  to  those 
noble  men  and  women  whom  we  do  not  misname  when 
we  call  them  the  "Heroes  and  Heroines  of  Carter  and 
Johnson  counties." 

To  whatever  extent  we  have  acomplished  this  purpose, 
and  have  revived  in  the  memory  of  men  a  remembrance 
and  appreciation  of  the  splendid  service  and  gallant  con 
duct  of  the  brave  men  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cav 
alry,  and  the  men  of  other  organizations  who  strove  with 
them  to  free  their  homes  and  "place  on  high"  again  the 
glorious  flag  of  liberty — the  emblem  of  our  country — 
to  that  extent  our  efforts  will  not  have  been  in  vain. 

If  our  readers  have  found  in  this  book  an  honest  effort 
to  do  justice  to  the  character  of  the  living  and  the  mem- 
ory  of  the  dead  who  participated  in  these  turbulent  scenes 
we  shall  accept  with  equanimity  the  criticisms  our  humble 
efforts  may  invite,  feeling  that  he  (or  they)  who  performs 
his  duty  as  best  he  can  in  whatever  field  that  chance  or 
destiny  may  assign  him,  though  it  be  an  humble  part  in 
the  great  drama  of  life,  has  done  well. 


450  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

So,  readers,  comrades  and  friends,  we  make  our  final 
bow,  asking  you  to  join  us  in  an  invocation  to  Deity  that 
our  beloved  land  may  never  again  be  "drenched  in  fra 
ternal  blood,"  but  that  peace,  unity  and  brotherhood  may 
continue  forever,  and  forevermore. 


THE  END. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  451 


ROSTER  OF  THIRTEENTH  REGIMENT,  TENNESSEE 
CAVALRY,  U.  S.  A. 


Following  is  a  roster  of  the  Regiment  by  companies,  taken  from 
the  Adjutant  General's  report  made  in  1867.  Col.  James  P.  Brown- 
low,  of  the  First  Tennessee  Cavalry,  was  Adjutant  General  of  the 
State  of  Tennessee  at  that  time. 

We  have  made  a  number  of  corrections  of  names  which  were  in 
correctly  spelled  or  gotten  wrong  through  typographical  errors.  We 
have  also  eliminated  the  names  of  some  men  who  left  the  Regiment 
and  were  never  mustered.  They  did  not,  as  we  think,  properly  be 
long  to  the  Regiment,  and  should  not  have  been  borne  on  the  rolls 
of  the  companies.  We  have  corrected  dates  of  enlistment  that  did 
many  officers  injustice,  showing  only  their  service  after  promotion. 
There  are  now  but  few  of  the  old  copies  of  the  Adjutant  Gen 
eral's  report  in  existence,  and  these  are  not  accessable  to  many  of 
the  comrades.  Most  of  them  are  torn  and  mutilated  and  in  a  few 
years  none  can  be  found.  This  roll  or  roster,  will  take  its  place, 
and  we  have  no  doubt,  will  be  closely  scanned  by  those  who  come 
after  us,  to  see  who  of  their  kindred  took  part  in  the  great  Civil 
War,  which  will  be  to  them  what  the  War  of  1812-15,  ancl  the  pre 
ceding  wars  are  to  us— a  matter  of  history. 

A  Roll  of  Honor  containing  the  name  of  every  soldier  who  was 
"killed  or  died  in  the  service,  with  the  date  and  place  of  his  death. 

A  complete  list  of  the  names  of  the  comrades  now  living  as  far 
•as  it  has  been  possible  to  obtain  them,  with  the  present  Post  Office 
address  of  each  of  them. 

Regimental  roll,  containing  the  name,  rank,  age  at  date  of  en 
listment,  date  of  enlistment,  and  muster-in  of  each  officer,  non-com 
missioned  officer,  and  private  soldier  of  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of 
Tennessee  Volunteer  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A. : 

FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

John  K.  Miller,  Col.;  age,  35;  enlisted.  Oct.  5,  '63;  mustered  in.  Oct. 

5,    '63.     Organized    the   Regiment.      Brigade    Commander    from 

April,  '64,  to  date  of  muster  out,  '65. 

Barzillia  P.  Stacy,  Lieut. -Col. ;  27;  Dec.  10.  '64;  Dec.  10.  '64.     Trans 
ferred  from  7th  O.  Cav. ;  Adit,  from  Sept.,  '63,  to  Sept.  24,  '64; 

Capt.  Co.  F.;  A.  A.  G.  Col.  Miller's  Staff,-and  Lieut.-Col. 
Christopher  C.  Wilcox,  Maj.;  42;  Sept.  24,  '63;  mustered  in  as  Maj., 

July  i,  '65;  organized  Co.  G;  promoted  to  Maj.,  Mar.   u,  '65; 

muster  changed  to  July  I,  '65. 
Patrick  F.  Dyer,  Maj.;  26;  Sept.  23,  '63;  mustered  in  as  Maj.,  Mar. 

J3,  '65;  Capt.  Co.  B. ;  promoted  Maj.  Mar.  10,  '65. 


452  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3'fH   REGIMENT 

Robert  II.  M.  Donnelly,  Maj.;  35;  Sept.  24,  '63;  mustered  in  as  Maj., 
June  19,  '65;  Capt.  Co.  D;  promoted  Maj.  June  19,  '65. 

William  H.'  Matlock,  Surg. ;  27 ;  Sept.  27,  '63 ;  Sept.  24,  '63. 

Samuel  P.  Angel,  Adjt. ;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63  I  mustered  in  as  Adjt,  Mar. 
10,  '65;  promoted  to  ist  Sergt.  Co.  G,  Oct.  20,  '63;  Sergt.  Maj., 
June  i,  '64;  ist  Lieut.  Co.  G,  Sept.  29,  '64;  Adjt.,  Mar.  10,  '65. 

Richard -L.  Wilson,  R.  Q.  M. ;  44;  Jan.  23,  '65;  Jan.  23,  '65. 

James  H.  Cox,  R.  C.  S. ;  21;  Sept.  15,  '64;  Sept.  15,  '64;  promoted 
to  ist  Lieut,  and  R.  C.  S.,  Aug.  23,  '65. 

Abram  L.  Crosswhite,  Hosp.  Stew. ;  41  ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ; 
promoted  to  Q.  M.  Sergt.,  Oct.  I,  '63;  Hosp.  Steward,  Nov.  8, 
'63;  commissioned  Asst.  Surg.,  /vug.  21,  '65. 

George  A.  Grace,  Sergt.  Maj.;  18;  Jan.  14,  '64;  May  16,  '64;  promot 
ed  from  ist  Sergt.  Co.  F  to  Sergt.  Maj.,  Aug.  21,  '65. 

George  D.  Roberts,  R.  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63; 
promoted  to  R.  Q.  M.  Sergt.,  Sept.  26,  '64. 

Lycurgus  Peltier,  R'.  C.  Sergt.;  24;  Dec.  15,  '63;  Mar.  22,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  R.  C.  Sergt.,  June  22,  '65. 

George  Livingston,  Chief  Bugler;  23;  April  5.  '64;  April  n,  '64; 
transferred  to  Non-Commissioned  Staff,  July  17,  '64. 

Lawson  Madron,  Hosp.  Stew.;  52;  Feb.  22,  '64;  June  15,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  Hosp.  Steward,  April  i,  '64. 

Jordan  J.  Heck.  Blk.  Sm.  Sergt.;  55;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  pro 
moted  to  Blk.  Smith  Sergt.,  Sept.  23,  '63. 

Oliver  C.  Butler,  Saddler  Sergt.;  41;  Nov.  10,  '63;  June  3.  '64;  pro 
moted  to  Saddler  Sergt.,  Nov.  10,  '63. 


OFFICERS  RESIGNED  OR  PROMOTED  FROM  FIELD  AND  STAFF. 

Roderick  R.  Butler,  Lieut.  Col.;  age,  34;  enlisted,  Nov.  8,  '63;  mus 
tered  in,  Oct.  8,  '63;  resigned,  April  4,  '64. 

Tames  W.  M.  Grayson,  Maj.;  30;  Oct.  6,  '63;  Oct.  6,  '63;  April,  '64. 
lames  H.  Hobbs,  Surg. ;  35 ;  Dec.  8,  '63 ;  Dec.  8,  '63 ;  Aug.  5,  '64. 
George  W.  Doughty,  Maj.;  33;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Mar.  10,  '65. 
Eli  N.  Underwood,  Maj.;  38;  April  11,  '64;  April  n,  '65;  Mar.  10,  '65. 
loseph  H.  Wagner,  Maj.;  23;  May  16,  '64;  May  16,  '64;  Mar.  27,  '65. 
Tames  H.  Conkling,  R.  Q.  M. ;  27 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  Dec.  i,  '64 
Joel  H.  Williams,  R.  C.  S. ;  28;  April  11,  '64;  April  11,  '64;  Feb. 

Philip 'P/C.  Nelson,  R.  C.  S. ;  35;  Alar.  12,  '65;  Mar.  12,  '65;  July 

20,  '65. 
Samuel  W.   Scott,  Adj.;  23;   Sept.  24,  '63;   Sept.  24,  '63;  promoted 

to  Adjt.,  Sept.  24,  '64;  appointed  ist  Lieut.  Co.  G,  Sept.  26,  '63; 

Capt.  of  Co.  G,  Mar.  10,  '65. 
James  M.  Cameron,  Asst.  Surg.;  31;  Nov.  7,  '63;  Nov.  7,  '63;  July 

19,  '65. 
Larkin  P.   Blackburn,  Asst.   Surg.;  27;   May  14,  '64;   May   14,  '64; 

July  i,  '65. 

Alfred  T.  Donnelly,  Sergt.  Maj.;  27;  Oct.  15,  '63;  Oct.  15,   63;  pro 
moted  to  Capt.  Co.  D,  June  22,  '65. 
William  B.  C  Smith,  R.  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Captured  at  Johnson   City,   Tenn.,   Sept.  29,   '64.     Lost  position 

by  capture. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  453 

Charles  Lefler,  R.  C.  S.  Sergt. ;  38;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  pro 
moted  June  22,  '65 ;  promoted  to  2d  Lieut.  Co.  I). 

John  P.  Nelson,  Sergt.  Maj.;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Sept.  26,  '64;  pro 
moted  Aug.  21,  '65;  promoted  to  2d  Lieut.  Co.  L. 


COMPANY  A. 

Daniel  Ellis,  Capt. ;  age,  37;  enlisted,  Jan.  13,  '65;  mustered  in,  Jan. 

13,  '65. 
Daniel  S.  Nave,  ist  Lieut.;  27;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Mar.  10,  '65;  promoted, 

Mar.  10,  '65. 

Reese  B.  Stone,  ist  Sergt.;  23;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  10,  '65. 
Isaac  Lewis,  C.  C.  S. ;  36;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Nov.  i,  '63. 
Robert  L.  Smith,  Sergt;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Nov.  i,  '63. 
Abraham  Nave,  Sergt.;  31;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Nov.  i,  '63. 
Charles  Headerick,  Sergt.;  43;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Nov.  i,  '63. 
Benjamin  H.  Peters,  Sergt.;  21;   Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;   Mar. 

27,  '65. 

Thos.  A.  Dugger,  Sergt.;  25;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  27,  '65. 
James  H.  Payne,  Corp.;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Dec.  21,  '63. 

Wounded  at  Wytheville,  Va.,  '65. 

Thomas  A.  R.  Miller,  Corp. ;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63  ;  Dec.  i,  '63 
John  B.  Williams,  Corp.;  38;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Nov.  i,  '63. 
John  W.  Headerick,  Corp. ;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  May  30,  '64 
James  A.  Gentry,  Corp. ;  21 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  May  30,  '64. 
Samuel  E.  Smith,  Corp.;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  15,  '64. 
James  A.  Dugger,  Corp. ;  20 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  July  25,  '64. 
Marshall  Morrell,  Corp.;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  May  27,  '65. 
Mark  Nave,  black  smith;  26;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Nov.  i,  '63. 

Wounded  in  action  at  Lick  Creek,  Tenn.,  Sept.  22,  '64. 
Wilson  McKinney,  blacksmith ;  25 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '61 ;  Nov. 

i,  '63. 

Samuel  M.  Estep,  saddler;  27;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  27,  '63. 
Allen,  Daniel  S.  N.,  Private;  26;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Blevins,  George,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Bowman,  Andrew  J.,  Private;  37;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64. 
Chambers,  David  T.,  Private;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Garden,  Ancil  C.,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Clemens,  Benjamin,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  11,  '64. 
Dugger,  William  H.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Deloach,  James.  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Glover,  Richard.  Private;  26;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Harden,  Eli,  Private;  29;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Harden,  Elijah  D.,  Private;  34;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Harden,  John  W.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.     , 
Hodge,  William  R.,  Private;  36;  April  15.  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64. 
Hampton,  William,  Private;  19;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  64. 
Hampton,  Elbert,  Private;  19;  Aug.  i.  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Hyder,  William  P.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Jenkins,  William,  Private;  36;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Feb.  25,  '64. 
Jenkins,  Hugh,  Private;  34:  Sept.  22,  '63;  Feb.  25,  '64. 


454  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3T1I    REGIMENT 

Kite,  Alvin  N.  D.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Feb.  25,  '£4. 

Lewis,  Gideon,  Private;  24;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28,^  '63. 

^Loveless,  John,  Private;  20;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Morton,  Alexander,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Morrell,  William  R.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63, 
Wounded  in  action  at  Marion,  Va.,  Dec.  16,  '64. 

Moody,  Benjamin,  Private;  28;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Moody,  Francis  M-,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Sever 
ely  wounded  at  Lick  Creek,  Sept.  22,  '64. 

Moseley,  Reuben,  Private;  33;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  03.  Ap 
pointed  Corporal,  Nov.  I,  '63;  reduced  ranks,  Mar-  27,  '65. 

McKinney,  Joseph  P.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  May  16,  '64. 

Miller,  Henry,  Private;  22;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Matherly,  James,  Private;  45;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Martin,  Franklin,  cook;  25;  Feb.  14,  '64;  April  12,  '64. 

Nave,  Pleasant  G.,  Private;  27;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  28,  '63. 

Nave,  Isaac  N.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  28,  '63. 

Nave,  Henry  T.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Oliver,  George,  Private;  32;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  IT,  '64. 

Oliver,  David,  Private;  19;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Oliver,  James,  Private;  19;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Peters,  Thomas  H.,  Private;  34;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63.  Ap 
pointed  Corp.  Dec.  31,  '63;  reduced  by  request  May  30,  '64. 

Pierce,  Lewis  M.,  Private;  20;  Sept-  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Pharr,  Jonathan  H.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Ap 
pointed  Corp.  Dec.  31,  '63;  pro.  Sergt.  July  25,  '04;  reduced  to 
ranks  Mar.  27,  '65. 

Riley.  Andrew,  Private;  20;  Feb.  18,  '64;  May  16,  '64.  Absent  sick 
since  May  24,  '65. 

Swa'iner,  Tames  R-,  Private;  19;  April  15,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Simerly.  George,  Private;  21;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Sims,  Jackson,  Private;  33!  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Sims,  Henry.  Private;  19;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Stnffelstrut,  James,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Williams,  Alexander,  Private;  23;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Williams,  William  W.,  Private;  25;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Horse 
shot  at  Lick  Creek,  Term.,  Sept.  22.  1864. 

West,  Hampton,  Private;  21;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

West,  William,  Private;  2p;  Sent.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Woods,  James,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Woodfork,  Aaron,  Cook;  41  ;   Feb.  14,  '64;  April  12,  '64. 

Williams,  Pleasant  A.,  Captain  ;  35  ;  Nov.  7,  '63  ;  Nov.  7.  '63 ;  resigned, 
April  30,  '64. 

Pierce,  Henry  C,  ist  Lieut.;  40;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  resigned 
March  10,  '65. 

Carriger,  Joel  N.,  2nd  Lieut.;  23;  Nov.  7,  '63;  Nov.  7,  '63;  resigned 
Jan.  13,  '65.  ' 

Ashley,  Benjamin,  Private;  April  15,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64;  captured  at 
Saltville,  Va..  Dec.  22,  '64. 

Sells,  Andrew,  Private;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64;  captured  at  Rus- 
sellville,  Nov.  13,  '64. 

Bowers,  Peter  N.,  Bugler;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  discharged  May 
27,  '65. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  455 

Bowers,  David  T.,  Private;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  u,  '64;  discharged 

July  i,  '65. 
Copley,  William  II.,  Private;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  discharged 

May  22,  '65. 
Crow,  John  C,  Private;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  discharged  July 

23,  '65. 
Lewis,  David  J.,  Private;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  discharged  July 

17,  '65. 
Moody,  Isaac  W.,   Private ;    Sept.   22,   '63 ;   Oct.  28,   '63 ;   discharged 

June  26,  '65. 
Pharr,  David,   Private;   Sept.  22,  '63;   Oct.  28,  '63;   discharged  July 

23,  '65- 

Phillips,  Eli,   Private;   Sept.  22,  '63;   Oct.  28,  '63;   discharged  Nov. 
20,  '63. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT   LEAVE. 

Crutchfield,  Hiram  A.,  Private;  Aug.  i.  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Garden.  Kinchelo,  Private:  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
DeWeese,  Greenville,  Private;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Feh.  25,  '64. 
Douglas,  James,  Private;  Sept.  22.  '63;  April  8,  '64. 
Elroy,  James,  Private ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Glover,  John,  Private;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Matherly,  William,  Private ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Matherly,  Alexander,  Private ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 


COMPANY  B. 

Taylor,  Isaac  A.,  Captain;  age,  20;  enlisted,  March  12,  '65;  mustered 

in,  March  12,  '65. 

Frasier,  Alexander  D.,  2d  Lieutenant;  28;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Frasier,  John  W.,  ist  Sergt;  42:  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 

July  i,  '65. 
Forbis,  Daniel  K.,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  26;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Sept. 

23,  '63. 
Bennett,  Cristopher  C,  Sergt. ;  27 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Sept. 

^3,  '63. 
Frasier,  John  W.,  Jr.,  Sergt;  24;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Aug. 

31,  '64.     Captured  Sept.  22,  '64;  returned  March  20,  '65. 
Garland,  Joseph  E.,  Sergt.;  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  30,  '64;  Aug.  i,  '64. 
Bryant,  Allan  M.,  Sergt.;  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  30,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '65. 
Garland,  Christly  R..  Sergt. ;  19;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  30,  '64;  Jan.  I,  '65. 
Mclnturf,  Clayton,  Corp.;  24;  Jan.  6,  '64;  April  u,  '64;  Mar.  20,  '64. 
Knipe,  Zephaniah.  Corp.;  21;  Oct.  6,  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64;  Mar.  I,  '65. 
Woodby,  William,  Corp.;  48;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  17,  '65. 
Frasier,  Jacob,  Corp.;  22;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  i,  '65. 
Garland,  Elisha,  Corp.;  18;  May  n,  '64;  May  17,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '65. 
Bennett,  Nathan,  Corp.;  28;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  i,  '65. 
Byrd,  Carson,  Corp.;  22;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64;  June  i,  '65. 
Hill,  Taylor,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  23;  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64;  July  i,  '65. 
Wiggins,  Henry,  Bugler ;  44 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Sept.  23,  '63. 

Captured  Nov.  19,  '64;  returned  Mar.  28,  '65. 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Gillem,  John,  blacksmith ;  28 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Sept.  23,  '63. 
Cash,  Amos  K.,  Farrier;  39;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Sept.  23,  '63. 
Holder,  William  B.,  Saddler;  30;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Sept. 

23,  '63. 

Anderson,  James  H.,  Private;  26;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Byrd,  Lace,  Private;  24;  Sept.  23,  '63;  June  3,  '64.     Captured  Nov. 

19,  '64;  returned  Mar.  16,  '65. 

Boyd,  Andrew,  Private ;  20 ;  Jan.  i,  '65 ;  July  29,  '65. 

Butler,  Henry,  Private;  22;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Butler,  John,  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Brooks,  John,  Jr.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  3,  '64;  April  3,  '64.     Captured 

Nov.  19,  '64;  returned  Mar.  15,  '65. 
Butler,  William,  Private;  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  3,  '64. 
Bailey,  Calvin.  Private;  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  3,  '64. 
Brooks,  John,  Sr.,  Private;  44;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64. 
Burlism,  Mack,  Private;  38;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Bryant,  Nathan,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  15,  '64. 
Burlison,  Greenbury,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  April  15,  '64. 
Brockers,  William  K.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64. 
Barmore,  Jasper,  Private:  18;  April  I,  '64;  April  3,  '64. 
Bennett,  Eli  H.,  Private;  37;   Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 

Sept.  23,  '63.     Captured  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  Mar.  15,  '65. 
Bnrchfield,  Thomas,  Private;  27;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Burchfield,  John,  Private;  28;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64. 
Coffee,  Russell,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64. 
Coffee,  Harrison,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64. 
Carver,  John,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Campbell,  Samuel,  Private;  19;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Cochran,  John,  Private;  20;  Oct.  I,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Correll,  Hiram,  Private ;  19 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct  28,  '63. 
Campbell,  Joseph,  Private;  46;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64.     Captured 

Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  Mar.  25,  '65. 

Dickinson,  Calvin  J.,  Private ;  20 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  April  3,  '64. 
Flkins,  Joseph,  Private;  22;  Jan.  i,  '64;  April  3,  '64. 
Elliott,  Michael,  Private;  32;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  28,  '64. 
Edwards,  Samuel,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Frasier,  David  C,  Private;  19;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64. 
Frasier,  James  H.,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.     Captured 

Mar.  27,  '65;  returned  April  18,  '65. 
Grindstaff,  Isaac,  Private;  24;  Oct.  4,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Garland,  William  J.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 

to  Corp.,  Feb.  20,  '64;  reduced  to  ranks. 
Guilbert.  Finley,  Private;  28;  May  17,  '64;  May  17,  '64. 
Gross,  Richard,  Private;  18;  Oct.  6,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.     Captured  Dec. 

20,  '64;  returned  Mar.  20,  '65. 

Green,  Shaderick,  Private;  22;  Jan.  i,  '65;  July  29,  '65. 
Heaton,  William  J.,  Private;  28;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Irvin,  Alfred,  under  cook;  27;  Oct.  6,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Ingram,  Samuel,  Private;  18;  Oct.  23,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64. 
Johnson,  Moses,  Private;  23;  Feb.  i,  '64;  April  3,  '64. 
Jones,  John,  Private;  37;  Sept.  23,  '63;  April  3,  '64. 
Johnson,  John,  Private;  21;  Jan.  i,  '65;  July  29,  '65. 
Johnson,  Carter,  Private;  19;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  457 

Johnson,  Francis,  Private;  24;  Oct.  6,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.  Captured 
Nov.  14,  '64;  returned  April  3,  '65. 

Lewis,  Frederick,  Private;  25;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Ledford,  Green  B.,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  April  3,  '64. 

Markland,  William  B.,  Private;  35;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Markland,  James,  Private;  24;  Sept.  13,  '64;  July  29,  '65. 

Morrison,  John  H.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  23/63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Newberry,  Thomas,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Newberry,  Isaac,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Poe,  Jesse,  Private;  26;  Nov.  5,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64. 

Parriner,  Samuel  D.,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Jan.  3,  '64 ;  promoted, 
Jan.  3,  '64;  reduced  to  ranks  and  imprisoned  for  robbery,  July 
2,  '65. 

Pierce,  Henry,  Private;  30;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Roberts,  Alexander,  Private;  18;  Sept,  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured 
Nov.  19,  '64;  returned  Mar.  20,  '65. 

Suttles,  Tillman,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Sloan,  Clifford,  Private;  26;  April  3,  '64;  April  30,  '64. 

Street,  William,  Private ;  29 ;  Sept.  23.  '63 ;  April  30,  '64. 

Taylor,  Michael,  Private ;  39 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Taylor,  John  W.,  Private;  38;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured 
Oct.  28,  '64;  returned  Mar.  i,  '65. 

Taylor,  General,  Private;  34;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Taylor,  Alvin,  Private;  21;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Troutman,  James,  Private;  18;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Vaughn/Samuel,  Private;  28;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64. 

Vaughn,  William,  Private;  41  ;  Oct.  i,  '64;  July  29,  '65. 

Wilson,  Thomas,  Private;  24;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Wilson,  Benjamin,  Private;  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Woodby,  Jeremiah,  Private;  28;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Wright,  John  W.,  Private ;  26 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Woodby,  Hezekiah,  Private;  20;  Sept.  23.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Patrick  F.  Dyer,  Captain,  23;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Sept.  23,  '63;  promoted 
to  Major,  Mar.  13,  '65. 

William  B.  Honeycut,  ist.  Lieut.;  35;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  re 
signed  July  12,  '64. 

Baylus  A.  Miller,  ist  Lieut.;  23;  July  12,  '64;  July  12.  '64;  promoted 
to  Capt.  of  Co.  F.  Dec.  9,  '64. 

John  M.  Honeycut,  ist.  Lieut.;  26;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Mar.  13.  '64;  resigned, 
date  unknown. 

George  A.  Miller,  2d  Lieut.;  26;  May  20.  '64;  May  20,  '64;  resigned, 
Mar.  22,  '65. 

Michael  Doran,  Sergt. ;  27 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured  Sept. 
23,  '64;  never  returned. 

Garrett  Honeycut,  ist  Sergt.;  31  ;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64;  promoted 
Aug.  4,  '64.  Transferred  to  3rd  N,  C.  Inf. 

Stephen  Street,  Sergt.;  23;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Feb.  24,  '64;  promoted 
Dec.  2,  '64.  Transferred  to  3rd  N.  C.  Infantry. 

Campbell,  John  J.,  Private;  30;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharg 
ed  June  20,  '65. 

Cannon,  Elbert,  Private;  26;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Transferred 
to  Co.  M,  April  10,  '64. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Campbell,  Henry,  Private;  20;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.     Transferred 

July  8,  '65. 
Forbes,  Abraham,  Private;  18;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Feb.  3,  '65.     Transferred 

June  r,  '65. 
Garland,  Gooch,   Private;   52;   May   17,  '64;   May   17,  '64;  promoted 

Sept.  14,  '64.     Transferred  to  3rd  N.  C.  Inf. 
Lester,  John   C,   Private;   25;   Jan.    i,  '65;   Feb.   3,  '65.     Discharged 

June  25,  '65. 

ABSENT  WITHOUT  LEAVE. 

Bennett,  John  W.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Burlison,  Oliver,  Private;  20;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Carver,  James  H.,  Private ;  25 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Clinton,  James,  Private;  25;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  14,  '64. 
Harvill,  James  H.,  Private;  43;  Sept.  23,  '63^  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Honeycut,  Lafayette,  Private;  23;  Sept.  23,  '63;  May  16,  '64. 
Hughes,  Evans,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Morton,  David  N.,  Private ;  41  ;  Sept.  23,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Moore  Robert  P.,  Private;  30;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Taylor,  Michael,  Private;  28;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 


COMPANY  C. 

David  B.  Jenkins.  Captain;  age,  33;  enlisted,  Mar.  9,  '65;  mustered 
in,  Mar.  9,  '65.  Transferred  from  2nd.  Term.  Inft.  to  accept 
commission  as  ist  Lieut. 

General  H.  Franklin,  ist  Lieut.;  23;  July  i,  '65;  July  i,  '65. 

George  W.  Emmert,  2d  Lieut.;  35;  Sept.  14,  '64;  Sept.  15,  '64, 
Wounded  at  Morristown,  Oct.  28,  '64. 

William  Buchanan,  ist  Sergt. ;  31;  Jan.  14,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  promot 
ed  Sept.  15,  '64.  Transferred  from  Co.  M,  May  16,  '64. 

Campbell  E.  Warren.  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  46;  Jan.  25,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64; 
promoted  Oct.  28,  '64. 

William  II.  Jones.  C.  C.  Sergt.;  31;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63; 
promoted  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Merritt  Young,  Sergt.;  32;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 
Oct.  28,  '63. 

Reuben  Randolph,  Sergt.;  31;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63;  promoted 
Oct.  28,  '63. 

Patterson  Young,  Sergt. ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  26,  '64 ;  promoted 
Oct.  29,  '64. 

William  H.  Harkleroad,  Sergt.;  44;  Jan.  25.  '64;  Nov.  2,  '64;  pro 
moted  Nov.  2,  '64. 

David  L.  Buck,  Sergt.;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted  June 
7,  '65. 

Albert  M.  Johnson,  Corp.;  28;  Sept.  24,  '63;  oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 
Oct.  28,  '63. 

Henry  W.  Teester,  Corp.;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 
June  10,  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  459 

John  Holly,  Corp. ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  promoted  Nov.  4,  '64 

Aaron  Buchanan,   Corp.;  42;   Sept.  24,  "63;  Oct.  28,  '63;   promoted 

Mar.  15,  '64. 
Levi  Millard,  Corp. ;  18;  Jan.  20,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64;  promoted,  Oct.28,  64 

Alexander  Buchanan,  Corp.;  18;  Jan.  20,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64;  promoted 
June  1 6,  '65. 

Henry  Lineback,  Corp.;  18;  Jan.  25,  '64;  June  3,  '64;  promoted 
June  1 6,  '65. 

Whitneld  M.  Sparks,  Corp.;  22;  Oct.  2.  '64;  Sept.  i,    65;  promot< 
June  16,  '65. 

Harrison  H.  Johnson,  blacksmith;  38;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  63;  pro 
moted  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Franklin  Gibbs,  blacksmith;  21;  Jan.  20,  '64;  Oct.  26,  64;  promoted 
Oct.  26,  '64. 

Jacob  Snyder,  saddler;  345  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted  Oct. 
28,  '63. 

Aldridge,  Waitsell,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  R,  Nov.  9,  '63.  Wounded  accidentally. 

Burlison,  Thomas,  Private;  31;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

Burlison,  William  A.,  Private;  19;  Jan.  14,  '64;  May  15,  '64.  trans 
ferred  from  Co.  M,  May  16,  '64. 

Burlison,  Joseph  M.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Nov.  4.    63. 

Buchanan,  Joseph  M.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

Buchanan,  David  M.,  Private;  24;  Jan.  14,  '64;  May  16,  '64;  promoted 
Corp.  May  20,  '64.  Transferred  from  Co.  M,  May  16,  64;  re 
duced  to  ranks,  May  5,  '65. 

Buchanan,  William  B.,  Private;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,   63. 

Buchanan,  William,  Private;  42;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8.  63.  trans 
ferred  from  Co.  A,  Nov.  9,  '63;  captured  and  returned  April. 
28,  '65. 

Buchanan,  Arter,  Private;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  63.  ^ 

Buchanan,  Stephen,  Private ;  42 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  4,   63. 

Buchanan,  Marvil  G.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Black,  William,  Private;  30;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  '63;  promoted  to 
Corp.  Nov.  4,  '63 ;  reduced  by  request  June  2,  '64. 

Buck,  Thomas  Y.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 
Oct.  28,  '63;  reduced  by  request  Nov.  21,  '63. 

Buck,  Nathaniel  T.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Barton,  Harrison  M.,  Private;  27;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Elevens,  John  W.,  Private;  27;  Jan.  27,  '64;  Oct.  26,   64. 

Calaway,  William  H.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  promot 
ed  to  Corp.  Nov.  22,  '63.  Transferred  from  Nov.  9,  '63. 

Campbell,  Henderson,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

-Campbell,  William  A.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  2,  '64;  Sept.  i.  '65. 

Cooper,  Andrew  J.,  Private;  36;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Cloud,  Terrell  Private;  23;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Carver,  John  W.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '64;  Mar.  13,  '64.  Left  sick  in 
Carter  Co.,  Mar.  28,  '65. 

Davis,  John  P.,  Private;  24;  Jan.  14,  '64;  May,  15,  '64.  J  ransferred 
from  Co.  M,  May  16,  '64. 

Davis,  Brownlow,  Private;  18;  Jan.  24,  '64;  Oct.  26,  64. 

Dixon,  Charles  B.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 


460  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Doolittle,  Frank  M.,  Private;  18;  June  i,  '64;  July  20,  '64. 

Deal,  Joseph  A.,  Private;  19;  Feb.  I,  '65;  Mar.  13,  '65.  Left  sick 
Mar.  26,  '65. 

Estep,  James,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Mar.  13,  '65.  Left  sick  Mar 
26,  '65. 

Franklin,  Isaac  D.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Franklin,  Levi  A.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '6}. 

Fnlks,  Luner,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured  Nov. 
13,  '64;  returned  Mar.  30,  '65. 

Green,  Marvel,  Private ;  29 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Green,  Thomas,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

Green,  Starling  P.,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  2,  '63 ;  promoted 
to  Corp.  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  reduced  to  ranks. 

Green,  Athen,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Green,  Joseph,  Private;  34;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Green,  Thomas  S.,  Private ;  35 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Jan.  3,  '64. 

Gwinn,  David,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Gourley,  Thomas.  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured 
and  parolled.  Rem.  under  med.  treatment  April  28,  '65. 

Gourley,  Joseph,  Private;  18;  Jan.  27,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.*  Captured 
Nov.  12,  '64;  returned  Nov.  30,  '65. 

Hobbs,  Joseph  H.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65.  Error  in 
name — should  be  Hughes. 

Hill,  Albert,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Hodge,  Berges  G.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Sept.  \,  '65. 

Hodge,  Waitsell,  Private;  19;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Hoss,  James  H.,  Private;  18;  Jan.  14,  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64. 

Hughes,  John,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Ffughes,  Charles,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

James,  Thomas  M.,  Private;  25;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Jones,  William,  Private ;  45 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

King,  Landon,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Lipps,  George  K.,  Private;  32;  Jan.  27,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Loudermilk,  George,  Private;  28;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Miller,  James,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Miller,  William  H.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Miller,  Abraham,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Merideth,  John,  Private ;  33 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

McKinney,  William,  Private;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

McKinney,  Waitsell,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Phillips,  Jesse  S.,  Private;  23;  Jan.  25,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Pruitt,  George  W.,  Private;  28;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  A,  Nov.  9,  '63. 

Pruitt,  William.  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Pruitt,  Willis,  Private;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  A,  Nov.  9.  '63. 

Potter,  David  R.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Pitman,  William,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

Pitman,  Reubin,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

Poor,  Thomas,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Transferred 
from  Co.  A,  Nov.  9,  '63. 

Presnell,  James  B.,  Private ;  28 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  4,  '63. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  461 

Sparks,  James  M.,  Private ;  28 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  4,  '63. 

Swofford,  James,  Private;  19;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  I,  '65. 

Sizemore,  George,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Townsel,  John  G.,  Private;  21 ;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Vance,  John  H.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Vance,  Hugh,  Private;  21 ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Vance,  William,  Private;  25;  June  i,  '64;  July  21,  '64. 

Whitehead,  David,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Whitehead,  Thomas,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Ward,  William,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Ward,  Joseph,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted  to 

Corp.  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Webb,  Patterson  H.,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Young,  Wilson,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 
Young,  Strobridge,  Private ;  25 ;  bept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

William  D.  Jenkins,  Capt. ;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Resigned 
Jan.  21,  '65. 

John  L.  Hyder,  2d  Lieut.;  26;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Resigned 
Sept.  26,  '64. 

Nehemiah  P.  Oaks,  Sergt. ;  35 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  promoted 
Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged  for  disability  June  6,  '65. 

Alexander  S.  Smith,  ist  Sergt.;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  pro 
moted  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged  for  disability  April  27,  '64. 

Landon  C.  Wilson,  Corp.;  45;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 
Feb.  i,  '65.  Discharged  for  disability  May  24,  '65. 

Cawood,  Francis  M.,  Private;  22;  Dec.  15,  '64;  Feb.  i,  '65.  Dis 
charged  for  disability  May  20,  '65. 

Caraway,  William,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharg 
ed  for  disability  May  15,  '65. 

Lacy,  James  P.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged 
for  insanity,  June,  '65. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT  LEAVE. 

Clark,  Samuel  C,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '63. 

Foster,  Joseph,  Private;  18;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Huntley,  Isaac  A.,  Sergt. ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Hampton,  Daniel,   Private;    19;   Sept.  24,  '63;   Oct.  28,  '63.     Joined 

Indiana  regiment  and  honorably  discharged. 
Pruitt,  William  R.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Whitehead,  Samuel,  Private ;  25 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Whitehead,  James,  Private ;  25 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Roberts,  David  F.,  Private;  27;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Davis,  Clay,  Cook;  20;  June  i,  '64;  July  20,  '64. 
Davis,  Aden,  Cook;  18;  June  i,  '64;  July  20,  '64. 


COMPANY  D. 

Alfred  T.  Donnelly,  Capt;  age,  26;  enlisted,  Oct.  15,  '63;  mustered 

in,  June  22,  '65 ;  promoted,  June  22,  '65. 
Calvin  M.  Arnold,  ist  Lieut;  28;  June  22.  '65;  Mar.  22,  '65;  June 

22,  '65.     Appointed  ist  Sergt.  Sept.  24.  '63. 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Charles  Lefler,  2d  Lieut.;  37;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Mar.  22,  '65;  June  22,  '65. 
Marion  Goss,  ist  Sergt. ;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  22,  '65. 
Franklin  Chapell,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  34;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '6^;  Sept. 

24,  '63- 
Isaac  F.   Shoun.  C.  S.  Sergt. ;  28 ;   Sept.  24.  '63 ;   Oct.  28,  '63 ;   Oct. 

28,  '63.     Transferred  from  Co.  G. 

Jas.  H.  Worley,  Sergt. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  Aug.  4,  '64. 
Daniel  N.  Cress,  Sergt.;  38;  Sept.  24,  '63;  July  16,  '64;  Aug.  4,  '64. 
Landon  H.   Hawkins,   Sergt. ;  23 ;   Sept.  24,   '63 ;   Oct.  28,  '63 ;   Mar. 

21,  '65. 

Robert  A.  Miller.  Sergt.;  19;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63 ;  June  8,  '65. 
Malon  Gentry,  Sergt.;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  8,  '65. 
Smith  M.  Stout,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Aug.  20.  '64. 
Wiley  W.  Roberts,  Corp.;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Dec.  i,  '64. 
Richard  L.  Nance.  Corp.;  24;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Jan.  8,  '65. 
William  Lowe,  Corp.;  31  ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  8,  '65. 
James  A.  Harris,  Corp.;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.     Captured  at 

Russellville,  Term.,  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  April  29,  '65. 
William  H.  Miller,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  8,  '65. 
Isaac  A.  Shoun.  Corp.;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Sept.  24.  '63. 
John  R.  Moreficld,  Corp.;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  25,  '65. 

Transferred  from  Co.  G,  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Drewry  Johnson,  blacksmith;   30;   Sept.  24.  '63;   Oct.  28,   Y>};   Nov. 

i,  '63. 
William  Johnson,  blacksmith;   37;   Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;   Nov. 

i,  '63- 

Allan,  James  R..  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Adams,  Harvey,  Private;  28;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Anderson,  George,  cook;  18;  Dec.  i,  '64;  Dec.  >  '64. 
Bradfute,  Hazle  A.  C,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Breedlove,  Lewis  J.,  Private;  29;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Brown,  Alexander,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Bowman,  Joseph,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Blankenbeckler.  J.  M.,  Private;  28;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  i^.  '64. 
Carroll,  Jacob  W.,  Private;  39;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct. '28,  '63. 
Carroll,  Isaac  H.,  Private;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Carroll,  Alexander,  Private;  27;   Sept.  24,  '63;   Sept.    n.  '64.     Cap 
tured  at  Bull's  Gap,  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  Nov.  28,  '64. 
Davis,  Hampton  L..  Private;  29;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Dunn,  William,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Davenport,  George  W.,  Private;  18;  Alar.  5,  '64;  April  it,  '64. 
Eggers,  Landrine,   Private;  20;   Sept.  24,  '63;   Oct.  28,   '63.     Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  G,  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Eggers,  Cleveland,  Private;   18;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63.     Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  G,  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Fritts,  David  M.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24.  '63;  May  5,  '64. 
Grigston,  James  M.,  Private;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Hawkins,  Alfred,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Johnson,  Richard,  cook;  22;  Feb.  14,  '64;  April  11.  '64. 
Jenkins,  Jesse  C,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Feb.  28,  '64. 
Jenkins,  Joseph  M.,  Private;  28;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  5,  '64. 
Kite,  Alfred  C.,  Private;  44;  Sept.  24,  '63;  May  5,  '64. 
Lowe,  Jacob,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  463 

Lowe,  John  E.,  Private;  31  ;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  6,  '64. 

Lyles,  William  B.,  Private;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  ir.  '64. 

Morefield,  Landon,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Madron,  John  M.,  Private;  25;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Madron,  William  A..  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Morefield.  Hamilton  C.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  G.  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Miller.  Franklin  M.,  Private;  27;  Sept.  24.  '63:  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Mclnturf,  Nathan  K,  Private;  26;  Mar.  5,  '64;  April  11,  '64. 

Price,  John  A.,  Private:  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Proffitt,  Godfrey  D.,  Private:  21  ;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Price,  James  P.",  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Phillips,  William  F.,  Private;  21  ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Pugh,  Zachery  T.,  Private;  18;  Oct.   i.  '64;  Oct.  28,  '64. 

Pressley,  Elijah,  Private;  19;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Sept.  I,  '65. 

Powell,  Smith    Private;  18;  Mar.  5,  '64;  April  13.  '64. 

Price,  Franklin,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  n,  '64. 

Roberts,  Daniel  F.,  Private;  34;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63 

Roe,  John  W.,  Private;  20;  Aug.  18.  '64;  Oct.  20,  '64.  Missing  m 
Bull's  Gap  stampede. 

Robinson,  Thomas.  Private:  36;  Oct.  T.  '64;  Oct.  20.  '64. 

Shoun,  Elihu  A.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  4,  '63;  Oct.  28^  '63;  promoted  to 
Sergt.  Sept.  23,  '63;  reduced  to  ranks  June  8,  '65. 

Shoun,  David  F.,  'Private ;   18;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Shoun,  David  E..  Private;  21;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Stout,  William  E.,  Private  ^20;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63.  Sick  in 
hospital  since  Aug.  27.  '65. 

Snyder,  Alexander,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Shuffield,  John,  Private;  39;  Feb.  2.  '64;  July  TO.  '64. 

Tester,  Robert  D.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Toney,  Jesse,  Private ;  26 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Toney,  John.  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Venable,  William  L.,  Private ;  24 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 :  Oct.  28.  '63 ;  promot 
ed  to  Corp.  Aug.  4,  '64;  reduced  to  ranks  June  8.  '65. 

Wilson,  Abraham,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63:  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Wilson,  Andrew.  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Wilson,  Alexander,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8.  '63. 

Winkler,  William,  Private ;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Worley,  William  H.;  20;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Nov.  8.  '63. 

Watson,  James,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i.  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Watson,  William,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Wilson,  George  S.,  Private;  19:  Mar.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Robert  H.  M.  Donnelly,  Capt. ;  35 ;  Oct.  28.  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  promot 
ed  to  Major  June  22,  '65;  promoted  from  ist  Lieut,  of  Co.  D, 
April  25,  '64. 

William  W.  Wilkinson.  2(1  Lieut.;  30;  Nov.  8,  '63:  Nov.  8,  '63;  re 
signed  Mar.  16,  '6s> 

Albert  B.  \Vills,  Sergt.;  23;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63;  promoted 
Sept.  24,  '6^ ;  discharged  June  2,  '65. 

Butler.  Richard^FL,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63:  discharged 
Sp.  order  Nov.  i,  '64. 

Butler,  Oliver  C,  Private;  39;  Nov.  10.  '63;  Jan.  3.  '64:  promoted  to 
Chief  Saddler  Regt,  Nov.  10.  '63. 


464  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Blackburn,  Larkin  P.,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  promot 
ed  to  Field  and  Staff,  Sept.  24,  '63. 

Lowe,  James  B.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged 
July  23,  '65. 

Madron,  Lawson,  Private;  52;  Feb.  2,  '64;  June  15,  '64;  promoted 
to  Field  and  Staff. 

Owens,  David,  Private;  26;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.  Discharged  July 
23,  '65. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT   LEAVE. 

Bogus,  George,  cook;  18;  Feb.  14,  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Eller,  Jacob,  Private;  34;  Oct.  i.  '64;  Dec.  5,  '64. 
Greer,  Zachariah,  Private;  19;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  i,  '64. 
Linville,  John,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  i,  '64. 
Linville,  Harmon,  Private ;  45 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
McNabb,  James  K.  P.,  Private;  21;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Norris,  James  P.,  Private;  25;  Mar.  5,  '64;  April  11,  '64. 
Roe,  James,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 


COMPANY  E. 

Thomas  J.  Barry,  Capt. ;  age,  28;  enlisted,  Oct.  28,  '63;  mustered  in, 

Oct.  13,  '64;  promoted,  Oct.  i,  '64. 
Andrew  Campbell,  ist  Lieut;  30;  Mar.  18,  '64;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  i,  '64. 

Promoted  for  killing  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan. 

Peter  L.  Barry,  2d  Lieut;  32;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  13,  '63;  Oct.  13,  '64. 
Samuel  E.  McQueen,  ist  Sergt. ;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Sept. 

1 8,  '64.     Appointed  C.  S.  S.,  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Peter  Phillippi,  Q.  M.  Sergt;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Sept 

29,  '64. 
John  M.  Payne,  C.  S.  Sergt. ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;   Sept. 

19,  '64. 

Andrew  J.  Harmon,  Sergt. ;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  Sept  19,  '64 
Wyley  S.  Hately,  Sergt. ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Wm.  M.  Barry,  Sergt.;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  i,  '64. 
James  H.  Barry,  Sergt;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  26,  '65. 
Lewis  Garland,  Sergt. ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  May  24,  '65. 
Riley  B.  Hately,  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Baronet  Yelton,  Corp.;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Rice  Wilson,  Corp.;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
David  A.  Greever,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Andrew  Estridge,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Oct.  i,  '64. 
Melvin  C.  Wolf,  Corp.;   19;  Mar.   i,  '64;  April   11,  '64;  Oct.   i,  '64. 

Transferred  from  Co.  L,  April  18,  '64. 

John  Eastridge,  Corp.;  34;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  Mar.  26,  '65. 
Jonathan  L.  Parker,  Corp. ;  25 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  May  24,  '65. 
John  F.  Hately,  black  smith;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Jan.  4,  '64;  Sept  i,  '64. 
John  M.  Roland,  black  smith ;  26 ;   Sept.  24,  '63 ;   Jan.  4,   '64 ;  Oct. 

17,  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  465 

Anderson,  Riley,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Transferred 
from  Co.  D,  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Bone,  John  D.,  Private ;  30 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Burton,  Hiram,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Broyles,  Dick,  cook;  25;  Mar.  i,  '64;  Alar.  15,  '64. 

Blevins,  Christian  E.,  Private;  35;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Carter,  Simon,  cook;  10;  Mar.  i,  '64;  Mar.  15,  '64. 

Constable,  Jacob,  Private;  19;  Alar,  i,  '65;  Alar,  i,  '65. 

Cole,  John  R.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Campbell,  Joseph  P.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  11,  '64.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  L,  April  12,  '64. 

Conner,  Isaiah,  Private;  18;  Dec.  3,  '63;  Jan.  4,  '64. 

Clawson,  William,  Private;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Dougherty,  John  H.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Dunn,  Emanuel,  Private;  26;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Dtinbar,  William,  Private;  19;  Nov.  8,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 

Dinkins,  Alexander,  Private;  25;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Dtigger,  William  H.,  Private;  36;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Eastridge,  William,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Freeman.  Lewis  R.,  Private;  36;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Floyd,  William,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Transferred 
from  Co.  D,  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Flannery,  Joseph.  Private;  29;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Ford,  John  S.,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  promoted,  Dec. 
25>  '63 ;  reduced  to  ranks,  Atar.  25,  '65. 

Gouge,  Daniel,  Private;  18;  Sept.  i,  '64. 

Garland,  Jesse,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Garland,  Samuel,  Private ;  28 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Graybeal,  William,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  "63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Graybeal,  Eli  H.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Graybeal,  David,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Hodges,  Hillery  J.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Heck,  Jordan,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Hatton,  Warren  A.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Honeycut,  James  AL,  Private;  22;  Aug.  16,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Harmon,  Hugh  C,  Private;  32;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Harrison,  Joseph  W.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Jarvis,  George  W.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65.  Wounded 
at  Wytheville,  Va.,  Alar..  '65. 

King,  Rufus,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Lunceford,  John  F.,  Private;  21  ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Lunceford,  James  E.,  Private ;  19 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Lunceford,  James,  Private ;  44 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

AlcCoy,  Hiram  H.,  Private;  43;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

McCoy,  William,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Neely,  William  B.,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  24.  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Osbourn,  Alfred,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Feb.  27,  '64. 

Payne,  Zebulon,  Private;  44;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Feb.  27,  '64. 

Potter,  Noah  J.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Rankins,  John  T.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Reese,  James,  Private ;  41 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Jan.  4,  '64. 

Reese,  John  C,  Private;  29;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted, 
Oct.  28,  '63;  reduced  by  request,  Dec.  4,  '63. 


466  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Reese,  Isaac  V.,  Private;  27;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  promoted, 
Oct.  28,  '63;  reduced  from  1st  Sergt..  Sept.  17,  '64. 

Reese,  John,  Private;  19;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Smythe,  John  H.,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Snyder,  Andrew,  Private ;  18  ;^  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Story,  Jesse,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Thompson,  Henry  H.,  Private ;  43  ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Tribett,  John,  Private;  18;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Sept  i,  '65. 

Underwood,  Reubin,  Private;  18;  Dec.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Wiles,  Leander,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Willen,  Thomas,  Private;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Feb.  27,  '64.  Transferred 
from  Co.  I,  Feb.  28,  '64. 

Jacob  H.  Norris,  Capt. ;  32;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  resigned,  Sept 
5,  '64. 

John  G.  Johnson,  2d  Lieut. ;  30;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Sept  14,  '64. 

Robert  Hays,  Sergt.;  30;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted,  Oct. 
28,  '63;  discharged  as  Sergt.,  May  3,  '65. 

James  K.  McQueen.  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Discharged  as  Corp.,  May  3,  '65. 

Davis,  Ephraim  A..  Private;  32;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Trans 
ferred  from  3d  N.  C. 

Green,  Isaac,  Private;  28;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Discharged 
June  29,  '65. 

Heck,  Jordan  J.,  Private;  43;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted, 
Sept.  24,  '63.  Transferred  to  Non-Commissioned  Staff. 

Norris,  Franklin,  Private;  42;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Discharged 
Aug.  4.  '65. 

Osbourn,  Noah,  Private:  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Discharged 
June  7,  '65. 

Payne,  George  M.,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  I,  Nov.  9,  '63.  Discharged  July  13,  '65. 

Roten,  John,  Private;  30;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Discharged 
July  19,  '65. 

Story,  William,  Private;  43;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Discharged 
June  24,  '65. 

Wagner,  Joseph  H.,  Private ;  22 ;  Jan.  2,  '64 ;  Feb.  27,  '64 ;  promoted, 
Q.  M.  Sergt.,  Jan.  9,  '64. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT  LEAVE. 

Blcvins,  Mathew.  Private:  32;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Curd,  James,  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Parsons,  Isaac,  Corp. ;  33 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Sampsell,  John.  Private;  18;  Oct.  18,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 


COMPANY  F. 

Bayiess  A.  Miller,  Capt.;  age,  23;  enlisted,  Dec.  31,  '63;  mustered  in, 
Dec.  10,  '64;  promoted,  Dec.  10,  '64.  Promoted  2d  Lieut.  Co.  B, 
Dec.  31,  '63;  promoted  ist  Lieut.  Co.  B,  May  20,  '64. 

Benjamin  B.  Ferguson,  ist  Lieut;  31;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Left  sick  and  captured  at  Morristown,  Nov.  n,  '64. 

Jacob  Taylor,  2d  Lieut.;  35:  June  19.  '64;  July  4,  '65;  July  4,  '65. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  467 

William  C.  Arnold,  ist  Scrgt.  ;  jo  ;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Au«-  21 

'65.     Promoted  Sergt..  Dec.   13.  '63. 
Allan  T.  C.  Carriger,  Sergt.;  40;   Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct. 

George  W.  Creed,  Sergt;  22;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  21,  '63. 
John  C.  Mathison,  Sergt.;  19;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64;  Dec.  31,  '63. 
Joseph  G.  .Pleasant,  Sergt.;  25;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  April  i,  '65 
Charles  ^E.  Butterworth,  Sergt.;  23;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  May 

^es'RT?icihiie'  Sergt;  2I;  Septt  2I»  '63;  Oct  28'  '63;  July  7,  '65. 

William  Buckles,  Sergt.;  20;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Aug  21    '65 
William  Stone,  Corp.;  19;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  8,  '64;  Dec.  31,  '63. 
Moses  R.  Myers,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  i,  '64. 
William  L.  Clark,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '65. 
Richard  R.  Tester,  Corp.;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  May  25,  '65. 
Amthur  A.  Williams,  Corp.;  20;   Sept.  21,  '63;   Oct.  28,  '63;   Sept. 

26,  '64. 

George  J.  Lowe,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Jan.  i,  '65. 
Isaac  R.  Carriger,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  July  i,  '65 
Henry,  Jackson,  Corp.;  23;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Aug.  17,  '65. 
William   B.   Gambill,  black  smith;    19;    Sept.  22,   '63;   Oct    28    '6v 

April  i,  '64. 
Henry  H.   Mathison,  black  smith;   21;    Sept.   22,   '63;   June  3    '64- 

Dec.  i,  '64. 

Arnold,  Alexander,  Private;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  NOV.  8,  '63. 
Arnold,  John,  Private  ;  22  ;  Sept.  22,  '63  ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Blevins,  Dillon,  Private;  20;  Nov.  29,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Blevins,  John,  Private  ;  22  ;  Nov.  29,  '64  ;  Dec.  3,  '64. 
Blevins,  Reubin,  Private;  30;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Bailey,  John,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '64. 
Crow,  Thomas,  Private  ;  26  ;  Sept.  22,  '63  ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Duffield,  Landon,  Private;  25;  Sept.  21,  '63;  April'  i  ,''64. 
Dunn,  Godfrey  B.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Dunn,  John  L.,  Private  ;  29  ;  Sept.  22,  '63  ;  Nov.  8.  '63. 
Dunn,  Henry,  Private  ;  18  ;  Sept.  22,  '63  ;  Nov.  8.  '63. 
Dunn,  Jacob  W.,  Private  ;  26  ;  Sept.  22,  '63  ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Elliott,  William  H.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  12,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Forester,  John,  Private;  30;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Forester,  Andrew  J.,  Private;   18;   Nov.  22,  '63  ;   Jan.  3,  '64.     Cap 

tured  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  Jan.  4,  '65. 
Foster,  Asa,  Private;  27;  Sept.  12.  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Goodpasture,  Logan,  cook;  18;  Feb.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Housley,  Harrison  H.,  Private;  36;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Sept.  28,  '63. 
Harden,  John  H.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Sept.  28,  '63.     Captured 

Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  April  3,  '65. 
Heck,  Hiram  C,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  April  i,  '64. 


,  .,  .     ,  , 

Laws,  Isaac,  Private;  19;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Lowe,  William  H.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  12,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Lewis,  James  F.  M.,  Private;  30;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Lowe,  John  A.,  Private;  25;  Sept.  i,  '64;  July  29.  '65. 


468  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

McElyea,  George  W.,  Private;  32;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

McElyea,  Larkin,  Private;  44;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

MrElyea,  John,  Private;  30;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

McElyea,  Landon,  Private;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Myres,  Allan  T.  C,  Private;  19;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Morris,  Elijah  J.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  12,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Mink,  William.  Private;  19;  Jan.  I,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Miles,  George  W.,  Private;  21;  Nov.  29,  '64;  Dec.  3,  '64. 

Nidiffer,  William  D.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Cap 
tured  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  April  3,  '65. 

Pierce,  Jared  M.,  Private ;  41 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Pierce,  David,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured 
Sept.  5,  '64;  returned  April  3d,  '65. 

Poor,  Alexander,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '65;  Oct.  28,  '65. 

Pitman,  George  W.,  Private ;  18;  Jan.  i,  '65;  Sept.  I,  '65. 

Richie,  Alvin  P.,  Private;  25;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Snyder,  Landon,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '64;  April  I,  '64.  Captured 
Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  April  3,  '65. 

Stout,  Lawson  E.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Stone,  James  M.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

StufBestrut,  George,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Shinault,  William,  Private;  19;  Sept.  12,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

South,  George  W.,  Private;  26;  Sept.  i,  '64;  July  29,  '65. 

South,  David  E.,  Private;  23;  Sept.  i,  '64;  July  29,  '65. 

Tester,  Elkana,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Tester,  James  J.,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Taylor,  Thomas,  Private;  33;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured 
Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  April  3,  '65. 

Williams,  Lorenza  D.,  Private;  33  I  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Cap 
tured  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  April  3,  '65. 

Williford,  James  W.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  promot 
ed  to  Corp.,  Sept.  21,  '63;  reduced  to  ranks,  Sept.  10,  '64. 

Wilson,  George  W.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Captured 
Nov.  19,  '64 ;  returned  April  3,  '65. 

Ward,  William  C,  Private ;  25 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

White,  Robert  D.,  Private;  44;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Frederick  Slimp,  Capt. ;  38;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '64.  Resigned,  Oct. 
i,  '64. 

Rarzillia  P.  Stacy,  Capt;  26;  Oct.  2,  '63;  Oct.  5,  '63;  promoted,  Sept. 

24,  '64;  promoted  to  Lt.-Co.,  Dec.  10,  '64. 

Alfred  C.  Williams,  2d  Lieut.;  41;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '64.     Resigned, 

Sept.  26,  '64. 
George  A.  Grace,  ist.  Sergt. ;  18;  Jan.  14,  '64;  May  26,  '64;  promoted 

to  Field  and  Staff,  Aug.  21,  '65. 
John  P.  Nelson,  ist  Sergt.;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  promoted 

to  Field  and  Staff,  Sept.  20,  '64;  promoted  to  Lieut.  Co.  L,  Aug. 

21,  '65;  not  mustered  in  Co.  L. 
Jere  Smith,  Sergt;  26;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.     Discharged  May 

25,  '65. 

William  Davis,   Corp.;   20;    Sept.   21,   '63;   Jan.   3,   '64.     Discharged 

June  21,  '65. 
Jesse  Bradley,  blacksmith;  Oct.  T,  '63;  Feb.  25,  '64.     Captured  Nov. 

u,  '64;  never  heard  from  afterwards. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  469 

Lipps,  Nelson,  Private;  44;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Discharged  July 
25,  '65. 

Lawes,  Joseph,  Private;   18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8.  '63.     Discharged 
July  24,  '65. 

Markland,  Nelson  J.,  Private;  37;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,    63.     Dis 
charged  July  22,  '65. 

Pleasant,  James   M.,   Private;  44;   Sept.  21,    63;    Nov.  8,    63. 
charged  May  27,  '65. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT   LEAVE. 

Lewis,  Ephraim,  Private;  34;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Moreneld,  Daniel,  Private;  44;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Morefield,  Alexander,  Private;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Massey,  Henry,  Private;  28;  Sept.  21,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Robinson,  John,  Private;  18;  Dec.  25,  '63. 
Scott,  George,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 


COMPANY  G. 

Samuel  W.   Scott,  Capt. ;  age,  23;  enlisted,  Sept.  24,  '63;   mustered 

in,  Mar.  10,  '65;  promoted,  Mar.  10,  '65;  promoted  from  ist  Lieut. 

and  Adjutant. 
Thomas  C.  White,  ist  Lieut;  26;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Mar.  12,  '65;  Mar.  12, 

'65.     Promoted  from  2d  Lieut. 
John  M.  Wilcox,  2d  Lieut;  20;  Sept  24,  '63;  Mar.  13.  '65;  Mar.  13, 

'65.     Promoted  from  Sergt. 
Hamilton  H.  Kinnick,   ist   Sergt;  28;   Sept  24,  '63;   Oct.  28,  '63; 

Nov.  2,  '64.     Promoted  from  Sergt. 
Marquis  D.  L.  Miller,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  36;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63; 

Nov.  2,  '64.     Promoted  from  Sergt. 
William  W.  McCann,  C  S.  Sergt.;  38;  Sept.  24,  '63:  Oct.  28,  '63; 

Oct.  20,  '63. 

James  W.  Pearce,  Sergt.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63;  Oct.  20,  '63. 
John  S.  Humphreys,  Sergt. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct.  20,  '63 
William  E.  Shuffield,  Sergt;  18;  Sept  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  15, 

'64.     Promoted  from  Corp. 

Robert  B.  Wilcox,  Sergt.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  I,  '65. 
William  B.  C.  Smith,  Sergt.;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63;  Oct. 

20,  '63.     Transferred  to  Field  and  Staff,  May  15,  '64;  captured 

Sept.  30,  '64;  returned  June  22,  '65. 

James  L.  Shuffield,  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct.  20,  '63. 
David  Saylor,  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 :  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct.  20,  '63. 
John  G.  Shell,  Corp.;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  20,  '63. 
James  L.  White.  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63 ;  Mar.  5,  '64. 
William  J.  Humphreys.  Corp. ;  21  ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63 ;  Sept. 

30,  '64. 

Nathaniel  T.  Smith.  Corp.;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Nov.  2,  '64. 
William  H.  Folsom,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64;  Oct.^8,  '63. 
Joseph  Green,  Corp. ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Jan.  20,  '65. 
Joseph  McCloud,  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct.  20,  '63. 
AVilliam  M.  Bishop,  black  smith;  32;  Sept.  24.  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64;  Feb. 

19,  '64. 


47°  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

Daniel  B.  Baker,  black  smith;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Feb. 

19,  '64. 
Angel,  James  R.,  Private;  29;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 

to  Sergt,  July  5,  '64;  reduced  Oct.  15,  '64. 
Angel,  George  H.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64;  April  25, 

'64;  reduced  by  request.     Captured  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned. 
Aldridge,  William  A.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63:  Oct.  28,  '64. 
Burchfield,  John  G.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 

to  Corp.,  Oct.  28,  '63;  reduced  by  request  April  23,  '64. 
Baker,  John  K.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Badgett,  Joseph  H.  P.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Clark,  Thomas,  Private;  18;  Nov.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Campbell,  George  F.,  Private;  18;  Nov.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Campbell,  William  R.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Campbell,  Nathaniel  T.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.     Gun 

shot  wound  at  Bull's  Gap,  Nov.  12,  '64. 
Campbell,  John,  Private;  21 ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Cable,  Richard,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.     Captured  at 

Russellville,  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned. 
Cheek,  David,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Garden,  Landon  C,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Cox,  Nathan  W.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.' 
Cornutt,  David  E.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 
Dugger,  John  F.,  Private;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Dowell,  John  L.  Private;  45;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Dowell,  James  E.,  Private ;  23 ;  Sep.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Folsom,  Landon  C.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Garrison,  Milton  S.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  15,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Grindstaff,  Isaac,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Grindstaff,  Elijah,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Goodwin,  William  A..  Private;  25;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Goodwin,  James  M.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Holman,  James,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Holman,  Andrew,  Private;  20;  Aug.  18,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Holder,  Richard,  Private;  25;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Jennings,  Allan,  Private;  18;  Oct.  6,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Jackson,  James  C.,  Private ;  22 ;  Oct.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.     Captured 

at  Russellville,  Nov.  13,  '64;  returned  Mar.  15,  '65. 
Jones,  John,  Private;  19;  July  2,  '64;  July  20.  '64. 
Lipford,  Lewis  D..  Private;  21;  Feb.  7,  '65;  Sept.  i,  "65. 
McCloud,  Alfred,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Morgan,  Abner  T.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  16,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.    Wounded 

in  arm  at  Bull's  Gap,  Nov.  13,  '64. 

McQueen,  Alexander  H.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  6,  '64. 
Messick,  John  Q.,  Private ;  36 ;  Sept.  24.  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '64. 
Nichols,  James  T.,  Private;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '64. 
Osborn,  Caleb,  Private;  34;  Sept.  24  '63;  Oct.  28,  '64. 
Osborn,  Avis,  Private ;  20 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '64. 
Pardue,  Joel,  Private ;  48 ;  Mar.  26,  '65 ;  July  29,  '65. 
Perkins,  Jacob  F.,  Private;  36;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  promoted 

to  1st  Sergt.,  June  i,  '64;  reduced  ])y  request.  Nov.  2,  '64. 
Powell,  John  H.,  Private;  18;  April  16,  '64;  April  15,  '64. 
Runnels.  John,  Private;  18;  April  16,  '64;  April  15,  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  47  I 

Remine,  Lindley  M.  L.,  Private;  18;  Nov.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Roten,  Jacob,  Private;  35;  Sept  25,  '64;  Sept  I,  '65. 

Reese,  Balaam,  cook;  30;  Feb.  14,  '64;  April  14/64. 

Stout,  Andrew  T.,  Private;  41  ;  Sept  24,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Smith,  James  R,  Private;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '64;  Sept.  i,  65.  Gun  shot 
wound,  Wytheville,  Va.,  April  4,  '65. 

Shuffield,  John,  Private;  28;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Stannels,  Richard  N..  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28   63. 

Stout,  Granville  W.,  Private;  43;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Shuffield,  Daniel,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Savior,  Henry  H  ,  Private;  23;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64.  Gun  shot 
wound,  Bull's  Gap,  Nov.  12,  '64. 

Slimp,  William  H.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26,  64.  Gun  shot 
wound,  Bull's  Gap,  Nov.  12,  '64,  and  captured. 

Taylor,  Eli  C,  Private;  21;  Nov.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Truman,  William  T.,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Turner,  Solomon,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  u.  '64. 

Turner,  John  A.,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28  '63. 

Turner,  Leander,  Private;  43;  Sept.  24,  '63;  May  16,  '64. 

White.  James  H.,  Private;  21  ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,   63. 

White.  David  W..  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Walker,  John  S..  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26.  '64. 

Walker,  Oliver,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Wilson,  James.  Private;  25;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Whitehead,  Granville  W.,  Private ;  28 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,   63. 

Wagner,  Joseph,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Jan.  .3,  '64;  promoted 
to  Sergt,  Nov.  2,  '64;  reduced  June  22,  '65. 

Williams,  -     — ,  cook;  22;  Feb.  14,  '64;  April  14,  '64. 

Younce,  Elijah  T.  M.;  21;  Nov.  i,  '64;  Sept.  i.  '65. 

Christopher  C.  Wilcox,  Capt. ;  42;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Mar.  10, 
'65;  organized  Co.;  promoted  Major  Mar.  10,  '65. 

Samuel  P.  Angel,  ist.  Lieut.;  24;' Sept.  26,  '63;  Sept  29,  '64;  promot 
ed  to  ist  Lieut,  Sept.  29,  '64;  to  ist  Sergt.,  Oct.  20,  '63;  to  Sergt  - 
Major,  June  I,  '64;  transferred  to  Field  and  Staff. 

Andrew  Campbell,  Sergt.;  30;  Mar.  18,  '64;  April  11,  '65.  Discharg 
ed  to  accept  commission  in  Co.  E,  Oct.  12,  '64. 

Tire  D.  Gillispie,  Corp.;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged 
Tune  15.  '64. 

Beckmlhe.  Webster.  Private;  24:  Sqn.  24,  "63;  Oct.  24,  63.  Irans- 
f erred  to  V.  R.  C.,  April  i,  '65. 

Goodwin,  Lawson  L.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  n,    64. 
charged  May  12,  '65. 

McQueen,  William  M.,  Private;  30;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  6,  64.  Dis 
charged  June  i,  '65. 

Newland,  Kennard  C.,  Private;  44;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26,   64. 
charged  June  24,  '65. 

Roberts,  George  D.,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24;  '63;  Oct.  28,  63.  trans 
ferred  to  Field  and  Staff,  Sept.  i,  '64. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT   LEAVE. 

Badgett,  Nathaniel  T.,  Private;  21 ;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Fry,  Thomas  J.,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept.  24.  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Fox,  William,  Private;  18;  April  14,  '64;  May  16,  '64. 


472  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Jones,  James,  Private;  18;  July  i,  '64;  July  20,  '64. 
Moye,  Henry,  Private;  21;  July  i,  '64;  July  20,  '64. 
Osborn,  David,  Private;  43;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct  28,  '63. 
Osborn,  William  W.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Price,  William,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Price,  Solomon,  Private;  39;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28  '63. 


COMPANY  H. 

Landon  Carter,  Capt. ;  age,  38;  enlisted,  Dec.  31;  '63;  mustered  in. 

Dec.  31,  '63. 
James  N.  Freels,  ist  Lieut.;  22;  Dec.  31,  '63;  June  22,  '65;  promoted, 

June  22,  '65;  promoted  from  2d  Lieut.     Wounded  in  hand. 
Caleb  M.  Emmert,  2d  Lieut. ;  23 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  June  22,  '65 ;  June 

22,  '65;  promoted  from  1st  Sergt. 
George  W.  Little,  ist  Sergt. ;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  June  22, 

'65 ;  promoted  to  C.  S.  Sergt.,  Feb.  27,  '64. 
Lorenza  D.  Scott,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  23;  Jan.  3,  '64;  April  30,  '64;  Mar. 

i,  '65. 
James   E.   Persinger,  C.   S.   Sergt.;    18;   Sept.   24,  '63;   Oct.  28,   '63; 

June  22,  '65. 
Nathaniel  K.  Williams.  Sergt. ;  21 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  Oct. 

20,  '63. 
William  F.  Stansbury,  Sergt;  27;  Oct.  21,  '63;   Feb.  21,  '64;   Feb. 

28,  '64. 

William  D.  Casida,  Sergt.;  40;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  13,  '64;  Feb.  28,  '64 
Charles  R.  Monday,  Sergt.;  18;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64;  April  i,  '65. 
Peter  E.  Hart,  Sergt.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  April  i,  '65. 
James  Shell,  Corp.;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  n,  '64;  June  i.  '65. 
Godfrey  N.  Heatherby,  Corp.;  30;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Feb.  n,  '64;  Feb. 

27,  '64. 

Arnold,  E.  Weddle,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Aug.  i,  '64. 
John  L.  Baker,  Corp.;  18;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64;  Aug.  i.  '64. 
Robert  P.  Shell,  Corp.;  21;  Sept.  24,  ''63;  April  11,  '64;  Mar.  7,  '65. 
Samuel  Thompson,  Corp.;  25;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  April  i,  '65. 

Wounded  at  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn.,  Nov.  12,  '64. 
William  II.  H.  Dempsey,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct;  28,  '63;  June 

6,  '65. 

Landon  Lyon,  Corp.;  24;  Aug.  18,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64;  May  i,  '65. 
William  R.  Campbell,  blacksmith;  36;  Feb.  i,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  May 

16,  '64. 
William   Turner,   blacksmith;   24;    Sept.*  24,  '63;   Oct.  28,   '63;   May. 

16,  '64. 

Benjamin  Lane,  saddler;  34;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  20,  '63. 
Asher,  Fielding  E.,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28  '63. 
Boles,  Jesse,  Private;  18;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Ballard,  Anthony,  cook;  30;  April  n,  '64;  April  12,  '64. 
Britt,  Henderson,  Private;  32;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Boren,  David  C,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 
Boren,  John  C.,  Private ;  26 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  April  30.  '64. 
Carr,  Andrew  C,  Private;  38;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28.  '63. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  473 

Carr,  Alfred,  Private;  39;  Feb.  i,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 

Clemons,  Henry  T.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  I.  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 

Dempsey,  Larkin  T,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

English,  Norris  B.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64. 

Emmert,  William  C.,  Private;  18:  Feb.  i,  '64;  Sept.  t,  '65. 

French,  Wright,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Fair,  William  C,  Private;  36;  Sept.  24,  '63;  May  13,  '64.  Promoted 
Mar.  2,  '65 ;  reduced  to  ranks,  June  5,  '65. 

Foust,  James,  Private;  34;  Sept.  24,  '63;  July  2,  '65. 

'Gwinn,  Calvin,  Private;  47;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Jan.  3,  '64. 

Gibson,  John,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Greenway,  James  K,  Private ;  21  ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Greenway,  George  W.,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

"Greenway,  William,  Private;  18;  Oct.  4,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Gray,  John,  Private;  18;  Oct.  9,  '64;  Sept.  i.  '65. 

Holman,  John,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64.  Wounded  at 
Greeneville,  Tenn. 

Hays,  James  L.,  Private;  29;  Aug.  18,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Howell,  Winfield  S.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i.  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Hammet,  Samuel,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Hammet,  Roland.  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28  '63. 

Flart,  Christly  C..  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Helford,  Daniel,  Private;  20;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  i,  '64. 

Hegan,  Wilson  N.,  Private;  29;  Nov.  i,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Kellis,  James  H.,  Private:  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Lawson,  James,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Lawson,  Francis  M.,  Private;  19;  Oct.  5,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Londermilk,  James,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Malone,  Thomas  W.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 

Mathews,  Andrew,  Private;  44;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Maloney,  Patrick,  Private ;  45 ;  Sept.  24.  '63 ;  Jan.  3,  '64. 

Millard,  Robert  R,,  Private;  20;  Sept.  24.  '63;  April  n.  '64. 

McAllister,  Zachariah  T.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Moore,  Thomas  J.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Malone,  Andrew  J.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Absent 
sick  since  Aug.  4,  '64. 

Noland,  Dennis,  Private ;  45  ;  Sept.  24,  '63 :  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Oliver,  John,  Private;  21;  Feb.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Rockhold,  Diamond,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63, 

^Roe,  Calvin,  Private;  18;  Sept  24,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Raider,  Isaac,  Private;  22;  Nov.  2,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Robinson,  Moses  P.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24.  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Scalf,  Jarnes  L..  Private;  20;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct. '28.  '63. 

Scalf,  William  J.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63. 

Shell,  Elkana,  Private ;  26 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28.  '63. 

Shell,  Alfred,  Private;  28;  Feb.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Stover,  L-,5»pc  N.,  Private;  18:  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Sams.  Marion,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Scarbrough.  James,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i.  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 

Treadway,  Rufus,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  In  hospital 
since  Aug.  15,  '65. 

Treadway,  William,  Private;  19;  Sept.  24.  '63:  Oct.  28,  '63.  In  hos 
pital  since  Aug.  15,  '65. 


474  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Taylor,  William  B.,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Promot 
ed  to  Sergt,  Oct.  20,  '63 ;  reduced  Mar.  27,  '65. 

Taylor,  Alfred  D.,  Private;  21;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Pro 
moted  Feb.  27,  '64;  reduced  Mar.  27,  '65. 

T \viggs,  John,  Private;  38;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Taylor,  William,  cook;  26;  Oct.  I,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 

Taylor,  Jeremiah,  Private;  21;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 

Vantassle,  Charles  M.,  Private;  30;  Jan.  3,  '64;  Feb.  21,  '64.  Pro 
moted  to  Corp.,  Feb.  27,  '64;  reduced  July  15,  '64. 

Williams,  Lewis,  Private;  18;  Oct.  I,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 

Watkins,  Andrew,  Private;  19;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 

Yeatman,  George  A.,  Private;  20;  Jan.  3,  '64;  Feb.  21,  '64.  Promoted 
to  Corp.,  Feb.  27,  '64;  reduced  July  2,  '65. 

Jeremiah  B.  Miller,  ist  Lieut;  28;  Oct.  28,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Re 
signed  April  7,  '65. 

John  J.  McCorcle,  Q.  M.  Sergt. ;  18 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63 ;  pro 
moted  Feb.  27,  '64.  Discharged  Jan.  30,  '65,  to  accept  commis 
sion  as  Capt.  of  ist  U.  S.  C.  H.  A. 

John  W.  Tipton,  Corp. ;  23 ;  Sept  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged 
July  31,  '64,  to  accept  commission  as  ist  Lieut,  of  4th  Tenn.  Inf. 

Colbangh,  Granville,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64.  Dis 
charged  June  8,  '65. 

Caldwell,  Archibald,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Dis 
charged  May  22,  '65 ;  wounded  at  Bull's  Gap. 

Leonard,  Newell,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged 
July  22,  '65. 

Mclnturf,  Laban  W.,  Private;  30;  Sept  24,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64.  Dis 
charged  to  accept  commission  in  3d  N.  C.  Inf. 

Trusler,  Lewis,  Private;  28;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.  Prisoner  of 
war  since  Nov.  13,  '64. 

Turner,  James  Private;  21;  Sept  2.%  '63;  Oct.  28,  '63.  Discharged 
May  26,  '65. 

ABSENT   WITHOUT   LEAVE. 

Archer,  Isaac,  Private;  30;  Oct.  6,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Talent,  Benjamin,  Private;  45;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 
Talent,  Jesse,  Private;  40;  Oct.  I,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 
Woods,  Thomas,  Private;  21 ;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21,  '64. 
O'Brien,  Patrick,  Private;  38;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Feb.  21  '64. 


COMPANY  I. 

Samuel  E.  Northington.  Capt.;  age,  46;  enlisted,  April  13.  '64;  mus 
tered  in,  April  13.  '64. 

Hector  C.  Northington,  ist  Lieut.;  25;  April  13,  '64;  April  13,  '64. 

William  Arrendell,  2d  Lieut.;  32;  April  13,  '64;  April  13,  '64. 

Eli  W.  Mnlican,  ist  Sergt.;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8.  '63;  promoted, 
July  i,  '64.  Transferred  from  Co.  F  to  accept  promotion. 

Sydney  Main,  C.  S.  Sergt;  34;  Sept  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  June  15,  '65. 

John  G.  Elliott,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  24;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Jul.  i,  '65. 
Promoted  from  Corp.,  April  14,  '64. 


TENNESSEE   VOLUNTEER    CAVALRY.  475 

Elbert  Bishop,  Sergt. ;  28;   Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  April  14,  '64, 

Appointed  Corp.,  Oct.  i,  '63. 

Andrew  M.  Gentry,  Sergt;  28;  Sept.  22,  '63;  May  3,  '64;  July  I,  '64, 
Jacob  Younce,   Sergt;    19;    Sept  22,   '63;   Nov.  8,   '63;   Feb.    i,   '65. 

Appointed  Corp.,  Oct.  i,  '63. 
William  H.  Howard,  Sergt;  26;  Sept  22,  '63;  Jan.  3-  ?64;  June  i, 

'65.     Appointed  Corp.,  April  14,  '64. 
James  C  J.  Lewis,  Sergt.;  18;  Sept  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  July  i,  '65.. 

Appointed  Corp.,  Oct.  i,  '63. 

James  W.  Crooks,  Corp.;  19;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  13,  '64;  April  14,  64. 
John  C.  Elberson,  Corp. ;  24;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63 ;  June  28,   64. 
Lewis  W.  Farris,  Corp.;  19;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  31,  '64;  July  *>  '°4- 
William  H.  H.  Kite,  Corp.;  20;  Sept  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  Oct.  i,  64. 
Joseph  B.  Wilson,  Corp.;  18;  Sept  22,  '63;  April  13,  '64;  June  i,   65. 
Joseph  Wilson,  Corp.;  18;  Sept  22,  '63;  April  13,  '64;  June  i,  65 
Tames  K.  McGuire,  Corp.;  18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  June  i,   65, 
Isaac  Cornutt,  Corp.;  28;  Jan.  15.  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  June  i,    65. 
Cornelius  Warren,  Corp.;  30;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  Jan.  i,   65. 
John  Musgrave,  waggoner;  30;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  Jan.  i,   65, 
Arrendell,  Melvin,  Private;  35;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25.   64. 
Bryant,  James  S.,  Private;  45;  Jan.  15,  '64;  April  30,  '64. 
Bumgardner,  David,  Private;  42;  Jan.  12,  '64;  May  3,   64. 
Canter,  William  H.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Jan.  3,  64.     Promoted 

Mar.  10,  '64 ;  reduced  June  30,  '65. 
Dinkins.  John,  Private;  42;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  31,   64. 
Elliott,  Hezakiah  T.,  Private;  19;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,   64. 
Fritts,  Alexander,  Private;  27;   Sept  24,  '63;  Oct.  28,    63. 

ferred  from  Co.  E,  Dec.  10,  '65. 

Forester,  John,  Private ;  23 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,   63. 
Greer,  Andrew.  Private;  36;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Nov.  8,   63. 
Greer,  David,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Greer,  John,  Private;   18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  3,  '64.     Absent  in  hos 
pital  since  June  15,  '65. 

Grogan,  Elijah,  Private;  28;  Sept.  22,  '63.;  Nov.  8,   63. 
Grace,  Joseph  A..  Private;  23;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  3,  '64. 
Glenn,  Joseph,  cook;  19;  Sept.  25,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Milliard,  James  R.,  Private;  30;  Feb.  i,  '64;  April  3,   64.     Promoted 

to  Corp.,  April  14,  '64 ;  reduced  to  ranks. 
Hall,  Pleasant  H,  Private;  18;  Sept  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,   63.     Captured 

Sept.  22,  '64;  returned  Feb.  17,  '65. 
Kite,  Alvin,  Private;  18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Lethgo,  Henry,  Private;  26;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  63.     Promoted  to 

C.  S.  Sergt.,  Dec.  30,  '63 ;  reduced  to  ranks. 
Mason,  Henry  H..  Private;  19;  Jan.  22,  '64;  July  3J,  J>4- 
Markland,  John,  Private;  35;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,   63. 
Martin,  Alexander,  Private;  30;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  63. 
Martin,  David,  Private;  28;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8    63.     Promoted  to 

ist    Sergt.,  Mar.  10,  '64;  appt  Oct.  i,  '63;  reduced  to  ranks. 
Main,  John," Private;  28;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Main,  Calvin,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  63. 
May,  Jefferson,  Private;  395  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  13,  64. 
McCloud,  James,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  63. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Madron,  George  W.,  Private;  39;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 

Musgrave,  William  G.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Osborn,  George,  Private;  23;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 

Potter,  John  O.,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Potter,  Shaderick,  Private;  35;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Potter,  Jacob,  Private;  36;  Sept.  22,  '63;   Nov.  8,  '63.     Absent  sick 

since  Aug.  16,  '65. 

Price,  Zachariah,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Price,  Timothy,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Rash,  Joseph,  Private;  27;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Rash,  Thomas  J.,  Private;  18;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  13,  '64. 
Rosenbaum,  John,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Rosenbaum,  James,  Private;  44;  Feb.  I,  '65;  July  29,  '65. 
Reese,  Hugh,  Private;  26;  Feb.   I,  '64;  April  13,  '64.     Promoted  to 

Sergt.,  April  14,  '64;  reduced  to  ranks. 

Stufflestrut,  John  M.,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Smith,  Solomon,  Private;  18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Smith,  William.  Private;  28;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Dec.  5,  '64. 
Snyder,  Jesse,  Private;  34;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 
Snyder,  Landon,  Private;  19;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Snyder,  Andrew,  Private ;  21 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Snyder,  Landon  C,  Private;  19;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Souther,  Henry,  Private;  33;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Tice,  William,  Private;  42;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Thomas,  William,  Private;  26;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64.     Wounded 

in  action  at  Morristown,  Tenn.,  Oct.  28,  '64. 
Venable,  Lewis,  Private ;  43 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Jan.  3,  '64. 
Wilson,  John,  Private;  30;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Wilson,  William,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8.  '63. 
\Vilson,  Andrew,  Private;  18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Wilson,  Daniel  C,  Private;  22;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Wallis,  William  S.,  Private;  30;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64.     Promoted 

to  Corp.,  Feb.  i,  '65;  reduced  May  31,  '65. 
Wallis,  Elkana,  Private;  26;  Jan.  22,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 
Walker,  John,   Private;   18;   Sept.  22,  '63;   Nov.  8,   '63.     Wounded 

and  captured,  Sept.  30,  '64;  returned  Mar.  10,  '65. 
Williams,  Hiram,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '64. 
Walker,  Bell,  cook;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Younce,  Solomon,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63. 

Alexander  M.  Snyder,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  30;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63: 
Nov.  4,  '64.  Discharged  June  29.  '65. 

Abraham  Younce,  C.  S.  Sergt;  42;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  April 
12,  '64.  Discharged  May  3,  '64. 

John  A.  Davis,  Corp.;  18;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  13,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '64. 
Discharged  June  17,  '65. 

Barlow,  Thomas  J.,  Private;  20;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64.  Discharg 
ed  June  19,  '65. 

Crosswhite,  Abram  L.,  Private;  30;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Pro 
moted  to  Q.  M.  Sergt.,  Oct.  i.  '63;  transferred  to  Field  and  Staff. 

Carpenter,  Joshua,  Private;  42;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  13,  '64.  Dis 
charged  June  30,  '65. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  477 

Farmer,  John  C,  Private;  23;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  31,  '64.     Captured 
Greenweil,  John,  Private ;  18 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Nov.  8,  '63.     Discharged 

Grogan,  Henry,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Jan.  3,  '64.  Discharged 
June  8,  '65. 

Kilby,  William  E.,  Private;  20;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64.  Discharged 
June  9,  '65. 

Madron,  Francis  M.,  Private;  18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  64.  Cap 
tured  Nov.  13,  '64. 

May,  Washington,  Private;  40;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  64.     Discharged 

Triplctt,  William  H.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Dis 
charged  May  22,  '65. 

Wilson,  David,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63.  Missing  since 
April  3,  '65. 

ABSENT    WITHOUT   LEAVE. 

Farmer,  James,  Private;  23;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  31,  '64. 
Grogan,  Isaac,  Private;  26;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Hurd,  William  R.,  Private;  36;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  13,  '64. 
McCloud,  Tennessee,  Private;  19;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63. 
Musgrave,  Isaac  L.,  Private;  30;  Jan.  15,  '64;  May  31,  '64. 
Potter,  Reubin,  Private;  18;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Vaughn,  Joseph  H.,  Private;  21 ;  Jan.  20,  '64;  April  30,  '64. 
Wallis,  Washington,  Private;  31;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  13,  '64. 
Wampler,  George  W.,  Private;  44;  Mar.  i,  '64;  May  30,  '64. 


COMPANY  K. 
John  G.  Dervin,  Capt. ;  age,  21;  enlisted,  Dec.  31,  '63;  mustered  in, 

Dec.  31,  '63. 

Henry  M.  Walker,  ist  Lieut;  30;  Oct.  5,   63;  Oct.  5,   63. 
Jacob   Riker,    ist   Sergt;    28;    Oct.    i,   '63;    Jan.   26,    '64;    promoted, 

Dec.  i,  '64.     Appointed  Sergt.,  Dec.  31,  '63. 
Jacob  Willett,  Q.  M.  Sergt.;  375  Oct  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  July  20,  64. 

Appointed  Corp..  Dec.  31,  '63. 
Jesse  S.  Rice,  C.  S.  Sergt.;  25;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  64;  Oct.  25,  64. 

Appointed  Sergt.,  Oct.  31,  '63. 

James  McCullough,  Sergt;  33;  Aug.  19,  '63  Jan.  26,  64;  Dec.  31,   63. 
John  Basil,  Sergt.;  36;  Aug.  n,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Dec.  31,  63. 
Bowman  Charles,  Sergt. ;  25 ;  Aug.  24,  '63 ;  Jan.  26,   64 ;  Dec.  31,  63- 
Rowland  Hodges,  Sergt. ;  34 ;  Aug.  24,  '63 ;  Jan.  26,   64 ;  Sept.  16,  64. 

Appointed  Corp.,  Dec.  31,  '63. 
Robert  C.  Kirby,  Sergt.;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,   64;  May  20,   65. 

Appointed  Corp.,  Dec.  31,  '63. 

Jesse  D.  Galaway,  Corp.;  21 ;  Aug.  21,  '63;  Jan.  26,   64;  Dec.  31,  £3- 
James  E.  Vaughn,  Corp.;  30;  Aug.  19,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Dec.  31,  63. 
Martin  L.  Riker,  Corp.;  25;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  July  21,   64. 
William  L.  Payne,  Corp.;  34;  Sept.  23,  '63;  Jan.  26,  64;  Sept   15,  04. 
Lewis  Stepp,  Corp.;  18;  Nov.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Sept.  15,  64. 
Calbert  Rigsby,  Corp.;  18;  Nov.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Sept.  15,   04. 
Martin  L.  Hilton,  Corp.;  21 ;  Sept  15,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Dec.  i,   04. 


47$  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

William  W.  Gillias,  Corp.;  21;  Sept.  i,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64;*May  21,  '65. 

Alexander  Borrow,  Sadler;  31  ;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26.  '64;  Apr.  14,  '65. 

Mathew  Rhodes,  black  smith;  24;  Oct.  10,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Apr.  1/64. 

John  Shipley,  black  smith;  18;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Mar.  I,  '65. 

James  Lewis,  teamster;  19;  Sept.  15,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Dec.  31,  '63. 

Arwood,  John,  Private;  37;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Anderson,  Martin  D.,  Private;  19;  Aug.  u,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64;  Dec.  31, 
'63  ;  reduced  Sept.  14,  '64. 

Anderson,  Calvin,  Private;  19;  Sept.  I,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Appleberry.  Thomas,  Private;  18;  Oct.  22,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Baker,  Jesse  W.,  Private;  25;  April  10,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Cutshaw,  Henry.  Private;   18;  Sept.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Cutshaw,  Anderson,  Private;  19;  Sept.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

Cotter,  Thomas.  Private;  21;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Chandler,  William  G.,  Private;  34;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Copley,  David,  Private;  17;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 

Crabtree,  John,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Dossett,  William,  Private;  38;  Oct.  8,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Eastridge,  Hiram,  Private;  24;  Oct.  13,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Fry,  Evan,  Private;  26;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  22,  '64. 

Fulps.  James  M.,  Private;  20;  Mar.  4.  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64. 

Hoddigree,  David.  Private;  19;  Aug.  19,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Holloway,  Furgeson,  Private ;  36 ;  Sept.  22.  '63 ;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Hilton,  Pleasant,  Private;  20;  Oct.  22,  '64;  Sept.   i,  '65. 

Hart,  Franklin,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Jonigan,  James,  Private;  21;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Lovens,  John  A.,  Private;  21 ;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 

Lype,  Thomas,  Private;  20;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6.  '64. 

Lype,  Wiley,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6.  '64. 

Moore,  Andrew  J.,  Private ;  37 ;  Sept.  22,  '63 ;  Jan.  26.  '64. 

Masoner,  Andrew,  Private;  40;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Mercer,  John  A.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  i.  '64;  Oct.  i,  '64. 

Mann,  James,  Private;  26;  Nov.  15,  '63;  Jan.  26.  '64. 

Payne,  James  O,,  Private;  26;  Sept.  23.  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Pippins,  Pinkney,  Private;  34;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Peltier,  Anthony,  Private;  19;  Dec.  15,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Payne,  James  J.  Private;  18;  Nov.  4,  '63;  July  26,  '64. 

Parrott,  Daniel  H.,  Private;  22;  Oct.  i.  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 

Rollins,  James  M.,  Private;  20;  Sept.  12,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Riddle,  Lafayette  A.,  Private;  28;  Sept.  19,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Russell,  John,  Private;  30;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Rice,  William  J.,  Private;  33;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Stansberry,  Solomon,  Private;  28;  Aug.  10,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64.  Pro 
moted  to  Q.  M.  Sergt,  Dec.  31,  '63;  reduced  to  ranks.  July  19,  '64. 

Snyder,  Daniel,  Private;  18;  Mar.  i,  '64;  July  29,  '64. 

Styles,  Samuel  H.,  Private;  18;  June  i,  '63;  Oct.  26.  '64. 

Staples,  Charles,  cook;  21;  Mar.  i,  '64;  April  12,  '64. 

Spivy,  James  M.,  Private;  22;  Aug.  12,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Spivy,  William,  Private;  18;  Aug.  12,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Settles,  John  C.,  Private ;  22 ;  Sept.  2,  '63 ;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Sexton,  Elijah  P.,  Private;  18;  Nov.  i,  '64;  July  29.  '65. 

Vials,  Richard,  Private;  19;  Sept.  15,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

Williams,  William  H.,  Private;  29;  July  30,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  479 

Watts,  William,  Private;  45;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Wyrick,  William  G.,  Private;  21;  Sept.  15,  '63;  Jan,  26,  '64. 
Wyrick,  Leander,  Private;  19;  Sept.  15.  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
York,  Simeon,  Private;  24;  Oct.  10,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

William  F.  M.  Hyder,  2cl  Lieut.;  35;  Oct.  31,  '63;  Oct.  31,  '63.  Re 
signed  July  15,  '65. 

William  S.  Gillian,  Sergt.;  37;  Aug.  10.  '63;  Jan.  26.  '64.  Discharged 
May  25,  '65. 

Cox,  James  H.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  15,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64.  Promoted 
Aug.  23,  '65.  Transferred  to  Field  and  Staff. 

Hamilton,  Thomas,  Private;  18;  Sept.  22.  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64.  Dis- 
j:harged  May  25,  '65. 

Higgins,  Joseph,  Private;  18;  Sept.  i.  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.  Captured 
at  Asheville,  N.  C,  April  15.  '65. 

Hynes,  Francis,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64.  Captured 
at  Asheville,  N.  C.,  April  15,  '65. 

Loves,  Joseph,  Private;  24;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64.  Sick  in 
hospital. 

Peltier,  Lycurgus,  Private;  23;  Dec.  15.  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64.  Resigned 
Mar.  27,  '64.  Transferred  to  Field  and  Staff. 

Wright,  James,  Private;  18;  Feb.  16,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65.  Sick  in  hos 
pital. 

ABSENT   WJTHOUT  LEAVE. 

Alvis,  William,.  Private;  18;  Jan.  i,  '64;  April  12,  '65. 
Allen,  Avery  C,  Private;  19;  Oct.  i,  '63;  April  12,  '64. 
Bryant,  Henry  A.,  Private;  20;  Aug.  12,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Catron,  Samuel  S.,  Private ;  27 ;  Sept.  12,  '63 ;  Jan.  26.  '64. 
Catron,  William,  Private    24;  Sept.  12,  63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Catron,  George  R.,  Private;  19;  Sept.  12,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Dooley,  Charles,  Private;  20;  Oct.  15,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Davis,  John  J.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  7,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Foster,  David  F.,  Private;  17;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Foster,  Canady  F.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Hensley,  Logan,  Private;  19;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Hensley,  William,  Private;  24;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Oct.  26.  '64. 
Hensley,  James,  Private;  19;  Oct.  i,  '63;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Jones,  Henry  B.,  Private;  26;  Sept.  30,  '63  ;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Moss,  David,  Bugler;  18;  Aug.  31,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Mose.s,  Maston,  Private;  21;  Aug.  12,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Nance,  John,  Private ;  25 ;  Sept.  22.  '63 ;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Preston,  John  M.,  Private;  20;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Jan.  26,  '64. 
Ratcliff,  Stephen,  Private;  21;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 
Seay,  William,  Private:  21;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 
Stype,  Horace,  Private;  35;  Oct.  i,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64. 
Sides,  William,  Private;  20;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Jan.  26,  '64. 

COMPANY  L. 

William  M.  McQueen,  ist  Lieut.;  age  30;  enlisted,  June  19,  '65;  mus 
tered  in,  June  19,  '65;  promoted,  June  i,  '64. 

Andrew  G.  Shoun,  ist  Sergt. ;  32;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  May  16,  '64 
Transferred  from  Co.  M,  May  16,  '64. 


40  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    R2GIMENT 

David  Peters,  Q.  M.  Sergt. ;  18;  Nov.  18,  '63;  April  n,  '64;  Feb.  20r 

'65.     Appointed  Sergt.,  June  I,  '64. 
David  C.  McNabb   C.  S.  Sergt.;  22;  Mar.  2,  '64;  April  n,  '64;  Aug.. 

12,  '65.     Appointed  Sergt.,  Feb.  20,  '65. 

Baxter  Bean,  Sergt.;  35;  Oct.  16,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  Feb.  20,  '65. 
Charles  Rhodes,  Sergt.;  18;  Mar.  20,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64;  May  13,  '65.. 

Appointed  Corp.,  April  12,  '64. 
Samuel  B.  Lewis,  Sergt.;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  April  u,  '64;  May  13,  '65. 

Appointed  Corp.,  April  12,  '64. 
Thomas  B.  Potter,  Sergt.;  21  ;  Alar.  4,  '64;  April  11,  '64;  May  13,  '65.. 

Appointed  Corp..  June  I,  '64. 

Nathaniel  A.  Dixon,  Sergt.;  29;  Feb.  16,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65;  Aug.  12,  '65. 
James  Wilhite,  Corp.;  19;  April  3,  '64;  Dec.  6,  '64;  May  20,  '65. 
Charles  H.  Colvard,  Corp.;  18;  April  10,  '64;  April  n,  '64;  May  13,  '65 
Jonathan  H.   Bowers,   Corp.;    18;   April  8,   '64;   April    n,  '64;   May 

13,  '65-  . 

Murray  Livingston,  Corp.;  18;  Oct.  3,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64;  May  13,  '65. 
John  Garland,  Corp.;  18;  April  8.  '64;  April  u.  '64;  May  13,  '65. 
Lewis  L.  Gentry,  Corp.;  28;  Nov.  15,  '63;  April  11,  '64;  May  13,  '65 
William  C.  Jones,  Corp.;  18;  Sept.  21,  '63;  April  u,  '64;  Jim.  22,  '65. 
William  H.  Shull,  blacksmith;  32;  Sept.  26,  '63;  April  11,  '64;  June 

i,  '64. 
David  S.  Farmer,  blacksmith;  31;  Mar.  15,  '64;  April  n,  '64;  April 

12,  '64. 
William  V.  Brison,  Saddler;  34;   Mar.  30,  '64;  April  u,  '64;  April 

12,  '64. 
Arrowood,  James,  Private;  28;  Mar.  10,  '64;  April  n,  '64;  promoted 

to  Sergt.,  July  20,  '64;  reduced  Feb.  20,  '65. 
Brown,  Thomas,  cook ;  22 ;  Oct.  16,  '64 ;  Dec.  26,  '64. 
Clemens,  Henry,  Private;  18;  April  3,  '64;  April  11,  '64. 
Carman,  Elbert,  Private;  37;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  11,  '64. 
Gates,  George  W.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  4,  '63;  April  11,  '64. 
Ditmore,  Caleb  S.,  Private;  40;  April  2,  '64;  April  11,  '64. 
Davis,  Jackson,  cook;  21 ;  Oct.  16,  '64;  Dec.  20,  '64. 
France,  Robert,  Private;  19;  Feb.  9,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Gentry,  Ephraim,  Private;  23;   Sept  22,  '63;  April  11,  '64.     Absent 

sick  since  Feb.  i,  '65. 

Gregg,  Zachariah  T.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  16,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Hutson.  Benjamin,  Private;  21;  April  10,  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Harden,  Elijah  D.,  Private;  27;  Sept.  21,  '63;  April  11,  '64;  promoted 

to  Sergt.,  Sept.  i,  '65;  reduced  Mar.  25,  '65. 
Hults,  Thomas,  Private;  18;  Jan.  5,  '64;  April  11,  '64. 
Harmon,  John  H.,  Private;  25;  Jan.  6,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Hawkins,  Pleasant,  Private;  18;  Feb.  i,  '65;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Livingston,  John,  Private;  25;  Jan.  i,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Livingston,  Samuel  B.,  Private;  19;  Oct.  3,  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Leonard,  William.  Private;  19;  Dec.  24,  '63;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Leach,  Madison,  Private;  18;  Oct.  16.  '64;  Oct.  25,  '64. 
Ledford,  John,  Private;  19;  April  2,  '64;  April  11,  '64. 
Mitchell,  William  A.,  Private;  32;  Mar.  2,  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Mclnturf,  William  H.,  Private;  44;  Jan.  5,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Minton,  Rufus,  Private;  26;   Sept.  21,  '63;  April   n,  '64;  promoted 

to  Corp.,  April  12,  '64;  reduced  April  30,  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  481 

McQueen,  John  G.,  Private;  27;  Sept.  24,  '63;  Sept.  i,  '65.  Trans 
ferred  from  Co.  G,  July  15,  '65. 

Nidiffer,  Elihue,  Private;  22;  Sept.  22,  '63;  April  u,  '64. 

Peters,  William,  Private;  26;  Nov.  18,  '63;  April  n,  '64. 

Pullem,  Henry,  Private;  18;  Jan.  16.  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

Roberts,  Michael,  Private;  20;  Nov.  6,  '63;  April  u,  '64;  promoted 
to  Sergt.,  April  12,  '64;  reduced  Feb.  20,  '65. 

Runyon,  Thomas  L.,  Private;  18;  Mar.  4,  '63;  April  n,  '64. 

Rhodes,  Ashibel,  Private;  20;  Mar.  9,  ''64;  April  n,  '64. 

Smith,  David,  Private;  18;  Sept.  18,  '63;  April  u,  '64. 

Smith,  James  W.,  Private;  31;  Oct.  25,  '63;  April  11,  '64. 

Scott,  William  T.  L.,  Private;  22;  Dec.  25,  '63;  Sept  i,  '65. 

Sampson,  Bedford  C,  Private;  31;  Mar.  15,  '64;  April  n,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  C.  S.  Sergt.,  Feb.  20,  '65;  appointed  Sergt.,  June  i,  '64; 
reduced  Aug.  12,  '65. 

Teag,  William,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24,  '63;  April  n,  '64. 

Turner,  Solomon  J.,  Private;  22;  Sept.  21,  '63;  April  n,  '64. 

Wilson,  James,  Private;  20;  Nov.  18,  '63;  April  n,  '64. 

White,  Franklin,  Private;  20;  Sept.  21,  '63;  April  u,  '64. 

White,  George,  Private;  21;  P"eb.  15,  '65;  July  19.  '65. 

John  WT.  Ellis,  Capt. ;  30;  April  11.  '64;  April  11,  '64;  July  15,  '65. 

Henry  H.  Hamer,  ist  Lieut.;  22;  April  u.  '64;  April  n,  '64;  Dec. 
14,  '64. 

Isaac  A.  Taylor,  ist  Lieut.;  22;  June  20,  '64;  July  2,  '64;  Dec.  14,  '64. 
Promoted  from  2nd  Lieut.  Transferred  to  Co.  B,  Mar.  12,  '65. 

William  Braswell,  Corp.;  27;  Oct.  27,  '63;  never  mustered;  dis 
charged  June  21,  '65. 

Cole,  Benjamin  F..  Private;  33;  Feb.  19,  '65;  never  mustered;  dis 
charged  May  23,  '65. 

Garrett,  William,  Private;  18;  Mar.  4,  '64;  April  11,  '64.  Discharged 
Aug.  30,  '64. 

Gentry,  William,  Private;  31 ;  April  8,  '64;  April  n,  '64.  Discharged 
Jan.  19,  '65. 

Jones,  John  W.,  Private;  19;  April  8,  '64;  April  11,  '64.  Discharged 
June  9,  '65,  for  wound  received  in  action. 

Livingston,  George,  Private;  22;  April  5,  '64;  April  u,  '64.  Trans 
ferred  to  Field  and  Staff,  July  17,  '64. 

Nelson,  John  P..  Private;  21  ;  Sept.  22,  '63;  Nov.  8,  '63;  promoted  to 
ist  Sergt,  Jan.  i,  '64.  Transferred  to  Field  and  Staff,  Sept  26, 
'64;  promoted  to  2d  Lieut.,  Aug.  21,  '65. 

ABSENT  WITHOUT  LEAVE. 

Boren,  Abraham,  Private;  18;  Alar.  4,  '64;  April  u,  '64. 
Crannels,  Levi  A.,  Private;  18;  Jan.  10,  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Chesser,  Wilson,  Private;  19;  Mar.  26,  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Dinsmore,  Samuel,  Private;  30;  Sept.  26,  '63;  April  u,  '64. 
Garland,  Benjamin  F.,  Private;  18;  April  8,  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Garrett,  Thomas  H.,  Private;  18;  Mar.  4,  '64;  April  u,  '64. 
Goforth,  Miles  A.,  Private;  23;  Mar.  4,  '64;  April  u,  '64. 
Jones,  Joshua,  Private;  18;  Sept.  24.  '63;  April  30,  '64. 
Jones,  John  B.,  Private';  19;  April  8,  '64;  April  u,  '64. 


482  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

McClary.  James.  Private;  18;  Mar.  4,  '64;  April  n,  '64.     Disappeared 

at  Rogersville  and  never  heard  of. 

Pitman,  Andrew,  Private;  18:  April  8.  '64;  April  n,  '64. 
Shepard.  John  W..  Private;  20;  Sept.  26,  '63;  April  IT.  '64. 
Wimpy,  John  W..  Private;  30;  Mar.  15,  "64;  April  n,  '64. 


COMPANY   M. 

Gilson  O.  Collins.  Capt. ;  age.  14:  enlisted,  Mar.  22.  '6^  ;  mustered  in, 

Mar.  22.  '65. 

Andrew  C.  Fondrin,  ist  Lieut.;  23;  April  19,  '64;  April  19,  '64. 
John  C.  McQueen,  ist  Sergt. ;  27;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  promoted, 

Feb.  2,  '64. 
William   M.    Sheffield,   Q.    M.   Sergt.;   24;   Feb.  2,  .'64;    May   15,  '64; 

Feb.  2,  '64. 
Joseph  L.  Vaight.  C.  S.  Sergt.;  26;   Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64;  Feb. 

2,  '64. 

Melmoth  Bowls    Sergt.;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64;  July  3,  '64. 
Jesse  C.  Church,  Sergt;  31 ;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  Nov.  15.  '64. 
Elbona  Ayres.  Sergt.;  29;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  i^    '64;  Feb.  2,  '64. 
William  Ayres.  Sergt.;  19;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  Nov.  15,  '64. 
Simon  Harrold.  Sergt.;  41;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15.  '64;  Aug.  i,  ''65. 
Arnold  F.  Garner,  Corp.;  21;  Nov.  2.  '64;  Sept.  I,  '65;  July  3,  '65. 
George  Stafford.  Corp.;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  16,  '64;  Feb.  8.  '64. 
William  B.  Hopkins,  Corp.;  19;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26.  '64;  Feb.  2,  '65. 
Andrew  W.  Jenkins.  Corp.;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15.  '64;  Jan.  i,  '65. 
William  Harp.  Corp.;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '65. 
Aquilla  Arnold.  Corp.;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64;  Jan.  i,  '65. 
John  Gambill.  blacksmith;  33;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  May  28,  '64. 
Tesse  W.   Gambill.  blacksmith;  28;   Feb.  2.   '64;   May   15.   '64;   May 

28,  '64. 

Moses  S.  Friddles.  Artificer;  38;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  Dec.  i,  '64. 
Anderson.  Watson,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15.  '64;  promoted 

to  Corp.,  Feb.  2,  '64;  reduced  July  15.  '64. 
Cook,  Thomas,  Private;  26;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Carter,  Thomas.  Private;  18;  Nov.  2,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 
Cassida,  James.  Private;  27;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64.     Captured  Sept. 

13.  '64;  returned  Sept.  28,  '64. 

Dunn,  Umberson.  Private;  18;  Sept.  2,  '64;  May  15.^64. 
Forester.  James,.  Private;  18;  Sept.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Forester,  Thomas,  Private;  44;  Sept.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Pagan,  William  J.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Forester.  Samuel.  Priv?te ;  42;  Sept.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Forester,  William,  Private;  18;  Sept.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Fipps.  Peter.  Private;  18;  Aug.  T,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 
Forester,  Andrew.  Private;  28;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Good,  David,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15.  '64. 
Holden.  James  J..  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15.  '64. 
Howard,  George  J..  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15.  '64. 
Heaton,  William.  Private;  36;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Heaton,  Murphy.  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Hice,  Robert,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15.  '64. 
Jonacan,  Shadrack.  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15.  '64. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  483 

Kelly,  William  C,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2.  '64;  May  15,  '64. 

Marr,  Andrew  J.,  Private;  44;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15, ''64. 

Monday,  Clinton,  Private;  18;  Nov.  2,  '64;  Sept.  i,  '65. 

McGuire,  John,  Private;  26;  April  2,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64.  ' 

Proffitt,  Fielding,  Private;  35;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 

Proffitt,  John  H..  Private;  23;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 

Proffitt,  John  W.,  Private;  24;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  promoted  to 

Sergt.,  Feb.  2,  '64;  reduced  July  5,  '64. 
Sanders,  Henry,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  ''64;  May  15,  '64. 
Slimp,  David  J.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15!  '64! 
Stout,  Jacob  M.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Stufflestrut,  John,  Private;  28;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Snyder,  Jacob  W.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64 
Shoun,  James  W.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64.' 
Snyder,  John  R..  Private;  24;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Stout,  Daniel,  Private;  28;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Stout,  Alfred  A.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Wagner,  Noah,  Private;   19;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15',  '64.     Captured  at 

Blue  Springs,  Sept.  23.  '64. 

Wagner,  Jacob  P.,  Private;  27;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Wadkins,  William.  Private;   18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64;  promoted 

Feb.  2,  '64;  reduced  to  ranks,  Nov.  12,  '64. 
White,  James  D.,  Private;  21;   Feb.  2,  '64;   May  15,  '64;   promoted 

Dec.  20,  '64;  reduced  to  ranks,  Dec.  20,  '64. 
Young,  Alfred,  cook;  25;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Oct.  26,  '64. 

George  W.  Luttrell,  ist  Lieut.;  24;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64.  Resign 
ed  Jan.  20,  '65. 

Howard,  Joseph.  Private;  43;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64.  Discharged 
Aug.  2,  '65. 

Rogers,  John,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64.  Discharged 
July  19,  '65. 

ABSENT  WITHOUT  LEAVE. 

Iron,  James  S.,  Private;  27;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15.  '64. 
Litz,  Wriley  B.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Proffitt,  James  C.  Private;  18;  Feb.  2,  '64;  May  15,  '64. 
Foster,  Nathaniel  C.,  Private;  26;  Feb.  2,  '63;  May  15,  '64. 
Wealthy,  James  B..  Private;  28:  May  i,  '63;  May  15,  '64.    - 
Ryers,  James  A.,  Private;  28;  May  T,  '63;  May  15,  '64. 
Powell,  William,  Private;  18;  Feb.   10.  '64;  May  '15.  '64. 


The  names  and  Post  Office  addresses  of  surviving  comrades  of  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  U.  S.  A. 

Angel,  S.  P.,  Adjt., Staff,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 
Allan,  D.  S.  N.,  Co.  A,  Weaver,  Ky. 

Asher,  Fielding,  Co.  H,  Jefferson  City,  Jefferson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Arrendell,  Melvin.  Co.  I,  Essex,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Aldridge,  W.  A.,  Co.  G,  Milhgan,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Angel,  Geo.  H.,  Co.  G,  Elk  Park,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 
Arnold,  C.  M..  Co.  D.  Edom,  Johnson 'Co.,  Tenn. 
Arnold,  Aquilla,  Co.  L,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 


484  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Arnold,  Alex.,  Co.  L,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Mian,  James  R.,  Co.  D,  Stoney  Creek,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Aldridge,  Waitsell,  Co.  C,  Hughes,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C 

Blevins,  Mathew,  Co.  E,  Three  Springs,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn.-Va. 

Byrd,  Lace,  Co.  B,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co..  N.  C. 

Buchanan,  Arter,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Buchanan,  Alex.,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Buchanan,  Marvel  G.,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Burlison,  J.  M.,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Buck,  Nat.  T.,  Co.  C,  Milligan,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Blevins,  Dillon,  Co.  F,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Bingham,  Thos.,  Amantha,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Barry,  Peter  L.  Co.  L,  Jonesboro,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Burchfield,  J.  G.,  Co.  G,  Johnson  City,  Tenn. 

Buchanan,  J.  M.,  Co.  C,  Pandora,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Bishop,  W.  M.,  Co.  G,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Bowers,  Peter  N.,  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Barry,  Thomas  J.,  Co.  E,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Butler,  Richard  H.,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Blevins,  Geo.  A.,  Co.  A,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Braswell,  William,  Co.  L,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Barlow,  T.  J.,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Barham,  Alex.,  Co.  K,  Greeneville,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 

Baker,  Daniel  B.,  Co.  G,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Bumgardner,  David.  Trade,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Butler,  Henry, 'Co.  B,  Burbank,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Butler,  John,  Co.  B,  Magnetic  City,  Mitchell,  N.  C. 

Bailey,  John,  Co.  F,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Barry,  William  M.,  Co.  E,  Shady,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Baker,  John  K.,  Fullbright,  Texas. 

Bennett,  John  W.,  Co.  B,  Thorn  Grove,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 

Bishop   Elbert,  Co.  I,  Shady,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Breedlove,  Lewis  J.,  Co.  D,  King's  Mill,  Va. 

Burton,  John,  Stump  Knob,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Burlison,  Green,  Co.  B,  Milligan,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Blevins,  John  W.,  Co.  C,  Blountville,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 

Carriger,  Isaac  R.,  Co.  F,  Bluff  City,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 
Conner,  Isaiah,  Co.  E,  Coyville,  Kan. 
Calaway,  W.  H..  Co.  C,  Foscoe,  Watauga,  N.  C. 
Garden,  Ancil,  Co.  A.,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Cox,  James  H.,  Co.  K.  R.  C.  S.,  Big  Stone  Gap,  Tenn. 
Collins,  G.  O.,  Capt. ;  Co.  M,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Chambers,  David  T.,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Campbell,  John  W.,  Co.  G,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Campbell,  Nat.  T.,  Co.  G.,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Carriger,  Joel  N.,  Lieut.,  Co.  A,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn.. 
Campbell,  Geo.  F.,  Co.  G,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Carr,  Crockett,  Co.  H,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Carroll,  Isaac  H.,  Co.  H,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Campbell,  W.  R.,  Co.  G,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Crow,  John  C.,  Co.  A,  Watauga,  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

Cheek,  David.  Co.  G,  Fish  Spring,  Carter  Co.,  Term. 
Campbell,  Joseph  P.,  Co.  E,  Doeville,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Campbell,  Samuel,  Co.  B,  Pandora.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Church,  Calvin,  Co.  — ,  Pandora,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Caldwell,  Archibald,  Co.  H,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Chappel,  Franklin,  Co.  D,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co., 

Carroll,  Jacob  W.,  Co.  H,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Cornutt,  David  E.,  Co.  G,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Cox,  Nathan,  Co.  G,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Carriger,  Allan  T.,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Cable,  Richard,  Co.  G,  Pullman,  Wash. 

Clark,  W.  Lafayette,  Co.  F,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,    1  enn. 

Cordell,  Adolphus,  Co.  I,  Odomsville,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Clark,  Samuel,  Co.  B,  Hughes,   Mitchell  Co.,  N.   C. 

Clawson,  William,  Co.  E,  Sherman,  Texas. 

Curd,  James,  Co.  E,  Cave  Creek,  Roan  Co.,  1  enn. 

Campbell,  Wm.  A.,  Co.  C,  Siam,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Donnelly,  Maj.  R.  H.  M.,  Chuckey  City,  Tenn. 
Doughty,  Maj.  G.  W.,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 
Demsey,  Larkin  T.,  Co.  H,  Marshall,  Tex. 
Dowell",  John  L.,  Co.  G,  Hemlock,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
Dowell,  James  E.,  Co.  G,  Dowell,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Deweese,  Greeneville,  Co.  A,  Carthage,  Tenn. 
Deloach,  James,  Co.  A.,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Davis    Brownlow,  Co.  C,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Demsey,  W.  H.  H.,  Co.  H,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Donnelly,   Capt.   A.   T.,   Co.   D,   Mountain   City,  Johnson   ( 

Dunn,   William,   Co.   D,   Shoun's   Cross  Roads.   Johnson  Co., 

Dunn,  Jacob,  Co.  F,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Duffield,  Landon,  Co.  F,  Ivy  Springs,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Dugger,  William  H.,  Co.  E,  Elk  Mill,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Dixon,  Charles  B.,  Co.  C,  Grassy  Creek,  N.  C. 

Dugger,  W.  H.,  Co.  A,  Ind. 

Dugger,  Alex.,  Co.  A,  Ind. 

Dugger.  Jas.  A.,  Co.  A,  Ind. 

Dunn,  Godfrey  B.,  Co.  F,  Danford,  Tenn. 

Dougherty.  John  H.,  Co.  E,  Parker,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Dunn.  Emanuel,  Co.  E,  Dowell,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn 

Dinkins,  Alex.,  Co.  E,  Abingdon.  Washington  Co.,  Va. 

Eggers,  Landrine,   Co.  D,   Matney.  Johnson   Co.,   Tenn. 
Eggers,  Cleveland,  Co.  D.  Newburg.  Ore. 
Emmert,  Lieut.  G.  W.,  Co.  C,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,   lenn, 
Emmert,  Lieut.  C.  M..  Co.  H,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Ellis,  Capt.  Daniel,  Co.  A,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Estep,  Samuel  M.,  Co.  A.,  Siam,  Carter  Co.,  lenn. 
Eastridge,  Andrew,  Co.  E,  Solitude.  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 
Eastridge,  William,  Co.  E,  Solitude.  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 
Eastridge.  Joel,  Co.  E,  Dowelt,  Johnson,  Tenn. 


HISTORY    OF   THE    I3'fH    REGIMENT 

Elliott,  John  G.,  Co.  I,  Trade,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Elliott,  William  H.,  Co.  F.  Carter,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn 
Estep,  Henry  C,  Co.  H,  Colesvillc.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Farris,  Lewis,  Co.   I.   Boliver.    Mo. 

Freels,  Lieut.  J.  N.,  Co.  H,  Scarboro.  Anderson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Forrester,  John,  Co.  — .  Laurel   Bloomery,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn' 
Franklin,   Lieut.    G.    N.,   Co.    C,   Lynville   Falls,    Mitchell   Co.^ 

N.  C. 

Folsom,  W.  H.,  Co.  G,  Emporia,  Kan. 

Ferguson,  Lieut.  B.  B.,  Co.  F,  Elixabethton.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Frasier,  Lieut.  A.  D.,  Co.  B,  Watauga  Valley.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
France,  Robert,   Co.   L,   Elizabethton.   Carter   Co..   Tenn. 
Frasier,  Jacob,  Co.  B,  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Forbis,  Daniel  K.,  Co.  B.,  Carter,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Forrester,  Samuel,  Co.  M,  Tester,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Fipps,   Peter,  Co.  M.,   Stoney  Creek,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Fritts,  David  M.,  Co.  D,  Neva.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Ford.  John  S.,  Co.   C,  Bakersville,   Mitchell  Co.,   N.   C. 
Frasier,  Jas.  II.,  Co.  B,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 
Fondrin,  Lieut.  Andrew  C.     M.,  Harriman,  Roan  Co.,  Tenn. 

Gambill,  William  B.,  Co.  F.,  Leander,  N.  C. 
Gambill,  Jesse  W.,  Co.  M,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Galaway,  Jesse,  Co.  K,  Jonesboro,  Washington  Co..  Tenn. 
Grogan,  Elijah,  Co.  I,  Zionville,  N.  C. 
Goss,  Marion,  Co.  D,  Creston,  N.  C. 
Grindstaff,  Elijah,  Co.  G,  Texas. 
Gray,  John.  Co.  H,  Greeneville,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 
Grindstaff,  Isaac.  Co.  G,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Greenway,  Jas.  K.,  Co.  H,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Green  way,  Geo.,  Co.  M,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Goodwin".  James  M.,  Co.  G,  Elk  Mill,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Gwinn,  David,  Co.  C,  Roan  Mountain,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Graybeal,  William,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 
Graybeal,  Henderson,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co..  N.  C. 
Graybeal.  Elihti  H.,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 
Graybeal,  David,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 
Gentry,  Jas  R.,  Co.  M,  Doeville,  Johnson,  Co.,  Tenn. 
Garland,  Samuel,  Co.  C,  Doeville,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Gentry,  Lewis  L.,  Co.  L,  Doeville,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
Glover,  Richard,  Co.  A,  Elixabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Green,  Joseph,  Co.  G.  Elk  Mill,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Green,  Starling  P.,  Co..  Bakersville.   Mitchell   Co.,   N.  C. 
Green,  Thomas  S.,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell,  N.   C. 
Garland.  Jesse,  Co.  E,  Shad}',  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Gentry,  Malon,  Co.  D,  Shady,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Garland,  C.  R.,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 
Garland,  J.   E.,  Co.   M,  Bakersville,   Mitchell   Co.,   N.   C. 
Garland,  Lewis,  Co.  E,  Pandora,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Garland,  John  R.,  Co.  L,   Coleville,  Carter  Co.,   Tenn. 

Harris,  J.  M.,  Co.  — ,  Laurel  Bloomery,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Holman,  John,  Co.  H.,  Carthage,  Tenn. 

Hill,  Albert,  Co.  C,  Blevins,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY. 

Hutz,  Thomas  N.,  Co.  — ,  Broylesville,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 
Holly,  John,  Co.  C,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hart    C.  C.,  Co.  H,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Head'erick,  J.  W.,  Co.  A.  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hodge,  Waitsell,  Co.  C,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hardin,  John  W.,   Co.   A,   Hampton,  Carter   Co.,  Tenn. 
llardin,  John  H.,  Co.  F,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Honsley.  Harrison  H.,  Co.  F,  Stoney  Creek,  Carter  Co.,  1  enn. 
Hately,  Smith,  Co.  E,  Lineback,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hoss,  James  H.,  Co.  C,  Shell  Creek,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Holder,  Richard,  Co.  G,  Elk  Park,   Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 
Hughes,  John,  Co.  C,  Magnetic  City,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 
Hughes,  Charles,  Co.  C,  Magnetic  City.  Mitchell  Co.,  N;  C. 
Hodge,  Wm.  R.,  Co.  C,  Roan  Mountain,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hayes,' James  L.,  Co.  H,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 
Heaton,  William.  Co.   M.  Wellsville,  Blount   Co.,  Tenn. 
Humphreys,  J.  William.  Co.  G,  Morristown.  Tenn. 
Humphreys,  John  S.,  Co.  G,  Johnson   City,   Washington  Co., 

Humphreys,  J.  William,  Co.  G.  Morristown  City.  Washington, 

Co.,  Tenn. 
Hu-hes,  Joseph,  Co.  — ,  Johnson  Cit,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Huffinc,  Jacob,  Co.  H,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co..  Tenn. 
llyder,  W.   P.,  Co.   D,  Chuckey  City,  Tenn. 
Hawkins,  R.  A.,  Co.  1),  Laurel   Bloomery,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hately,  John,  Co.  E,  Lineback,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Llobbs,  Joseph  H..  Co.  — .  McDowell,  McDowell  Co.,  N.  C. 
Holden,  James  J.,  Co.  G,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Hawkins,  Landen   C.,   Co.   D,   Laurel    Bloomery,  Johnson  Co., 
Fenn. 

Harris,  James  H.,  Co.  D,  Oceola,  Va. 

Hately,  R.  B.,  Co.  D,  Pullman,  Wash. 

Harp,  Wm.,  Co.  M,  Willsville,  Tenn. 

Huffine.  Bird,  Co.  H,  Johnson  City.  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Hart,  Peter  E.,   Co.   H,   Milligan,   Carter   Co.,   Tenn. 

Heaton,  William,  Co.  M,  Willsville,  Tenn. 

Hammet,  Roland,  Co.  H,  Boring.  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 

Isaacs,   Elisha,    Co.   — .   Reese,   Johnson    Co.,   Tenn. 

Jenkins,  Andrew  W.,   Co.   M.   Sugar  Grove.   N.   C. 

Jarvis,  Rev.  Geo.  W.,  Co.  F,  Cleveland,  Bradley  Co.,  Tenn. 

Jenkins,  Hugh,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Jackson,  James  C.,  Co.  G,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Johnson,  Harrison  H.,  Co.  C,  Hughes,  Mitchell  Co.,  N,  C. 

Johnson,  Albert  S.,  Milligan,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Jenkins,  Jesse  C.,  Co.  D,  Trade,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 

Jenkins,  Jos.  M.,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Johnson,  Andrew,  Co.  — ,  Dan  ford,  Tenn. 

Johnson,  Carter,   Co.  — ,   Milligan,   Carter  Co.,   Tenn. 

Kilby,  William,  Co.  — ,  Jacksboro,  Tenn. 

Kellis,  Jam^s  H.,  Co.  H,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 


488  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Kite,  A.  D.  N.,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
King,  Landon,  Co.  C,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Ttnn. 
Kinnick,  H.  H.,  Co.  G,  Shell  Crtek,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Lawson,    Francis    M.,    Co.    H,   Austin    Springs,    Sullivan    Co., 
Tenn. 

Luttrell,  Lieut.  G.  W.,  Co.  M,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Lype,  Wyley,  Co.  K,  Rogersville,  Hawkins  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lype,  Thomas,  Co.  K,  Rogersville,  Hawkins  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lovelace,  John,  Co.  A,  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lewis,  Jas.  F.  M.,  Co.  F,  Carter,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Livingston,  Gco.,  Co.  L,  Stony  Creek,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 
Lowe,  Geo.  J.,  Co.  F,  Carter,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lineback,  Henry,  Co.  C,  Lineback,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lunceford,  James  E.,  Co.  E,  Elk  Mills,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lunceford,  John  F.,  Co.  E,  Lineback,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Loudermilk,  James,  Co.,  Johnson  Citv    Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 
Livingston,  John,  Co.  L,  Valley  Forge,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Livingston,  Murray,  Co.  L,  Milligan.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Livingston,  Samuel,  Co.  A,  Milligan,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lowe,  William  E.,  Pandora.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lawson,  James,  Co.  H,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co..  Tenn. 
Loudermilk,  Geo.,  Co.  C,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 
Laws,  Isaac,  Co.  F,  Jonesboro,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 
Linville.  George,  Co.  H,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co..  Tenn. 
Lowe,  William  H.,  Co.  F,  Alvarado,  Va. 
Lipford,  Lewis,  Co.  E,  Osborn,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Lewis,  C.  J.  C.,  Co.  — ,  Zionville,  N.  C. 
Lovens,  John  A.,  Co.  I,  Sneedsville,  Hancock  Co.,  Tenn. 

Miller,  Col.  John  K.,  Bristol,  Tenn.-Va. 
Miller,  Capt.  B.  A.,  Co.  F,  Elizabethtown,  Ky. 
Miller,  Robert,  Co.  D,  Vestal,  W.  Va. 
Miller,  W.  H.,  Co.  C,  Blevins,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Miller,  M.  D.  L.,  Co.  G,  Keensburg,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Miller,  James,  Co.  C,  Bluff  City,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 
Mulican,  Rev.  E.  W.,  Co.  I,  Bower,  N.  C. 
McQueen,  Jas.  R.,  Co.  E,  Fisher,  Wash. 
McQueen,  Alex.,  Co.  G,  Austin  Spring,  Tenn. 
McQueen,  Lieut.  Wm.  M.,  Co.  I,  Bristol,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 
McQueen,  Samuel  E.,  Co.  E,  Silver  Lake,  Johnson  Co.  Tenn. 
McEwin,  John  C.,  Co.  M.,  Osborn,  Johnson  Co-,  Tenn. 
Mclnturf,  John  W.,  Co.  C,  Greeneville,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 
McCorcle,  John  J.r  Co.  H.  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
McCloud,  Joseph,  Co.  G,  Hampton.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
McKinney,  William,   Co.   C,   Bakersville,   Mitchell   Co.,   N.   C. 
McKinney,  Wilson  M.,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Tenn. 

Madron,  G.  W.,  Co.  I,  Key  Station,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
May,  G.  W.,  Sr.,  Co.  I,  Osborn,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Morrison,  J.  H.,  Co.  B,  Minoka,  111. 

Morrell,  Marshall,  Co.  A,  Bluff  City,  Sullivan  Co..  Tenn. 
Morgan,  Abner  T.,  Co.  G,  Chattanooga,  Hamilton  Co.,  Tenn. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  489 

Markland,  Nelson  J.,  Co.  F,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Alain,  John,  Co.  I,  Essex,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Mosely,  Reubin,  Co.  C,  Milligan,  Carter  Co.,    I  enn. 
McCoy,  William,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 
McElyea,  Landon.  Co.  E,  Butler,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
McElyea,   John,   Co.    E,   Tester,   Johnson   Co.,   Tenn. 
Main,  Calvin,  Co.  I,  Trade,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
May,  Jefferson,  Co.  I.  Trade.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Musgrave,  G.  W.,  Co.  I,  Trade.  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
Main,  Sydney.  Co.  I,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Minton,  Rufus,  Co.  M.,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
McGuire,  John,  Co.  M,  Pandora,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Myers,  Moses  R.,  Co.  E,  White  Pine.  Hamblm  Co.,  1  enn. 
Myers.  Allen  T.  C..  Co.  E.  Bridgeport,  Hamblm  Co.,  Tenn. 
Messick.  John  Q.,  Co.  G,  Wilkesboro.  Wilkes  Co.,  N.  C. 
Morefield,  Landon.  Co.  D,  Bristol,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 
Mdnturf.  Laban  W.,  Co.  H,  Greeneville,  Greene  Co.,- Tenn. 
Musgrove,  John,  Co.  I,  Baxter,  Anderson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Meredith,  John,  Co.  C,  Jonesboro,  Washington  Co..  Tenn. 
.Mulican,  Eli  W.,  Co.   I,  Bower,  N.   C. 

Nave,  R.  L.,  Co.  A,  Tusculum,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 

Northington.  Lieut.   H.   C.,   Co.   I,  Denver,   Col. 

Nelson,  John  P.,  Lieut.,  Co.  L,  Carlisle,  N.  C. 

Nave,  Lieut.  D.  S.,  Co.  A,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,   1  enn. 

Nave,  Isaac  N.,  Co.  A,  Siam,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Nidiffer,  Win.  D.,  Co.  F,  Winner,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Nave,   Mark,  Co.  A,  Winner,  Carter   Co..  Tenn. 

Nichols,  James  T.,  Co.  G,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Netherly,  Landon,  Ce.  L,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co..  N.  C. 

Nave,  Henry  T.,  Co.  A,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,   lenn, 

Newell,  Leonard,  Co.  H,  Blountsville.  Sullivan  Co..  Tenn. 

Newland,  Kennard.  -Co.  G.   Solitude,  Ashe  Co..   N.  C. 

Oliver,  John,  Co.  H,  Bristol,  Tenn. 
'.Osborn,  Noah,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  N.  C. 

Osborn.  Geo.,  Co.  I.  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co..  N.  C. 

Osborn,  Aris,  Co.  G,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co.,  N.   C. 

Oliver,  David.  Co.  A.  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn, 
•Oliver,  James^  Co.  A.  Watauga  Valley.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Osborn,  Alfred,  Co.  E,  Solitude,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Phillipi.  Peter  W..  Co.  E.  Bicknell.  Ind. 
Potter,  Daniel,  Co.  E,  Virtue,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
Peltier,  Lycurgus.  Staff,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co..  Tenn. 
Pearce,  D*r.  J.  W..  Co.  G,  Tate  Springs,  Tenn. 
Payne,  John  M.,  Co.  E,  Danford,  Tenn. 
Payne,  James  H.,  Co.  A,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 
Peters,  T.  Hawkins,  Co.  A,  Bluff  City,  Sullivan  Co..  Tenn. 
.  Peters,  David,  Co.  L,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Pharr,  David  W..  Co.  A,  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Potter,  Reuben,  Co.  I,  Essex,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
Parson,  Henry,  Co.  — ,  Essex.  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 
Pierce,  Henry  C,  Co.  A.  Fish  Spring.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Parker,.  Jonathan  L..  Co.  E.  Parker.  N.  C. 


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Proffit,  Godfrey  D.,   Co.  D,  Doeville,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Potter,  John  O.,  Co.  I,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co., 
Tenn. 

Potter,  Thomas  B.,  Co.  I,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co., 
Tenn. 

Price,  Henry.  Co.  — ,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Price,  Moses,  Co.  — ,  Wheeler,  N.  C. 

Powell,  John  H.,  Co.  G,  Osborn,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Phillips,  Landon,  Co.  C.  Bakersville,  Mitchell,  i\.  C. 

Pierce,  Lewis,  Co.  A,  Carter,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Pharr,  Jonathan  H.,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Phillips,  Jesse  S.,  Co.  —  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Pruitt,  William,  Co.  C,  Haskell,  Knox  Co..  Tenn. 

Pitman,  Reuben,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co..  N.  C. 

Pitman,  Reuben,  Co.  — ,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Poor,  Thomas,   Co.   F,   Bakersville,   Mitchell   Co.,   N.   C. 

Presnell,  Jas.  B.,  Co.  — ,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Price,  John  A.,  Co.  D,  Shady,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 

Potter,  Noah  J.,  Co.  E,  Lineback,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Pugh,  Zach.  T.,  Co.  D,  Milligan,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Phillips,  Frank,  Co.  D,  Everett,  Cass  Co.,  Miss. 

Per  singer,  Jas.   E.,  Co.   H,  Jonesboro,  Carter   Co..  Tenn. 

Persinger,  J.  H.,  Co.  — ,  Mulligan,  Tenn. 

Robinson,  Moses  P.,  Co.  H,  Elkama,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 

Roberts,  Wiley  W.,   Co.   D,   Flat   Ridge,   Va. 

Reese,  Hugh,  Co.  E,  Derby,  Lucas  Co.,  la. 

Robbins,  James  M.,  Co.  — ,  Greeneville,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 

Rice,  Jesse  S.,  Co.  — ,  Flag  Pond,  Unicoi  Co.,  Tenn. 

Roberts,  George  D.,  Co.  G,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Riley,  Andrew,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Richie,  J.  P..  Co.  F,  Winner,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Reese,  John  C.,  Co.  E,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Reese,  Isaac  V.,  Co.  E.,  Stone  Mountain,  N.  C. 

Rankin,  John  F..  Co.  E,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Reese,  John,  Co.  D,  Dowell,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Robinson,  J.  M.,  Co.  — ,  Andersonville,  Tenn. 

Scott,  Capt.  S.  W.,  Co.  G,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Simerly.  George,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Smith,  W.  B.  C,  Co.  G,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Sims    Henry,  Co.  A,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Seal/,  Wm.'j.,  Co.  H,   Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shell,  Alfred,  Co.  H,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Smith,  Jere.,  Co.  F,  Taylorsville,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Smith,  David,  Dalton,  Ky. 

Smith,  James  F.,  Co.  G,  Mouth  of  Doe.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Smith,  Samuel  E.,  Co.   A,  Health,  Ark. 

Shell,  James,  Co.   H,   Piney   Flats,   Sullivan   Co.,   Tenn. 

Shell,  Elkhana,  Co.  H,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shell,  Robert  P.,  Co.  H,  Johnson  City,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shonn,  Isaac  F.,  Co.  D,  Waldron,  Ore. 

Shoun,  D.  AT.,  Co.  D,  Jacksboro,  Tenn. 


TENNESSEE   VOLUNTEER    CAVALRY.  4QI 

Shoun,  Isaac  A..  Co.  D,  Pandora,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shoun,  Elihn  A.,  Co.  D,  Pandora.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shoun,  David  E.,  Co.  D,  St.  Louis.  Mo. 

Stout,   Elkana,   Pandora,   Johnson   Co.,   Tenn. 

Stout,  Daniel,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Stout,  Lawson  E.,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Stout,  Andrew  T.,  Co.  G.,  Jonesboro,  Washington  Co.,  Tenn. 

Stout,  Jacob  N.,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Saylor,  Henry  H.,  Co.  G.  Aldrich,  Mo. 

Saylor,   David,   Co.   G,  Johnson   City,  Washington   Co.,  Tenn. 

Scott,  Lorenza  D.,  Co.  H,  Erwin,  Unicoi  Co.,  Tenn. 

Scarbrough,  James,  Co.  H,  Gallatin.  Sumner  Co..  Tenn. 

Snyder,  Andrew,  Co.  E,  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Snyder,  Jacob  R.  Co.  C,  Hartford,  Kan. 

Snyder,  Landon,  Co.  I,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Snyder,  John  R.,  Co.  — ,  Fleet,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Snyder,  Landon  C.,  Co.  F,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co., 

Snyder,  Jesse,  Co.  — ,  Shoun's  Cross  Roads,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shufneld,  Wm.  E.,  Co.  G,  Lint-back.  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shuffield,  John  C.,  Lineback,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Shufneld,  John,  Co.  D,  Oceola,  Va. 

Swofford,  James,  Co.  C,  Grassy,  Creek,  N.  C. 

Slimp,  David  J.,  Co.  M,  Baker's  Gap,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 

Slimp,  W.  Ham,  Co.  G,  Mouth  of  Doe,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Slimp,  Capt.  Fred.,  Co.  F,  Butler,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 

Shuffield,  James,  Co.—,  Wetmore,  Col. 

Stannels,  Richard  N.,  Co.  G,  Ellijay.  Ga. 

Stufflestrut,  George,  Co.  C,  Butler.  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Sparks,  James  M.,  Co.  C,  Bakersville.  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Sparks,  Whitfield  M.,  Co.  C.  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C 

Sizemore,  George,  Co.  C,  Jefferson  City,  Jefferson  Co.,    1  enn. 

Sheffield,  W.  S.,  Tate  Springs,  Tenn. 

Tipton,  John  W.,  Co.  H,  Emporia,  Kan. 
Turner,  Solomon,  Co.   G,  House  Sock,  Scott  Co..  Va. 
Tapp,  Lewis,   Co.   K,  Erwin,  Unicoi   Co.,   Tenn. 
Taylor,  William.  Co.  H,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Taylor,    Alfred    D.,    Co.    H,    Johnson    City,    Washington    Co.,, 
fenn. 

Taylor,  Eli   C.,   Co.   G,   Staley,  Wash. 
Turner,  John  A.,  Co.  G,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Thompson,  Samuel,  Co.  H,  Watauga,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Tester,  Henry,  Co.  D,  Tester,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Tester,  Robert,  Co.  D,  Tester,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Tester    Elkana,  Co.  F,  Beech  Creek,  Watauga  Co.,  N.  C. 
Tester,  Richard  R.,  Co.   F,   Fleet,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Treadway,  William,  Co.  H,  Dry  Creek,  Johnson  Co.,  lenn. 

Jnderwood,  Maj.  Eli  N.,  Colnsa,  Cal. 

Vance,  John  H.,  Co.  C,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 
Venable,  WTm.  L.,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn, 
Vance,  Hugh,  Co.  C.   Piney  Flats,  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn. 


492  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Wilcox,  Lieut.  Jno.  M.,  Co.  G,  Elizabethton,  Carter  Co.,  Term. 

Wilcox,  James  P.,  Co.  G,  Emporia,  Kan. 

Walker,  Lieut.  H.  M.,  Co.  K,  Jonesboro,  Washington  Co., 
Term. 

Walker,  Jno.,  Co.  I,  Doeville,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

White,  James  L.,  Co.   G,  White  Pine,  Tenn. 

White,  Jas.  H.,  Co.  G,  Fish  Spring,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

White,  David,  Co.  G,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Watkins,  Andrew,  Co.  H,  Bryson,  N.  C.- 

Watkins,  William,  Co.  M,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 

Woods,  James,  Co.  A,  Witts  Foundry,  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 

Warren,  Elkana,  King's  Mill,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  Leander,  Ivy  Spring,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  Joseph  T.,  Co.  D,  Sweetwater,  N.  C. 

Wilson,  James,  Co.  G,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  George  S.,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co..  Tenn. 

Wilson^  William,  Co.  I,  Wheeler,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Wilson,  Andrew,  Co.  I,  Southerland,  Ashe  Co.,  N.  C. 

Wilson,  Lieut.  R.  L.,  R.  Q.  M..  Neva,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  Geo.  W.,  Co.  F,  Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn, 

Wilson,  Abraham,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  Alexander,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Williams,  Wm.  W.,  Co.  A,  Hampton,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Williams,  John  B.,  Siam,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Williams,  Arthur  W.,  Co.  F,Watauga  Valley,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Worley,  William  A.,  Co.  D,  Meatney,  Tenn. 

Worley,  James  H.,  Co.  D,  Oceola,  Va. 

Wallace,   Elkana,  Essex,  Johnson  Co.,   Tenn. 

Wallace,  G.  W.,  Co. — ,  Essex,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Wilkinson,  Lieut.  Wm.  W.,  Co.  D,  Bluff  City,  Sullivan  Co., 
Tenn. 

Wagner,  Joseph  L.,  Co.  G,  Fish  Spring.  Carter  Co..  Tenn. 

Wagner,  Maj.  J.  H.,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Whitehead,  Thos.  C.,  Co.  C,  Hopson,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Whitehead,  David,  Co.  C,  Hopson,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Ward,  William,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 

Wolf,  Columbus,  Co.  — ,  Butler,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

W'illen,  Thos.,  Co.  E,  Dowell,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

Wills,  Albert  B.,  Co.  D,  Mountain  City,  Johnson  Co.,  Tenn. 

White,  Frank,  Co.  L,  Carter,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 

Young,  Daniel,  Co.  C,  Shell  Creek,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Young,  Alfred,  Co.  C,  Roan  Mountain,  Carter  Co.,  Tenn. 
Young,  Wilson,  Co.  C,  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 
Young,  MerriM.  Co.  C.  Bakersville,  Mitchell  Co.,  N.  C. 
York,  Simeon,  Co.  K,  Knoxville,  Knox  Co.,  Tenn. 
Younce,  Solomon,  Co.  I,  Parish,  N.  C. 
Younce,  Jacob,  Co.  I,  Parish,  N.  C 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  495 


ROLL  OF  HONOR. 

'How  sleep  the  brave  who  sink  to  rest 
By  all  their  country's  wishes  blest? 
When  spring,  with  dewy  fingers,  cold, 
Returns  to  deck  their  hallowed  mould. 
She  there  shall  dress  a  sweeter  sod 
Than  fancy's  feet  have  ever  trod. 
By  fairy  hands  their  knell  is  rung, 
By  forms  unseen  their  dirge  is  sung; 
There  honor  comes  a  pilgrim  gray, 
To  bless  the  turf  that  wraps  their  clay; 
And  freedom  shall  a  while  repair^ 
To  dwell  a  weeping  hermit  there." 


An  asterisk  (*)  denotes  KILLED. 

Allen   Win     Corp.;  Co.  A:  died,  Feb.  28,  '64;  place.  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Anderson,  Richard,  Priv. ;  A;  June  26,  '64;  Gallatin    Tenn 
Anderson,  William,  Priv.;  age.  28;  B;  Jan.  24,  '65;  Knoxyille    Ferni. 
Arrowwood,  Wesley,  Priv.;  20;  C;  April  14,  '64;  Nashville,  Fenn. 
Aldridge,  William,  Priv.;  32;  C;  Mar.  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Asher,  William  E.,  Q.  M.  S. ;  25 ;  E ;  Aug.  15,  '64;  Gallatin,  lenn, 
Arney,  James  M.,  Priv.;  20;  F;  April  7,  '64;  Nashville,    lenn. 

Bowman,  Silas,  24;  25;  Mar.,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Barnett,  Simon.  Priv.;  35 ;  B;  Nov.  30,  '64;  Knoxyille   Tenn. 
Brooks,  William,  Priv.;  24;  B;  July  20,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Brooks,  David,  Priv.;  37 ;  B ;  Oct.  22,  '64;  Knoxyille,  lenn. 
Bailey,  Dodson,  Priv.;  18;  B;  July  3,  '64;  Gallatin,   Penn. 
Burris,  James,  Priv.;  18;  C;  Mar.  23,  '64;  Nashville    Tenn. 
Borders,  Drewry,  Priv.;  40;  C;  Feb.  15,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Buchanan,  Eli,  Priv.;  18;  C;  Feb.  5,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Buchanan,  Joseph,  Priv.;  18;  C;  Mar.  23,  '64 ;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Breedlove,  Allison,  Priv.;  18;  D;  Feb.  3,   64;  Camp  Nelson    Ky. 
Bradfute,  Robert  A.  H.,  Priv.;  27 ;  D ;  June  18/64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Brooks.  Andrew  J.,  Priv.;  37;  D;  April  4,  '65;  Hosp.  in  Ohio. 
Buton,  William,  Priv.;  23;  E;  July  8  '64;  Gallatin  Tenn. 
Rowers,  Leonard  A.,  Priv.:  27;  F;  June  11,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Blevins,  Dillon,  Priv.;  22;  F;  April  7,  '64;  Nashville,  lenn 
*Bishop,'David  E.,  Priv.;  18;  G;  Nov.  12,  '64;  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn. 
Bishop;  John  W.,  Priv.;  34;  G;  May  4,  '64;  Hospt.,  Nashville,  Tenn 
Baker,  Andrew  J.,  Priv.;  18:  G;  Dec.  3,  '63;  Rockcastle,  Ky. 
Browning,  Isaac,  Priv.;  26;  I;  July  22,  '64;  Gallatin    lenn. 
Boling,  Solomon,  Priv.;  29;  K;  Feb.  20,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Baker,  Jesse  W.,  Priv.;  21;  K;  Mar.  I,  '64;  Nashville    Tenn. 
Buckles,  Esquire,  Priv.;  18;  L;  Mar.  25,  '65 :  Knoxville  Tenn. 
Blevins,  Dillon,  Priv.;  20;  L;  April  12,  '64;  Nashville,  lenn. 
*Bradley,  Jesse;  F;  Nov.  13,  '64;  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn. 
Britt.  Riley,  Priv.;  18;  H;  May  3,  '64;  Nashville,   Penn. 


494  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Carriger,  Allan  C,  Priv. ;  A;  May  18,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Carriger,    Christian   C,    Priv.;   A;    Mar.   25,   '64;    Nashville,  Tenn. 

(Killed  by  a  fall.) 

Caraway,  Landon  C.,  Priv.;  A;  June  17,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
*  Garden,  John  A.,  Priv.;  A;  Sept.  22.  '64;  Lick  Creek,  Tenn. 
Cox,  William  S.  P..  Q.  M.  S. ;  A;  Aug.  26,  '65;  Sweetwater,  Tenn. 
Campbell,  Thomas  C,  Priv.;  36;  B;  July  30,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Carroll,  Nelson,  Priv.;  19;  B;  April  16,  '"64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Clark,  Robert  P.,  Priv.;   18;   C;  Aug.   14,  '64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
Cooper,  John.  Priv.;  31;  C;  June  10,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Caraway,  David,  Priv.;  18;  C;  June  6,  '65;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Cress,  James  M.,  Private;  27 ;  D ;  June  11,  '64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
Combs,  John,  Priv. ;  21  ;  D ;  Nov.  2,  '63 ;  near  Camp  Pitman.  Ky. 
Cable,  William.  Priv.;  21;  E;  Feb.   13,  '64;   Nashville,  Tenn. 
Cole,  James  B.,  Priv.;  32;  Feb.  28,  '64;  Nashville.  Tenn. 
*Clawson.  John  D..  Priv.;  19;  E;  Nov.  12,  '64;  Bull's  Gap.  Tenn. 
Cole,  David  S..  Priv.;  26;  E;  June  10.  '65;  Rebel  Hosp.,  Danville,  Va. 
Coatner,  Andrew  J.,   Priv.;  20;   F;  June  25.   '64;   in    Invalid  Corps, 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Campbell,  Samuel,  Priv.;  18;  G;  Dec.  5.  '63;  near  Camp  Pitman,  Ky. 
Campbell.  Lawson,  Priv.;  24;  G;  Feb.  21.  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Cornutt,  Wesley,  Priv.;  44;  G;  Mar.  I,  '65;  captured  at  Russellville, 

Tenn. 

Crow,  Christly,  Priv.;  21;  H;  Feb.  13.  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Cheeks,  Henry,  Priv.;  27;  I;  July  28,  '64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
Creed,  George  W.,  Corp.;  38;  I;  June  20.  '64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
Cody,  William  H.,  Priv.;  23;  K;  Feb.  27,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Codle,  Hamilton,  Priv.;  35;  K;  April  19,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Cannough,  Julius,  Priv.;  20;  L;  Dec.  17,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Dugger,  George  M.,  Q.  M.  S. ;  A;  Oct.  18,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Douglas,  John  L.,  Friv. ;  18;  B;  Feb.  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Dugger,  Henry  C.,  Priv.;  19;  E;  Feb.  18,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Davidson,  Radford,  Priv.;  38;  E;  April  7,  '64;  Nashville.  Tenn. 

Dunbar,  James  M.,  Priv.;  18;  E;  Mar.  28,  '65;  Knoxville.  Tenn. 

Dison,  James,  Priv.;  18;  E;  Jan.  15,  '65;  captured;  died  at  Dan- 
anoa  Gap,  N.  C. 

Dugger,  James  W.,  Priv.;  22;  G;  April  14,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

*Dowell,  Emerald.  Priv.;  39;  G;  Sept.  22,  '64;  Lick  Creek.  Tenn. 

Dunn,  Emanuel  M.,  Priv.;  18;  I;  April  7,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

•;:Daugherty,  Elkana.  Priv.;  18;  I;  Mar.  i,  '65;  accidental,  at  Swan- 
ana  Gap,  N.  C. 

Disheron,  James  M.,  Priv.;  18;  L;  Mar.  19,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Deal,  John  H..  Priv.;  37;  C;  May  25,  '64;  Knoxville.  Tenn. 

Edwards,  George,  Priv.;  18;  B;  Feb.  24,  '64;  Nashville.  Tenn. 
Elliott,  Peter  D.,  Sergt. ;  44;  B;  July  30.  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Eggers,  John,  Sergt.;  18;  I;  Mar.  7,  '65;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Fletcher,  Lawson  W.,  Capt. ;  A;  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Frasier,  Peter  B.,  Priv.;  19;  B;  Jan.  29,  '64;  Camp  Nelson. 
Farmer,  John  R.,  Priv.;  33;  E;  Mar.  TI.  '65;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Ferguson,  Thomas  H.,  Sergt;  24;  F;  May  29,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
French,  David,  Priv.;  18;  L;  Mar.  5,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
>;:  Farmer,  John  C.,  Priv.;  23 ;  T  ;  Sept.  22,  '64;  supposed  killed;  miss 
ing  at  Lick  Creek. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  495 

*Gourley,  William  M.,  Capt. ;  34;  A;  Dec.   16,  '64;  Marion,  Va. 
Grindstaff,  William  N.,  Priv. ;  30;  A;  Mar.  10.  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Garland,  David,  Sr.,  Priv.;  35;  B;  Dec.  26,  '63;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Grindstaff.  Wilson,  Priv.;  25;  Feb.   19.  '64;   Nashville,  Tenn. 
Garland,  David,  Jr.,  Priv.;  18;  B;  Feb.  7,  '64;  Nashville.  Tenn. 
Garland,  John  B.,  Priv.;  18;  B;  July  25,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
*Garland.  Zachariah,  Priv.;  [8;  B;  Sept.  22,  '64;  Lick  Creek,  Tenn. 
Griffin,  Isaac,  Priv.;  31;  C;  Mar.  20,  '64;  Nasville,  Tenn. 
*Green,  William  C.,  Q.  M.  S. ;  32;  C ;  Oct.  28.  '64;  Morristown,  Tenn. 
Gilley,  George  C,  Priv.;  18;  D;  Mar.  12,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Garland,  Isaac,  Priv.;  26;  E;  May  26.  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Greer,  Hamilton,  Priv.:  37;  E;  Jan.  27.  '64;  Camp  Nelson.  Ky. 
Graybeal,  Reubin,  Priv.;  23 ;  E ;  May  28,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Goodwin,  David  D.,  Priv.;  23;  G;  May  19,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Gourley,   David   N.,    Priv.;   32;    1;    Nov.   8,   '63;    Strawberry   Plains, 

Tenn. 

Green,  Andrew,  Jr.,  Priv.;  29;  I;  Mar.  30.  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Greer,  Joel,  Priv.;  39;  I;  Feb.  9,  '65;  from  wounds  received  at  Bull's 

Gap,  Nov.  12,  '64. 

Galaway,  Thomas.  Priv.;  19;  K;  Jan.  9.  '64;;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
^Garrison,  Marion  J.,  Corp.;  20;  (1;  Oct.  28,  '64;  Morristown,  Tenn. 

i 

Humphrey,  Young,  Corp.;  40;  A;  June  i.  '65;  Knoxville.  Tenn. 
Harden,  Christian  C,  Corp.;  20;  A;  Oct.  18,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Hopson,  William,  Corp.;  44;  B;  July  20,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Honeycut,  David,  Sergt. ;  25;  B;  Oct.  12,  '64;  Knoxville.  Tenn. 
Holly,  Robert,  Priv.;  22 ;  C ;  Feb.  6.  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Heaton,  John  K.,  Blk.  Sm. ;  32;  C;  June  23,  '64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
Hampton,  Jacob  S.,  Priv.;  31;  C;  Jan.  15,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Hoss,  William  H.,  Priv.;  18;  C;  April  5,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Hawkins,  Valient,  Corp.;  21;  D;  Aug.  29,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
*Head,  David  S..   Priv.;  40;   D;   Nov.   20,   '63:   captured   and   killed 

in  Granger  Co. 

Hanks,  William,  Priv.;  44;  E;  Feb.  14,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Hammonds,  Henry  W.,  Priv.;  36;  E;  July  20,  '64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
Harrison,  Nathan.  Priv.;  37;  E;  Mar.  14,  '65;  Knoxville.  Tenn. 
Hines,  Edward  B.,  Priv.;   18;  F;   May  25,  '65;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Hathaway,  Leonard  W.,  Priv.;  18:  F;  Mar.  10,  '64;  captured  at  Lick 

Creek.  Tenn. ;  in  prison,  Richmond,  Va. 
Hathaway,  Lawson  P.,  Priv.;  20;  F;  Feb.  17,  '64;  captured  Nov.  13; 

died  at  Annapolis.  Md.,  in  prison. 

Holman.  William.  Priv.;  24;  G :  June  22,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Hilton,  John  S.,  Priv.;  18;  G:  April  i,  '65;  Elizabethton,  Tenn. 
Hines,  William,  Priv.;  19;  H  ;  Jan.  i,  '6s;  Morganton.  N.  C. 
Hyder,  Michael  B.,  Priv.;  29;  H;  May  15,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn, 
Howard.  Robert  W.,  Priv. ;  18 ;  I ;  Feb.  3,  '65 ;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Hunter,  Charles  H.,  20;  I;  Feb.  74,  '65:  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Hensley,  James  W.,  Priv.;  21;  K;  April  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Hyder,  Godfrey  B.,  Priv.;  22;  Nov.,  '63;  Strawberry  Plains,  Tenn. 

*Ingerton,  William  H.,  Lieut.  Col.;  26;  Dec.  9,  '65;  assassinated  by 

Lieut.  Walker,  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Trvin.  John,  Priv.;  18;  H;  Mar.  15,  '64;  Nashville.  Tenn. 


HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Jolly,  Milas,  Priv. ;  35;  A;  June  26,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

*  Jenkins,  Godfrey,  Priv.;  21;  A;  April  13,  '65;  Saulsbury,  N.  C. 
Jones,  Amos,  Priv.;  18;  C;  June  9,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Jackson,  James  R.,  Priv.;  21;  F;  Mar.  13,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

*  Jones,  Thomas  S.,  Priv.;  18;  L;  Aug.  25,  '64;  Rogersville,  Tenn.. 
Jenkins,  William,  Priv.;  43;  M  ;  Oct.  14,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

King,  James,  Priv.;  18;  D;  Mar.  6,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Kite,  Alfred,  Priv.;   18;  I;  Mar.  12,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Keith,  James  W.,  Priv.;   19;  1;  May  12,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Kihill,  Samuel  J..  Priv.;  21;  K;  June  20,  '64;  Danville  prison,  Va. 

Luttrell,  Richard  H.,  Capt. ;  35;  13;  Jan.  20,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Lewis,  John  H.,  Capt.;  35;  A;  April  6,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Lewis,  Solomon,  Corp.;  30;  A;  May  16,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Ledford,  Thomas.  Priv.;  18;  B;  April  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
:1~jLedso,  James,  Priv.;  20;  P> ;  April  18,  '65;  Saulsbury,  N.  C. 
Leonard,  John  W.,  Priv.;  28;  C;  April  20,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Larue,  James  W.,  Priv.;  19;  E;  Feb.  12,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Lunsford,  Benj.,  Pm.;  22;  E";  Nov.   12,  '64;  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn. 
Lunsdon,  Adolphus,  Priv.;  19;  E;  Nov.  28,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Lovelace,  Joseph  B.,  Priv.;  26;  F;  Mar.  14,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Larue,  Charles  C.,  Priv.;  36;  1;  June  7,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Loudermilk,  Henry.  Priv.;  42;   H;  April   19,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Leonard,  Delany.  Priv.;  23 ;  H  ;  July  18.  '64^  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Leaky,  Henry  H.,  Priv.;  18;  K;  July  8,  '65;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

Meyers,  James,  Priv.;  30;  A;  June  28,  "64;  Gallatin.  Tenn. 
*Morrell,  Christian  C.,  Priv.;  A;  Sept.  22,  '64;  Lick  Creek,  Tenn. 
Martin,  William  A.,  Corp.;  19;  B;  Dec.  9,  '63;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
McCrary,  William,  Priv. ;  25 ;  B ;  Jan.  2,  '65 ;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
McFall.  John,  Q.  M.  S. ;  45;  C;  Feb.  20,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
*McCall,  Bovell,  Dr.,  Chaplain;  35 ; 'date  unknown;  was  never  mus 
tered  ;  captured  and  killed  in  Green  Co.,  Tenn. 
Miller,  Jesse  J.,  Priv.;  18;  C;  April  4,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
McKinney,  John  R.,  Priv.;  42;  C;  Mar.  2,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Morefield,  Joseph  L.,  Priv.;  20;  D;  Feb.  20,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Madron,  Froman,  Priv.;  25;  D;  April,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Mclnttirf,  John,  Priv.;  18;  D;  Feb.  27,  '64;  Nashville.  Tenn. 
McCann,  John  E.,  Priv.;  18;  D;  June  18,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Mclnturf,  Christopher,  Priv.;  38;  D;  Sept.  i,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn.. 
Madron,  Robert  G..  Corp.;  18;  D;  June  20,  '6=; ;  Lenoirs,  Tenn. 
McQueen,  Godfrey  F.,  Priv.;  20:  E;  Feb.  19,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Myers,  Christian  C,  Priv.;  43;  F;  Dec.  9,  '63;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
McClellan,  Oliver  B.,  rriv.;  18;  F;  Jan.  4,  '63;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Mink,  George  M.,  Priv.;  18;  F;  June  12,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Mottern,  Jeremiah  N.,  Priv.;  22;  il  ;  May  22,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Madron,  Francis  M.,  Priv.;  18;  I;  Nov.  13,  '64;  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn.. 
Main,  Charles  M.,  Priv.;  28;  I;  June  25,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Miller,  James  L.,  Priv.;  i8;^I;  Mar.  30,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Moreland.  William,  Priv.;  45 ;  I ;  Feb.  15,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Mallory,  William,  Priv.;  44;  K;  April,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Marquis,  John,  Priv.;  18;  L;  July  24,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  497 

Mayfield,  James,  Priv. ;  18 ;  M ;  July  20,  '64 ;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Marland,  Joel,  Priv.;  30;  M;  July  3,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Morefield,  William  B.,  Sergt. ;  25;  D;  July  3,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

Nave,  Joel  E.,  Priv.;  21;  D;  Feb.  2,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Norris,  Christopher  C,  Priv.;  30;  D;  July  10,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Newton,  Abraham,  Priv.;  18;  H;  May  10,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Oaks,  Jeremiah,  Priv.;  40;  C;  Nov.  29,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Osborn,  Jeremiah,  Priv.;  37;  E;  Mar.  21,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Oliver,  Thomas,  Priv.;  37;  M;  July  8,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

Pierce,  Elbert  S.,  Sergt.;  21;  A:  Mar.  21,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Pierce,  James  B.,  Priv.;  22;  Mar.  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Peters,  James  H.,  Priv.;  22;  B;  July  18,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Parker,  Calvin,  Sergt;  23;  D;  Feb.  26,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Price,  Napoleon  B.,  Priv.;  18;  D;  April  n,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Proffit,  Zachariah  L.,  Priv.:  19;  D;  July  18,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Presley,  Jeremiah,  Priv. ;  18 ;  D ;  May  28,  '64 ;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Pardue,  Abner,  Priv.;  19;  E;  June  15,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Payne,  William  H.,  Priv.;  18;  E;  April  12,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Pierce,  Richard  R.,  Priv.;  24;  F;  Mar.  i,  '64;  Columbus,  Ky. 
*Pride,  Robert  B.,  Priv.;  18;  G;  Sept.  30,  '64;  accidental  discharge 

of  gun ;  Jonesboro,  Tenn. 

Poland,  Henry  G.,  Priv.;  24;  H;  May  20,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Pnce,  David,  Priv.;  44;  I;  April  28,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
*Parker,  Alfred  G.,  Priv. ;  41 ;  I ;  Feb.  5,  '65 ;  wounded  at  Bull's  Gap, 

Tenn.,  Nov.  12,  '64. 
*Peters,  Jackson,  ist  Sergt;  23;  L;  Dec.  20,  '64;  Sullivan  Co.,  Tenn., 

while  recruiting. 

Rainbolt,  John,  Sergt. ;  30 ;  A ;  June  28,  '64 ;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Roberts,  Aaron,  Priv.;  39;  B;  Jan.  2,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Richardson,  H.  Berry,  Priv. ;  45 ;  C ;  Feb.  6,  '64 ;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
*Rice,  Canada,  Corp. ;  18 ;  C ;  Dec.,  '63 ;  Greene  Co.,  Tenn. 
Reese,  James,  Priv. ;  29 ;  D ;  April  6,  '64 ;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Rankins,  David  A.,  Priv.;  30;  D;  Feb.  5,  '64;  Burksville,  Ky. 
Reese,  William  B.,  Priv.;  31;  E;  June  20,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Roberts,  John  C,  Corp.;  26;  F;  Jan.  10,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Rasar,  John  M.,  Priv.;  18;  F;  July  19,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Roark,  Ephraim,  Priv.;  20;  G;  Mar.  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
*Rogers,  David  E.,  Priv.;  25;  G;  Nov.  14,  '64;  Russellville,  Tenn. 
*Roberts,  John,  Priv.;  28;  F;  Dec.  16,;  '64;  Marion,  Va. 
Roten,  William,  Priv.;  18;  I;  April  n,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Rhodes,  John,  Sergt;  19;  L;  July  4,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
*Roe,  John  O.  N.,  Priv.;  18;  D;  Nov.  13,  '64;  Russellville,  Tenn, 
Richardson,  David,  Priv. ;  18 ;  F ;  Jan.  25,  '64 ;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
*Russell,  Leander,  Saddler;  23;  K;  April  12,  '65;  Saulsbury,  N.  C, 

Smith,  Alexander  D.,  Lieut  Col.;  Field  and  Staff;  at  Strawberry 

Plains,  Tenn.;  not  mustered. 

Scalf,  Jesse,  Priv.;  20;  A;  Feb.  24,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Street,  Thomas,  Priv.;  37;  B;  Mar.  13,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 


49$  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Street,  Samuel,  Priv. ;  28 ;  B ;  July  30,  '64 ;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Sweeney,  Major  E.,  Priv.;  25 ;  B ;  April  26,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Sweeny,  Daniel,  Priv.;  20;  B;  Jan.  I,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Smith,  William  H.,  Priv. ;  29 ;  C ;  Dec.  6,  '63 ;  Camp  Dick  Robinson, 

Ky. 

Sanders,  Isaac  P.,  Priv.;  34;  C;  April  4,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Sutton,  Thomas  M.,  Priv.;  39;  C;  May  24,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
*Stafford,  Clayton,  Priv.;  18;  D;  Dec.  18,  '64;  Glades  Springs,  Va. 
Stanton,  William,  Priv.;  28;  E;  Mar.  10,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Story,  Noah  G.,  Priv. ;  26 ;  E ;  Sept.  5,  '64 ;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
*Snyder,  William,  Priv.;  21;  E;  Nov.  12,  '64;  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn. 
Stout,  Irvin  K.,  Priv.;  18;  F;  Mar.  22,  '64;  Nashville,  ienn. 
Stout,  Jacob  W.,  Priv.;  19;  F;  June  10,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Slimp,  John  H.,  Priv.;  22;  G;  Dec.  i,  '64;  captured  at  Russellville,    ' 

Tenn.,  Nov.  14,  '64;  White  Springs,  Va. 

Sevier,  William  G.,  Priv.;  18;  H;  Feb.  18,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Smith,  Samuel  T.,  Priv.;  29;  H;  Jan.  2,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Shipley,  David,  Priv.;  22;  K;  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Stout,  Henry,  Priv.;  18;  M;  June  17,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Shoun,  J.  C.,  Priv.;  18;  M;  June  24,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Stout,  Joseph  L.,  Priv.;  18;  M;  June  27,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Slimp,  David  M.,  Priv.;  35;  M;  July  6,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Sanders,  Michael,  Priv. ;  42 ;  M ;  April  29,  '65 ;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Shell,  William  A.,  Corp.;  18;  C;  April  4,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Staples,  Charles,  cook;  18;  C;  April  4,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

Tipton,  Wiley,  Priv.;  21 ;  B ;  Sept.  22,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Tester,  Harrison,  Priv.;  23;  D;  Feb.  26,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Tester,  Hiram,  Priv.;  23 ;  D ;  April  I,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Taylor,  John  R.,  Corp.;  32;  F;  Mar.  15,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Tyre,  Thomas  M. ;  Priv. ;  18 ;  I ;  May  30,  '64 ;  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Vines,  Wilborn,  Priv.;  27;  E;  Feb.  19,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Vanover,  Riley,  Priv.;  18;  G;  Dec.  13,  '63;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Vanover,  William,  Priv. ;  23 ;  G ;  Dec.  26,  '63 ;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Vest,  Solomon  J.,  Priv.;  21 ;  H ;  Feb.  27,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Vaught,  George  W.,  Priv.;  34;  M;  Nov.  13,  '64;  Bull's  Gap,  Tenn. 

Williams,  Christian  C,  Bugler;  25;  Mar.  21,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Williams,  James,  Priv.;  21;  A;  Oct.,  '63;  Strawberry  Plains,  Tenn. 
Woodby,  Peter,  Priv. ;  37 ;  B ;  Dec.  26,  '63 ;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Whaley,  Calvin,  Priv.;  44;  B;  Jan.  2,  '65;  Saulsbury  Prison. 
Whitehead,  Daniel  W.,  Corp.;  20;  C;  Feb.  16,  '64;  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. 
Whitehead,  William,  Priv.;  26;  C;  April  27,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Widby,  James  F.,  Saddler;  35 ;  D ;  April  27,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Wagner,  George,  Priv.;  42;  D;  Mar.  19,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Watson,  William,  Priv. ;  30 ;  E ;  April  4,  '65 ;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Wilson,  Marion,  Priv.;  19;  E;  April  9,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Ward,  Taply  M.,  Corp.;  29;  F;  Jan.  26,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 


Williams,  Jonathan  L.,  Corp. 
White,  William  T.,  Corp. ;  21 
White,  Raleigh,  Priv.;  20;  G 


28;  F;  July  8,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
G;  Mar.  27,  '64;  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Mar.  8,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 


Wilson,  Elijah  S.,  Priv.;  39;  G;  Jan.  20,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER  CAVALRY.  499 

Waite,  William,  Priv. ;  26;  H;  July  21,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Winegar,  Reubin,  Priv.;  18;  H;  June  i,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Wilson,  Alexander,  Priv.;  26;  I;  July  26,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
*Wilson,  David,  Priv. ;  20 ;  I ;  April  3,  '65 ;  place  not  given. 
Walker,  John,  Priv.;  18;  K;  Nov.  I,  '64;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Waldrop,  James  K.,  Priv.;  19;  L;  July  I,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
*White,  James,  Priv.;  24;  L;  Dec.  16,  '64;  Marion,  Va. 
West,  Alfred,  Priv.;  18;  M;  June  13,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

Yannel,  John,  Priv.;  44;  E;  June  27,  '64;  Gallatin,  Tenn. 
Younce,  George  W.,  Priv.;  18;  G;  April  i,  '65;  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
*Young,  Clinton,  Priv.;  19;  K;  Nov.  10,  -'64;  by  bushwhackers. 


500  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 


(APPENDIX.) 

THE  SECOND  TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER 
INFANTRY. 

We  introduce  brief  memoranda  of  the  Second  and 
Fourth  Tennessee  Volunteer  Infantry,  because  in  writing 
a  history  of  what  the  two  counties  of  Carter  and  John 
son  did  in  the  Civil  War  we  find  that  Carter  County  men 
were  Colonels  of  each  of  these  regiments,  and  they  in 
cluded  in  their  ranks  a  larger  number  of  men  from  these 
two  counties  than  any  other  organizations  except  the  I3th 
Tennessee  Cavalry. 

It  was  our  design  in  the  beginning  to  endeavor  to  get 
the  name  of  every  loyal  soldier  that  went  out  from  these 
counties,  regardless  of  what  command  he  served  with, 
but  so  many  of  them  have  died  or  removed  to  distant 
States  that  we  have  found  this  impracticable,  and  can 
only  mention  their  names  here  and  there  as  we  find  them 
out.  We  can  only  say  that  this  was  a  splendid  organiza 
tion  and  did  good  service  though  it  had  the  misfortune 
to  be  captured  in  1863  and  its  members  held  in  prison  so 
long  that  it  did  not  take  the  field  again  as  a  regimental 
organization.  The  following  condensed  report  of  its  ser 
vice  will  be  read  with  interest  by  many  who  had  friends 
in  the  regiment. 

MEMORANDA    FROM   ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S 
REPORT. 

'The  Second  East  Tennesse  Volunteer  Infantry  was 
recruited  and  organized  at  Camp  Dick  Robinson,  Ky. ; 
mustered  into  service  to  date  from  the  28th  of  September, 
1861;  left  Camp  Dick  Robinson  the  i8th  of  October, 


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1 86 1 ;  marched  to  Wildcat,  Kentucky,  to  meet  the  rebel 
forces  under  Zollicoffer.  After  the  Wildcat  fight,  marched 
to  London,  Ky. ;  remained  there  until  the  5th  of  Decem 
ber,  1 86 1 ;  marched  thence  to  Somerset,  Ky.,  and  was  at 
the  battle  of  Mill  Springs,  Ky.  Left  the  latter  place  on 
the  2  ist  of  January,  1862,  and  marched  to  Cumberland 
Ford.  Left  that  place  on  the  7th  of  March  and  crossed 
the  mountain,  via  Boston,  Ky.,  to  Big  Creek  Gap,  routed 
and  captured  a  rebel  cavalry  force  under  command  of 
Lieut-Col.  J.  F.  White;  destroyed  a  large  amount  of 
quartermaster  and  commissary  stores;  captured  eighty- 
nine  horses  and  mules  and  a  large  amount  of  small  arms 
and  ammunition.  Returned  to  Cumberland  Ford,  Ken 
tucky,  and  remained  there  until  about  the  ist  of  June, 
1862,  when  we  marched  via  Boston  and  Big  Creek  Gap 
to  Cumberland  Gap,  arriving  there  on  the  i8th  of  June. 
We  remained  there  until  the  i8th  of  September,  follow 
ing,  when  the  Federal  forces  under  Gen.  Geo.  W.  Mor 
gan,  evacuated  that  place.  We  marched  from  there 
through  the  northeastern  portion  of  Kentucky  to  the 
Ohio  river  and  crossed  the  river  to  Wheelersburg,  thence 
via  Sciotaville,  Oak  Hill,  Gallopolis,  Point  Pleasant  and 
Charleston  to  the  Saline  Salt  Works  in  the  Kanawa  Val 
ley,  West  Virginia,  from  there,  by  water  to  Louisville, 
Ky.,  and  from  there  we  marched  to  Murfreesboro  and 
participated  in  the  battle  of  Stone  River. 

"We  remained  at  Murfreesboro  until  the  loth  of  March 
when  we  returned  to  Kentucky  for  the  purpose  of  being 
mounted;  remained  in  Kentucky,  taking  part  in  divers 
engagements  with  the  rebel  forces  under  Scott,  Pegram 
and  others  until  the  4th  of  July,  when  the  regiment  left 
Somerset  in  pursuit  of  the  rebel  General  Morgan  in  the 
raid  through  Kentucky,  Indiana  and  Ohio;  participated 
in  the  pursuit  and  was  present  at  Salineville  when  Mor 
gan  was  captured;  returned  to  Kentucky  via  Cincinnati, 
and  joined  the  forces  then  organizing  at  Stanford,  Ky.. 
for  the  campaign  in  East  Tennessee;  was  in  the  advance 
of  Burnside's  forces  at  Wolf  Creek  and  at  London, 
Tenn.  Went  from  there  to  Knoxville,  and  on  to  Cum 
berland  Gap  and  was  present  when  that  place  was  sur- 


5°2  HISTORY   OF  THE    I3TH   REGIMENT 

rendered  by  the  rebel  Gen.  Phrasier;  returned  then  to 
Knoxville  and  took  the  advance  of  the  column  that  moved 
into  Upper  East  Tennessee;  brought  on  the  engagement 
at  Blue  Springs;  pursuit  of  the  rebel  retreating  forces 
under  Gens.  Jones,  Williams  and  Jackson,  until  it  drove 
their  pickets  in  at  Abingdon,  Va. ;  destroyed  the  railroad 
at  Bristol  and  other  points,  together  with  a  large  amount 
of  rebel  stores,  cars  and  other  property. 

"The  regiment  returned  to  Rogersville,  Tenn.,  where 
through  an  unfortunate  mistake  of  Col.  Garrard,  of  the 
7th  Ohio  Cavalry,  the  brigade  commander,  the  regiment 
was  captured  on  the  6th  of  November,  1863,  by  the 
forces  under  the  rebel  Gen.  Jones. 

"After  the  capture  of  the  greater  portion  of  the  regi 
ment,  117  men,  most  of  whom  had  been  captured  with 
the  regiment,  but  soon  afterwards  made  their  escape, 
reported  to  Knoxville  and  were  on  duty  there  up  to  the 
3  ist  of  November.  They  marched  to  Clinton  and  cap 
tured  a  number  of  men,  horses  and  small  arms  from  Gen. 
Wheeler's  forces,  with  whom  they  skirmished  for  thre? 
days.  Col.  Melton  gathered  up  the  remnants  of  the  regi 
ment  and  escorted  Gen.  Burnside  to  Camp  Nelson,  Ky. ; 
returned  from  there  to  Rogersville  and  reported  to  Gen. 
S.  P.  Carter,  Provost  Marshal-General  of  East  Tennes 
see.  The  regiment  was  detailed  as  provost  guards  to  da 
duty  at  Sevierville,  Maryville,  Clinton  and  Maynards- 
ville,  which  duty  it  performed  until  Wheeler's  raid 
through  East  Tennessee  in  September,  1864,  when  a  gar 
rison  of  twenty-eight  men  was  captured  at  Maryville  af 
ter  a  resistance  of  six  hours.  The  remaining  detachments 
were  ordered  immediately  to  Lee's  Ferry  on  the  Clinch 
river,  to  harass  Wheeler's  forces.  About  12  o'clock  at 
night  the  regiment  fell  in  between  the  two  columns  of 
Wheeler's  command  and  moved  on  in  that  position  until 
daylight,  when  it  was  charged  by  the  enemy,  and  after  a 
short  resistance  in  a  hand  to  hand  fight  against  at  least 
ten  to  one,  it  drove  the  rebels  back  about  a  half  mile,  but 
finding  themselves  menaced  in  front  and  rear  by  a  largely 
superior  force,  and  seeing  that  further  resistance  was 
useless  and  hopeless  our  troops  retreated  in  good  order 
with  the  loss  of  but  one  man  killed. 


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'The  regiment  then  returned  to  Knoxville,  where  it  re 
mained  until  the  6th  of  October,  1864,  when  it  was  mus 
tered  out  of  service,  having  only  106  of  the  original  num 
ber  of  men." 

We  have  already  given  extended  notice  of  Col.  Carter 
in  connection  with  "Carter's  Raid  into  East  Tennessee." 
Col.  Carter  and  his  brothers,  Gen.  S.  P.  and  Rev.  W.  B. 
Carter,  were  all  land  and  slave  owners,  contradicting 
again  the  often  repeated  and  false  assertion  that  none  but 
the  poor  and  ignorant  people  of  the  South  favored  the 
Union. 

The  names  of  Officers  and  enlisted  men  who  volun 
teered  from  Johnson  and  Carter  counties  in  the  Second 
Tennessee  Mounted  Infantry.  These  names  were  taken 
from  the  Adjutant-General's  report  by  Lieut.  D.  P.  Wil- 
cox,  who  was  an  officer  in  that  regiment. 

It  is  very  probable  that  the  list  does  not  contain  near 
all  the  names  of  men  who  belonged  to  that  regiment  who 
enlisted  from  these  counties  for  the  reason  that  the  Regi 
mental  rolls  of  the  Regiment  were  captured  and  those 
afterwards  made  out  were  very  imperfect. 

James  P.  Carter,  Col. ;  mustered,  Sept.  i,  '61 ;  resigned,  May  2,  '64. 
David  P.  Wilcox,  1st  Lieut;  age,  32;  enlisted,  July  22,  '62;  mustered, 

June  5,  '63 ;  resigned,  June  24,  '64. 
Ancil  T.  Hilton,  ist  Sergt. ;  23;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63.     Captured 

at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 
Gilson  O.  Collins,  Corp.;  33;  May  I,  '63;  June  5,  '63;  promoted  to 

Capt.  in  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 
Julius  D.  Pearce,  Corp.;  24;  June  I,  '63;  June  5,  '63;  promoted  to 

Corp.,  Sept.  28,  '64. 
Alfred  D.  Boyd,  Corp.;  30;  Dec.   13,  '61 ;  June  5,  '63;  captured  at 

Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Barnes,  William  H.,  Private;  20;  Nov.  n,  '61. 
Boyd,  James  I.  D.,  Private;  35;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63.     Captured 

at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 
Bishop,   Samuel,   Private;   27;   July  22,   '62;   June  5,   '63.     Captured 

at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 
Clemens,  Joseph,  Private;  28;  July  22,  '62;  July  22,  '62;  discharged 

on  Surgeon's  certificate,  Feb.,  '63. 
Collins,  Watson,  Private;  40;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63.     Captured  at 

Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 
Demsey,  Wm.  T.,  Private;  16;  July  i,  '62;  June  5,  '63.     Captured  at 

Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 
Emmert,  Nathan,  Private ;  21 ;  May  25,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63.     Captured  at 

Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 


5°4  HISTORY    OF    THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Floyd,  William  K,  Private ;  46 ;  Dec.  26,  '62 ;  June  5,  '65. 

Fritz,  Henry,  Private;  25;  Jan.  27,  '62;  deserted  Mar.  25,  '62. 

Fondrin,  John  W.,  Private;  22;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63.  Captured  at 
Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Floyd,  Abraham,  Private;  25;  Dec.  21,  '62;  June  5,  '63. 

Garland,  Joseph  H.,  Private ;  35 ;  May  20,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63.    Captured 
at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Hart,  William,  Private ;  21 ;  July  22,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63. 

Hilton,  Thomas  M.,  Private;  19;  July  22,  '62;  deserted  June  10,  '63. 

Hall,  Oliver,   Private;  Aug.    10,  '62;  June  5,  '63;   discharged  June 
19,  '65. 

Heatherly,  Alvis,  Private;  June  10,  '62;  June  5,  '63;  discharged  June 
25,  '65. 

Hodge,  Wilbern,  Private ;  23 ;  July  22,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63.     Captured  at 
Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Hendrixson,  Mark,  Private;  17;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63. 

Hendrixson,  Jacob,  Private;  31;  July  22,  '63;  June  5,  '63.     Promoted 
to  Capt  of  Co.  K,  8th  Tenn.  Cav. 

Houston,  Williams,  Private;  20;  July  22,  '62;  died,  June  30,  '63. 

Hickerson,  Houston,  Private;  Feb.   15,  '62;  June  5,  '63;   discharged 
Feb.  15,  '65. 

Julian,  James  I.,  Private ;  20 ;  Aug.  3,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63.     Captured 
at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Jones,  Robert,  Private ;  21 ;.  July  22,  '62 ;  died  June  30,  '63. 

Morrison,  Robt.  I.,  Private ;  Aug.  25,  '62 ;  discharged. 

Miller,  Bayless  A.,  Private ;  22 ;  May  20,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63 ;  discharged 
to  accept  commission  in  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 

Morrison,  William,  Private;  25;  Nov.  n,  '61 ;  died  April  20,  '62. 

Potter,  George  W.,   Private;  36;   Nov.  22,  '61 ;  June  5,  '63.     Cap 
tured  at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Pain,  John,  Private;  35;  Nov.  n,  '61 ;  June  5,  '63. 

Roberts,  Theophalus  H.,  Private ;  22 ;  July  22,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63.    Cap 
tured  at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Roberts,    John,     Private;     19;     Dec.    6,    '61 ;    June    5,    '63.     Cap 
tured  at  Rogersville,  Nov.  6,  '63. 

Stout,  Johnson,  Private;  30;  Nov.  22,  '61 ;  died  Jan.  15,  '63. 

Smith,  John  C,  Private;  18;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63;  died  Jan.  15,  '63 
Simerly,  Henry,  Private;  20;  July  22,  '62;  died  Feb.  25,  '63. 
Slagle,  Henry,  Private;  35;  May  20,  '62;  June  5,  '63;  died  Feb.  25,  '63. 
Stout,  David  D.,  Private;  35;  July  22,  '62;  June  5,  '63. 
Toncray,  William  J.,  Private;  22;  May  20,  '62;  June  5,  '63. 
Toney,  Samuel  W.,  Private ;  21 ;  July  22,  '62 ;  June  5,  '63. 


FOURTH  REGIMENT  OF  TENNESSEE  VOL.  IN 
FANTRY. 

"Memorandum"— Taken  from  Adjt-Genl.'s  Report. 

"The  Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry  was  recruited  under 
the  direction  of  Col.  Daniel  Stover,  of  Carter  county, 
Tenn.,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  the  Spring  of  1863.  It  was 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  5°5 

composed  wholly  of  exiles  from  East  Tennessee  who 
were  brought  out  of  the  rebel  lines  by  officers  and  pilots 
sent  in  for  that  perilous  undertaking-.  The  marches  of 
the  various  companies  were  made  entirely  by  night,  the 
men  lying  concealed  in  caves  and  in  the  forests  during 
the  day  to  elude  the  rebel  conscript  officers.  On  the  26th 
of  March  the  regiment  left  Louisville  and  was  mustered 
into  the  United  States  service  in  June  following.  On 
the  9th  of  September,  1863,  the  Regiment,  under  com 
mand  of  Major  M.  L.  Patterson,  marched  to  McMmn- 
ville,  Tenn.,  where  on  the  3d  of  October  following,  after 
two  hours  hard  fighting  against  a  rebel  force  of  10,000 
men  under  Gen.  Wheeler,  it  was  captured  and  paroled. 

"The  rebels  robbed  the  soldiers  of  their  money,  cloth 
ing,  shoes,  watches  and  other  valuables,  and  turned  them 
loose  shoeless,  hatless  and  almost  naked.  Major  Patter 
son  and  Captain  (afterwards  Lieut-Colonel)  Reeves, 
with  forty  men,  returned  to  Nashville  and  the  remainder 
of  the  regiment,  with  few  exceptions,  returned  to  their 
homes  in  East  Tennessee,  then  occupied  by  Gen.  Burn- 
side.  The  regiment  was  thus  completely  broken  up  for 
the  time. 

"Upon  the  arrival  of  Major  Patterson  in  Nashville  a 
Court  of  Inquiry  was  appointed  to  examine  into  the  cir 
cumstances  connected  with  the  surrender  of  the  Post  at 
McMinnville.  The  investigation  lasted  several  days,  and 
the  proceedings  were  sent  to  Major-General  Thomas  who 
thereupon  issued  the  following  order: 

General  Orders  No.  264. 

"The  record  of  a  Court  of  Inquiry,  convened  to  in 
vestigate  the  conduct  of  Major  Patterson,  Fourth  Ten 
nessee  Volunteers,  and  the  circumstances  attending  the 
surrender,  on  the  3d  of  October,  of  the  post  and  garri 
son  at  McMinnville,  of  which  he  was  the  commanding 
officer,  he  is  satisfied  that  Major  Patterson  acted  to  the 
best  of  his  judgment  and  is  therefore  exonerated  from  all 
charges  in  connection  therewith. 

By  command  of  Major-General  Thomas. 

(Signed)  C.  GODDARD,  A.  A.  G. 


506  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

"Major  Patterson  proceeded  to  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  to 
re-organize  the  regiment,  where  many  of  the  soldiers  re 
ported  immediately  for  duty,  the  paroles  being  invalid,  be 
ing  given  in  violation  of  the  cartel. 

"On  the  2Oth  of  January,  1864,  the  regiment  was  as 
signed  to  the  First  Brigade,  Third  Division,  Twenty- 
third  Army  Corps.  On  the  2Oth  of  February,  a  brigade 
of  the  enemy's  cavalry  charged  on  our  pickets  south  of 
the  Holstein  river.  The  rebels  were  driven  back,  losing 
several  killed  and  fifteen  prisoners.  Our  loss  was  two 
killed  and  three  wounded. 

On  the  withdrawal  of  Major-General  Schofield's  army 
from  Upper  East  Tennessee,  the  regiment  was  sent  to 
Loudon,  and  three  companies,  under  Major  Reeves  to 
Kingston. 

"Major  Patterson,  being  promoted  to  the  Lieutenant- 
Colonelcy,  was  detached  to  command  the  brigade,  with 
headquarters  at  Loudon.  Here  the  regiment  remained 
on  duty  until  November,  1864,  when  the  post  was  broken 
up  and  the  troops  ordered  to  Knoxville.  Lieut-Col.  Pat 
terson  was  put  in  command  of  a  brigade  consisting  of  the 
Fourth  Tennessee  and  Third  North  Carolina  Infantry 
and  marched  through  the  mountains  without  baggage  or 
rations,  except  what  our  troops  could  gather  on  the 
route,  to  Paint  Rock,N.  C,  for  the  purpose  of  cutting  off 
the  retreat  of  the  rebels  from  Gen.  Stoneman  who  was 
to  attack  them  about  Union  or  Carter  Station  (Depot). 
On  this  march  they  skirmished  occasionally  with  rebel 
scouts,  and  captured  15  of  their  number.  They  also 
routed  the  rebels  at  Warm  Springs,  and  captured  a  large 
quantity  of  salt.  The  expedition  ended  about  the  loth 
of  January.  Major  Reeves  took  300  men  and  marched 
to  Greeneville,  Tenn.,  to  hold  the  election  for  the  ratifica 
tion  of  the  amended  Constitution,  February  22,  1865.  On 
their  way  they  had  two  fights  with  the  rebels,  who  had  de 
termined  to  prevent  the  election,  but  without  avail.  On 
the  reorganization  of  the  army  the  Fourth  Tennessee  In 
fantry  was  incorporated  with  the  Third  Brigade,  Fourth 
Division  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland.  It  then 
marched  to  the  passes  of  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains  on  the 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  5O/ 

Virginia  and  North  Carolina  border  to  protect  the  rear  of 
General  Stoneman's  expedition  then  penetrating  the  heart 
of  North  Carolina.  It  was  stationed  at  Taylorsville, 
Term.,  (Mountain  City)  and  remained  there  until  the  sur 
render  of  the  Rebel  army  under  General  Lee.  Thence  it 
went  to  Jonesboro,  where  it  performed  post  duty  until 
it  was  ordered  to  Nashville,  Term.,  where  it  was  mustered 
out  July  7,  1865." 

The  names  of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the 
Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry  who  were  from  Carter  and 
Johnson  counties : 

Daniel  Stover,  Col.;  age,  35;  enlisted,  Feb.  27,  '62;  mustered  in,  Feb. 

27,  '62;  resigned,  Aug.  10,  '64. 

J.  W.  M.  Grayson,  Maj.;  28;  May  i,  '63;  May  I,  '63;  Sept.  9,   63. 
M.  T.  Locke,  Asst.  Surg. ;  32;  July  5-  '63;  May  i,  '63;  Mar.  4,    64. 
John  Murphy,  Adjt. ;  25;  May  i,  '63;  May  i,  '63;  May  10,   64. 
James  I.  R.  Boyd,  Capt ;  41;  May  11,  '63;  May  25,  '63;  promoted, 

May  n,  '63;  resigned,  June  7,  '64. 
Landon  Carter,  ist  Lieut.;  36;  Dec.  7,  '62;  Feb.   19,  '63;  discharged 

Feb.  27,  '64,  to  accept  commission  in  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 
F.  S.  Singletary,  ist  Lieut.;  20;  Oct.  27,  '64;  Oct.  29,  '64;  promoted 

from  2nd  Lieut.  May  n,  '63. 
John  W.  Tipton,  ist  Lieut.;  24;  Aug.  i,  '64;  Aug.  i,    64;  resigned, 

June  6,  '65. 

Landon  H.  P.  Lusk,  ist  Lieut;  28;  June  24,  '65;  July  24,  65;  promot 
ed  from  Hospital  Steward,  June  24,  '65. 
John  P.  Smith,  2nd  Lieut.;  19;  Oct.  29,  '64;  Nov.  2,    64;  promoted 

to  2nd  Lieut.,  Oct.  29,  '64. 
John  T.  Pearce,  2nd  Lieut. ;  32 ;  June  5,  '65 ;  June  5,    65 ;  promote( 

from  Private  of  Co.  B,  June  6,  '65. 

Lawson  F.  Hyder,  Sergt. ;  19;  April  13,  '63;  June  15,   63. 
Levi  M.  Hickey,  Sergt.;  24;  Dec.  13,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
James  Houston,   Sergt.;  25;   Nov.  24,  '62;  June   15,    63;   promoted 

from  Corp.,  May  20,  '65. 

James  M.  Taylor,  Sergt;  24;  Oct.  8,  '62;  June  15,    03. 
Isaac  Ellis,  Corp.;  18;  April  12,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 
James  T.  Rambo,  Corp.;  22;  Aug.  i,  '62;  Aug.  27,   63. 
James  C.  Donnelly,  Corp.;  23;  Oct.  i,  '62;  Aug.   15,    03;  mustered, 

out,  July  7,  '65. 

James  D.  Pearce,  Corp.;  23;  Nov.  i,  '63;  Mar.  2,   64. 
Thos.  J.  Crosswhite,  Corp.;  24;  Aug.  22,  '62;  Aug.  27,   63;  mustered 

Joel  D/Nave,  Corp.;  18;  April  12,  '64;  May  7,  '64;  died  Mar.  15,  '65. 
Daniel  G.  Vanhuss,  Corp.;  27;  Jan.   i,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63;  mustered 

out,  July  7,  '65. 

Allan,  J.  N.,  Private;  19;  Jan.  6,  '63;  Aug.  27,   63. 
Arny,  Alfred  J.,  Private;  18;  Sept.  i,  '62;  May  7,  '63. 
Blevins,  Tony,  Private ;  44  J  Aug.  5,  '63 ;  May  7,   64. 
Blevins,  William  H.,  Private:  21;  April  29,  '64;  May  7,   64, 


.508  HISTORY   OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Blevins,  James  C.,  Private;  18;  May  3,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Brookshire,  Ivy,  Private:  23;  July  I,  '63;  July  29,  '65. 

Blevins,  Thomas,  Private;  19;  April  29,  '64;  May  7,  '64. 

Bagwell,  Hiram,  Private;  30;  Aug.  15,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 

Blevins,  James  P.,  Private;  19;  May  30,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Buck,  O.  W.,  Private;  28;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Blevins,  Allan,  Private ;  35 ;  May  30,  '63 ;  June  15,  '63. 

Barnes,  J.  H.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  12,  '63;  May  7,  '64. 

Barnes,  Allan  R.,  Private;  19;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Barnes,  Madison  M.,  Private;  37;  Nov.  24  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Barnes,  John  L.,  Private;  20;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Barnes,  Isaac  N.,  Private;  20;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63;  died  in 
service ;  date  unknown. 

Carriger,  Nicholas,  Private;  22;  Jan.  9,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Campbell,  M.  Z.,  Private;  18;  Oct.  I,  '63;  May  7,  '64. 

Campbell,  John  H.,  Private;  27;  Jan.  3,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Campbell,  Alex.  M.,  Private;  28;  Jan.  3,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Cole,  Andrew  L.,  Private;  20;  May  24,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Curtis,  Archibald,  Private;  38;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Curtis,  John,  Private;  20;  Nov.  24,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Crosswhite,  Wm.  C.,  Private;  18;  May  30,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 

Crosswhite,  Alfred  C.,  Private;  25;  Aug.  22,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 

Curtis,  Bowlin,  Private;  49;  Aug.  I,  '62;  May  7,  '64. 

Crosswhite,  John  M.,  Private;  21;  Aug.  22,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 

Crumley,  Frederick,  Private;  18;  April  23,  '64;  May  7,  '64. 

Donnelly,  John  M.,  Private;  25;  Sept.  8,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 

Demsey,  James,  Private;  38;  May  i,  '63;  July  23,  '63. 

Eggers,  Joel,  Private;  21;  Aug.  i,  62;  Jan.  15,  '63;  died  in  service; 
date  unknown. 

Elrod,  Joseph,  Private;  18;  Mar.  i,  '63;  July  29,  '65. 

Foust,  Daniel,  Private;  24;  Dec.  25,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Fletcher,  John,  Private;  24;  Aug.  25,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 

Feathers,  John  C,  Private;  21;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63;  deserted 
Aug.  27,  '63. 

Foust,  James,  Private;  24;  Sept.  i,  '63;  July  23,  '64;  deserted  Aug. 
17,  '63. 

Fondrin,  Andrew  C.,  Private;  23;  Aug.  i,  '62;  June  15,  '63;  dis 
charged  to  accept  commission,  Lieut,  of  Co.  M,  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 

Gibson,  William,  Private;  19;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Glover,  John,  Private;  32;  Aug.  8,  '63;  Jan.  i,  '64. 

Garland,  Prior  L.,  Private;  26;  April  29,  '64;  May  7,  '64. 

Garland,  Mordaica,  Private;  38;  April  29,  '64;  May  7,  '64. 

Gibson,  Pleasant,  Private;  45;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Gibson,  Thomas  P.,  Private;  24;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63;  desert 
ed  Mar.  1 8,  '65. 

Gourley,  William  M.,  Private;  33;  April  15,  '63;  June  15,  '63.  Re 
ported  missing  in  action.  Was  commissioned  Captain  of  Co.  A, 
I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 

Hyder,  Andrew  J.  R,  Private;  14;  Feb.  i,  '64;  May  7,  '64. 

Hyder,  John  W.,  Private;  31;  Nov.  24,  '63;  May  7,  '64. 

Houston,  E.  S.,  Private;  39;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Humphreys,  David  T.,  Private;  27;  Dec.  26,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Humphreys,  James,  Private;  20;  Dec.  26,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 


TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEER   CAVALRY.  509 

Hartley,  James  C,  Private;  32;  Aug.  13,  '62;  June  15,  '63.     Missing. 

in  action  at  McMinnville,  Oct.  3,  '64. 

Hart,  Thomas  C,  Private;  26;  Dec.  26,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
Housley,  Robert  W.,  Private;  20;  Jan.  i,  '63;  Aug.  27,  '63. 
Hyder,  Joseph,  Private;  22;  Sept.  20,  '62;  June  15,  '63;  discharged 

for  disability. 

Ingram,  Edmond,  Private;  18;  May  7,  '64;  died  July  2,  '64. 
Kite,  Daniel  C,  Private;  18;  June  i,  '64;  July  23,  '64. 
King,  John  T.,  Private;  21;  Aug.  12,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
Kite,  A.  N.  D.,  Private;  22;  Jan.  i,  '62;  Jan.  i,  '62. 
Lloyd,  Tennessee,  Private;  19;  Sept.  i,  '63;  July  26,  '64. 
Matherly,  Alexander,  Private;  24;  Aug.  i,  '63;  Jan.  i,  '64;  deserted 

Aug.  19,  '64. 
Matherly,  James,   Private;   32;   Aug.   5,   '63;   Jan.    i,   '64;    deserted 

Aug.  17,  '64. 

Mathison,  James  R,  Private;  18;  Sept.  i,  '63;  May  7,  '64. 
McGowan,  John  R.,  Private;  18;  Feb.  12,  '65;  Feb.  12,  '65. 
Murphy,  Elbert,  Private;  18;  Aug.  5,  '63;  Jan  i,  '64. 
Mathison,  Daniel  G,  Private;  19;  Dec.  8,  '62;  Jan.  15,  '63. 
Murphy,  Kemp,  Private;  21;  Aug.  25,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 
McKinney,  Rankin,  Private;  18;  July  14,  '64;  July  23,  '64. 
McKinney,  Pleasant,  Private;  34;  July  14,  '64;  July  23,  '64. 
McCloud,  William,  Private;  18;  June  15,  '64;  July  23,  '64. 
Morefield,  John  W.,  Private ;  35 ;  April  9,  '65 ;  April  9,  '65. 
McKinney,  William,  Private;  18;  Feb.  14  '65;  Mar.  2,  '65. 
Northington,  C.  E.,  Private;  19;  Dec.  8,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
Northington,    S.    E.,    Private;   43;    Dec.   8,    '62;    June   15,   '63.     Dis 
charged  to  accept  commission  of  Capt.  Co.  I,  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 
Northington,  H.  C,  Private;  22;  Aug.  30,  '62;  June  15,  '62.     Dis 
charged  to  accept  commission  of  ist  Lieut.  Co.  I,  I3th  Tenn.  Cav, 
Norris,    Jacob    H.,    Private;    35;    June    3,    '63;    June    15,    '63.     Dis 
charged  to  accept  commission  of  Capt.  Co.  E,  I3th  Tenn.  Cav. 
Pierce,  Robert  G.,  Private;  22;  Oct.  I,  '63;  July  23,  '63. 
Pierce,  John  T.,  Private;  26;  Oct.  i,  '63;  July  23,  '63;  promoted  to- 

2nd  Lieut. 

Pleasant,  William  H.,  Private;  20;  Aug.  22,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63. 
Pearce,  Samuel  D.,  Private;  18;  April  12,  '64;  May  7,  '64. 
Pearce,  Chris.  A.  A.,  Private;  18;  Nov.  i,  '64;  July  23,  '64. 
Ryan,  George  W.,  Private;  26;  Mar.  12,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
Ryan,  William,  Private ;  28. 
Spears,  William  P.,  Private;  23;  Aug.  22,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63;   died 

Oct.  5,  '63. 

Shell,  Samuel,  Private;  21;  Nov.  i,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
Smith,  Nehemiah,  Private;  35;  May  i,  '63;  May  7,  '64. 
Sweeny,  John,  Private;  25;  June  3,  '63;  June  15,  '63. 
Stout,  John  M.,  Private;  24;  Sept.  17,  '63;  May  7,  '64;  died  Nov. 

10,  '64. 
Spears,  John  C,  Private;   19;  Sept.   17,  '63;  May  7,  '64;  mustered 

out,  July  7,  '65. 

Taylor,  David  A.,  Private;  28;  Sept.  14,  '63;  June  15,   63. 
Taylor,  Jonathan,  Private;  18;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 
Taylor,  Nathaniel  R.,  Private ;  41 ;  Nov.  24,  '62 ;  June  15,  '63. 
Telly,  William  C.,  Private ;  24 ;  Aug.  22,  '62 ;  Aug.  27,  '63. 


.5IO  HISTORY    OF   THE    I3TH    REGIMENT 

Telly,  Samuel  H.,  Private;  22;  Aug.  3,  '63;  May  7,  '64.    . 

Toncray,  A.  R.  P.,  Private;  20;  April  14,  '63;  June  15,  '63;  dis 
charged  to  accept  commission,  in  ioth  Tenn.  Cav. 

Turner,  Thomas  J,,  Private;  22;"' Aug.  22,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63;  mustered 
out,  July  7,  '65.  '  vv;'*^  • 

Walker,  Abner  S.,  Private;  30.;  Aug.  3;  '63;  Dec.  6,  '64. 

Williams,  Isaac,  Private;  18;  Nov.  24,  '62;  June  15,  '63. 

Wilson,  Andrew  S.,  Private;  24;  Aug.  25,  '62;  Aug.  27,  '63;  mus- 
'tered  out,  July  7,  '65 

Wyatt,  James  B.,  Private;  27;  Aug.  I,  '62;  June  15,  '63.  Reported 
missing  in  action,  April  29,  '64.  Was  commissioned  Capt.  Co. 
M,  1 3th  Tenn.  Cav. 

Most  of  the  men  reported  as  deserters  from  this  regi 
ment  were  afterwards  restored.  When  captured  at  Mc- 
Minnville,  many  of  them,  not  knowing  their  paroles,  were 
not  valid,  went  to  their  homes  within  the  enemy's  lines 
and  did  not  receive  the  orders  to  report  for  duty,  as  no 
orders  could  reach  them  and  in  this  way  they  were  report 
ed  as  deserters. 

Col.  Daniel  Stover  was  a  native  of  Carter  county,  and 
married  the  daughter  of  Andrew  Johnson,  who  became 
President  of  the  United  States.  He  assisted  in  recruiting 
the  Fourth  Tennessee  Infantry,  but  owing  to  ill  health 
brought  on,  doubtless  by  exposure  in  hiding-  from  the 
rebel  authorities  in  the  winter  of  1861-2,  when  he  was 
under  the  ban  of  that  government  for  burning  the  Zolli- 
coffer  bridge,  he  did  not  see  much  active  service  in  the 
field.  He  died  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  before  the  close  of 
the  war,  Col.  Stover  was  a  kind  and  genial  gentleman,  a 
loyal  citizen  and  would  have  made  a  brave  and  valuable 
officer.  When  the  war  came  he  was  an  extensive  slave 
holder,  but,  like  a  true  patriot,  he  was  willing  to  give  up 
all  for  his  country. 


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